Veronica Goldstein (Agent)
REGISTER FOR VERONICA GOLDSTEIN (Registration opens at 1:00 EDT on 9/18 for members; 9/22 for everyone)
Veronica Goldstein is an agent with over ten years of experience, having previously worked at UTA and Fletcher & Company—and is now with DCL Literary Agency. She’s drawn to distinctive voices with a fresh story to tell and a strong sense of urgency, especially Americans whose stories have been underrepresented in publishing and international writers.
Authors that Veronica has had the honor of representing have won and been nominated for the PEN/EO Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, the PEN/Open Book Award, the Jhalak Prize, the Minnesota Book Award, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the Irish Writers Centre’s Novel Prize, and been supported by fellowships with Grub Street, Breadloaf, and Tin House.
Veronica is a graduate of Occidental College, and has worked in education, academic publishing, and Spanish translation and interpretation. She lives in her hometown of Philadelphia.
Veronica Goldstein's Availability During Manuscript Mart Fall 2025:
- Thursday, November 13: 10:00–7:00
- Friday, November 14: 10:00–5:00
Zoom Meetings with Veronica will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Veronica 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
In nonfiction, she’s looking for compelling critical takes on cultural and sociological trends and overlooked or misunderstood histories; investigative and issue-focused narrative nonfiction; and powerfully written memoir that makes the personal political and vice versa (Naomi Klein, Rachel Aviv, Emmeline Clein, Cathy Park Hong, Chloé Cooper Jones, Sarah Smarsh). Anything with a feminist bent, pop culture, science, technology, politics, and writing about the natural world are always of interest.
In fiction, she looks for literary and upmarket novels with an original, contemporary voice that balance the complexities of culture and politics with can’t-put-it-down storytelling with deep emotional stakes (Elif Batuman, Sally Rooney). Grounded speculative fiction, work in translation, and creative forms are always of interest (Alissa Nutting, Charles Yu, Helen Phillips, Sheila Heti, Maria Gainza).
Sample Titles or Authors
The Age of Deer, by Erika Howsare
Invisible Labor, by Rachel Somerstein
A Girl is a Body of Water, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Specializes In / Will Consider
FICTION: Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction
Will Consider: LGBTQIA+, Short Story Collections, Family Saga
Veronica also represents MEMOIR and NARRATIVE NONFICTION.