Zoe-Aline Howard (Agent)
REGISTRATION LINK FOR ZOE-ALINE HOWARD (active when registration opens September 10 for members)
As Director of Pine State Literary, Zoe-Aline Howard represents adult literary fiction and adult nonfiction. Zoe-Aline began working as an agent in 2022, while earning her BFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Certificate at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She has had the privilege to work across publishing in multiple capacities, including an internship at Lookout Books. She is a sister, and lives in Wilmington, NC.
Zoe-Aline Howard's Availability During Manuscript Mart Week:
Zoom Meetings with Zoe-Aline will be scheduled within these time periods (all EST), but are subject to change. If Zoe-Aline must make a change to this schedule, we will arrange a mutually agreeable Zoom time outside of Manuscript Mart Week.
- Tuesday, November 10: 10:00–4:00 EST
- Wednesday, November 11: 10:00–4:00 EST
- Thursday, November 12: 10:00–4:00 EST
Please register with Zoe-Aline ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.
What I'm Looking For
In both adult literary fiction and adult nonfiction, Zoe is looking for books that center place (and especially how place informs an author’s or character’s perspective); unique and intentional structure; writing on non-human life; and through-lines that cross disciplines. She is prone to reading sample pages first, and craves singular, daring voices—writing that lingers on language and in doorways, and makes the details the experience.
Sample Titles or Authors
Sara Maurer's A GOOD ANIMAL
Morgan Day's THE OLDEST BITCH ALIVE
Maria Pinto's FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS
Specializes In / Will Consider
Specializes In:
FICTION: Literary Fiction
NONFICTION: Nature/Ecology, Narrative, Women's Concerns, Memoir
Will Consider:
FICTION: LGBTQIA+, Short Story Collections
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, Investigative Journalism, Dating/Relationships, LGBTQIA+, Current Affairs, History, Music, Pop Culture