Carrie Howland (Agent)
Carrie Howland is a twenty-year veteran in the publishing industry. She worked for fourteen years as a literary agent at two New York City based agencies before founding her eponymous 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.
Carrie’s passions include music, pop culture, parenting, counseling and psychology, and the Midwest. She has been featured in several publications discussing her work as an agent, including Poets & Writers, SCBWI insight, Akashic Books, and Slice Magazine.
In addition to her work as an agent, Carrie is a longtime animal rescue volunteer, having fostered and found permanent homes for over one hundred fifty dogs to date. She is also a member of the Junior League and an alumna of Delta Gamma Sorority. When not spending time with her husband and son, Carrie teaches group fitness classes at Pure Barre.
Carrie is accepting submissions for adult literary and upmarket fiction, contemporary romance, short story collections, prescriptive nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and essay collections.
Carrie Howland's Availability During Manuscript Mart Week:
- Tuesday, May 13: 10:00–1:00
- Wednesday, May 14: 10:00–1:00
- Thursday, May 15: 10:00–1:00
- Friday, May 16: 10:00–1:00
- Saturday, May 17: 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
Carrie’s passions include music, pop culture, parenting, counseling and psychology, and the Midwest. She is accepting submissions for adult literary and upmarket fiction, contemporary romance, short story collections, prescriptive nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and essay collections.
Sample Titles or Authors
We Love You, Charlie Freeman AND Libertie (both by Kaitlyn Greenidge)
White Feminism (by Koa Beck)
A Good Animal (forthcoming, by Sara Maurer).
Specializes In / Will Consider
FICTION: Family Saga, LGBTQIA+, Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, Short Story Collections, Thrillers/Suspense, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Humor/Satire
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, Dating/Relationships, Investigative Journalism, LGBTQIA+, Current Affairs, Food & Lifestyle, Health & Fitness, Humor, Medical, Memoir, Multicultural/Global Perspectives, Music, Narrative, Nature/Ecology, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Religion, Spirituality, Self Help, True Crime, Women's concerns