Carrie Howland (Agent)
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Carrie Howland has over two decades of experience as a literary agent, working in two New York City–based literary agencies. She founded her own agency, Howland Literary, LLC in 2018. Carrie holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Albion College, where she was the Poetry Editor of The Albion Review. Her poetry has appeared in various literary journals and magazines.
Her passions include parenting, psychology, music, pop culture, and the Midwest. She has been featured in several publications discussing her work as an agent including Poets & Writers, SCWBI insight, Akashic Books, and Slice Magazine.
Carrie is a mother to a young son as well as a small menagerie including two dogs, two kittens, and a miniature horse. She has also been involved in dog rescue for fifteen years. To date, Carrie and her family have fostered and found permanent homes for over 150 foster dogs. All of which inform what she reads and represents.
She is accepting submissions for adult literary and upmarket fiction, including contemporary romance, as well as narrative and prescriptive nonfiction, and cookbooks.
Howland Literary is proudly comprised of entirely female-identifying agents and seeks to uplift historically marginalized voices in the literary and publishing communities. We are committed to working with various nonprofits and community organizations, donating a percentage of our proceeds each year. Find out more about Carrie and Howland Literary at www.howlandliterary.com.
Carrie Howland's Availability During Manuscript Mart Fall 2025:
- Thursday, November 13: 10:00–7:00
- Friday, November 14: 1:00–7:00
- Saturday, November 15: 1:00–7:00
Zoom Meetings with Carrie will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Carrie must make a change to this schedule, we will arrange a mutually agreeable Zoom time outside of Manuscript Mart Week.
What I'm Looking For
Adult literary and upmarket fiction, including contemporary romance, as well as narrative and prescriptive non-fiction, and cookbooks. Particularly interested in nonfiction in the areas of psychology & counseling, couples & sex therapy, parenting, women's issues (including pregnancy, postpartum, mothers), music, politics, and pop culture. Seeking literary and upmarket (not commercial) fiction. Particularly novels, will consider short story collections, across subjects. Also actively looking for cookbooks.
Sample Titles or Authors
Kaitlyn Greenidge: We Love You, Charlie Freeman; Libertie (literary fiction)
Koa Beck: White Feminism (nonfiction)
Darlene Schrijver: The Salad Lab: Whisk, Toss, & Enjoy! (cookbook)
Sara Maurer: A Good Animal (forthcoming, 2026) (literary fiction)
Specializes In / Will Consider
FICTION: LGBTQIA+, Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, Short Story Collections, Romance
Will consider: Family Saga
Carrie also represents MEMOIR and NONFICTION.