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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.

  • Manuscript Mart
  • MM Zoom Appointment

Manuscript Mart: Kiana Nguyen

  • $250.00 Member
  • $265.00 Non-Member

Manuscript Mart Description

 

KIANA NGUYEN (Literary Agent)

Kiki Nguyen started in publishing in 2015 with an internship with Wunderkind PR, an independent book publishing PR company, working on campaigns with authors such as Ernest Cline. There, she discovered a practical industry for her codependent love of fiction. She joined Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2016. Learn more.

Kiana Nguyen's Availability during Manuscript Mart Week:

  • Wednesday, May 13: 1:00–7:00 EDT
  • Thursday, May 14: 1:00–7:00 EDT
  • Friday, May 15: 1:00–7:00 EDT
  • Saturday, May 16: 1:00–7:00 EDT

Please register with Kiana Nguyen 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.