Jennifer Chen Tran (Agent)
Jennifer Chen Tran is a literary agent at Glass Literary Management. With over a decade of experience in publishing, Jennifer is passionate about nurturing and championing authors and their creative lives. She represents a wide range of talent, including journalists, physicians, entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, chefs, and graphic novelists, among others.
Prior to joining Glass Literary Management, Jennifer was a literary agent at several top literary agencies and served as Of Counsel at The New Press. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Northeastern School of Law in Boston, MA, and a Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis. She is an attorney in good standing in New York and California.
Jennifer is an editorial agent who believes in the art of collaboration and works closely with her authors from concept to publication, and beyond. As a person of color and daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Jennifer is committed to amplifying voices from BIPOC, LGBTQ, underrepresented, and marginalized communities. Her ultimate goal is to work in concert with authors to shape books that will have a lasting positive social impact on the world—books that illuminate, entertain, and inspire.
Jennifer Chen Tran's Availability During Manuscript Mart Week:
- Tuesday, May 13: 11:00–4:00
- Wednesday, May 14: 11:00–4:00
- Thursday, May 15: 11:00–4:00
- Friday, May 16: 11:00–4:00
- Saturday, May 17: 11:00–4:00
Zoom Meetings with Jennifer will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Jennifer 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
I am looking into narratively-driven adult nonfiction that reveals a hidden world or a world we thought we knew, but that the author presents a new, fresh, compelling perspective on. I am interested in a variety of topics but paramount is voice and confidence in the subject matter. In children's, I am looking to grow my graphic novel list, my middle grade list, and nonfiction children's projects. On the adult side, I am looking for books that illuminate, entertain, or educate (but not in a preachy way). Spirituality and science are welcome, too.
Sample Titles or Authors
Into the Inferno, by Stuart Palley, a photojournalist's deep dive into California's mega fires
The Modern Caravan, by Kate Oliver, a narratively-driven account of life on the road told from those living it
Mama Dut, by Thuy Pham, a narratively-driven cookbook written by a vegan Vietnamese refugee chef (forthcoming)
Specializes In / Will Consider
FICTION: Children's, Commercial Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Crime, Graphic Novels, Humor/Satire, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Family Saga, Horror, Picture Books
NONFICTION: Adventure/True Story, Cultural/Social Issues, Dating/Relationships, Gift Books, Investigative Journalism, Juvenile, LGBTQIA+, Current Affairs, Food & Lifestyle, Health & Fitness, Medical, Memoir, Multicultural/Global Perspectives, Narrative, Nature/Ecology, Parenting, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Self Help, Spirituality, Sports, Technology, True Crime, Women's concerns, History, Humor, Music, Politics, Religion, Travel