Manuscript Mart Description

Darcy is an essayist from Washington, D.C. and was formerly the senior nonfiction editor at The Rumpus. He has worked with writers of longform and shortform creative nonfiction, especially within genres of hybrid-form essay, translation, music writing, queer writing, and other topics that rely heavily on research. Learn more.
Darcy Gagnon's Availability during Manuscript Mart Week:
- Tuesday, May 12: 4:00–7:00 EDT
- Wednesday, May 13: 4:00–7:00 EDT
- Thursday, May 14: 4:00–7:00 EDT
- Friday, May 15: 10:00–7:00 EDT
- Saturday, May 16: 10:00–7:00 EDT
Please register with Darcy Gagnon ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.
Back to Manuscript Mart: Agents and Editors
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.