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Kayla Degala-Paraíso Kayla Degala-Paraíso is an NYC-based, Filipinx-American experimental writer and the instructor for the 2026-2027 Memoir Incubator.

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Manuscript Mart: Alec MacDonald

  • $250.00 Member
  • $265.00 Non-Member

Manuscript Mart Description

 

ALEC MACDONALD (Literary Agent)

Alec Yoshio MacDonald joined Straus Literary in 2018, having previously worked at the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area and Browne & Miller Literary Associates in Chicago. Learn more.

Alec MacDonald's Availability during Manuscript Mart Week:

  • Tuesday, May 12: 4:00–6:00 EDT
  • Wednesday, May 13: 4:00–6:00 EDT
  • Thursday,  May 14: 4:00–6:00 EDT
  • Friday,  May 15: 4:00–6:00 EDT

Please register with Alec MacDonald ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.

 

Back to Manuscript Mart: Agents and Editors

Format/Location

Manuscript Mart appointments will take place over Zoom. Zoom links and schedule times will be assigned mid-April in 2026 and be emailed to each participant by 11:59 PM EDT on April 23, 2026. Meetings will run twenty minutes and be scheduled to start on the half-hour during each agent or editor's availability windows.