One day can change the way you write.

Author of the International Bestseller,  The God of Animals, and the short story collection,, Boys and Girls Like You and Me., Aryn is the recipient of the Rona Jaffe Award and the National Magazine Award in fiction.

Lynn was born and raised in South Florida. She has an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University where she currently teaches freshman writing. Her first novel, Hold Still was recently published.

Shira began her career in publishing as an intern at Tor Books and started working at McIntosh & Otis, Inc. in 2007.  In 2013 she took over as M&O’s Director of Subsidiary Rights.  Shira is currently developing her own list and is interested in a broad range of fiction and non-fiction in the adult market as well as an occasional YA or middle grade title. Her primary interests include mainstream commercial fiction, mystery, literary fiction, literary thrillers, women’s fiction, romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, and horror.  Shira is particularly keen to acquire projects that push genre boundaries without shattering them and challenge the way that readers see the world.  She hopes to discover writers with well developed and original voices.

Stacy  joined Writers House in 2011 as an assistant to senior agent Susan Ginsburg and has been actively building her own client list since 2013. She represents literary fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, historical fiction, humor, memoir and narrative nonfiction. Upcoming titles include No Baggage by Clara Bensen (Running Press, January 2016) and Godpretty in the Tobacco Field by Kim Michele Richardson (Kensington, May 2016). Prior to joining Writers House, she interned at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Whimsy Literary. 

Author of Save The Date, Jen Doll has been a Senior Writer at The Atlantic Wire, a Staff Writer for the Village Voice, and the Managing Editor of Radar Magazine. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Elle, The Hairpin, Mental Floss, New York Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Toast, Vice and The Village 

Meredith is the Fiction Editor of the literary magazine The Brooklyn Quarterly and the Senior Strategist atThe Foundry. She has served as the Senior Culture Editor at Bustle and as the Associate Online Editor atGlamour Magazine. Her  writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, The New Republic, The Paris Review Daily, Men's Journal, The Millions, Hobart, Joyland, and more. You can follow her on Twitter@meredithturits.

As publishing assistant at Bellevue Literary Press, Crystal considers submissions of literary fiction and nonfiction. Previously, she provided feedback on pitches and manuscripts for agents at Writers House Literary Agency. With an MFA in creative writing, she specializes in giving comprehensive editorial advice. She loves discovering new authors and supporting their careers.

Jamie Cat Callan is the author of Ooh La La!, Bonjour, Happiness! and the wildly popularFrench Women Don't Sleep Alone which has been translated into nineteen different languages and is in its seventh edition.  Jamie’s work has been featured in Vanity Fair,Allure Magazine, Glamour, Woman’s World, The Huffington Post, and The New York Times Sunday Styles Modern Love column.

Melissa Has Published Nonfiction In New York Magazine, Poets & Writers, Salon, Daily Beast, Narratively, Jezebel, XoJane, Frisky, The Fix, And Rumpus. She Is The Editor Of Two Anthologies: Pros(E): Writings By Individuals With Experiences In The Sex Industries And Corner Stories: Writings By The Washington Heights CORNER Project Community. 

Laura is a writer whose debut novel, The Summertime Girls, will be published by Berkley Books, a division of Penguin Random House, on August 4th, 2015. When not writing (or staring blankly at a computer, hoping desperately for inspiration), she acts, sings, and does various odd jobs, from entertaining babies to coordinating marriage proposal flash mobs. For more, visit www.laurahankin.com, or follow her @LauraHankin

Jennifer joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2010. She is actively seeking diversity in projects and in authors, including (but not limited to) diversity of gender, sexuality, background, and race. 

Deborah Emin, Author Of The Scags Series, Writing Teacher, And Publisher Of Sullivan Street Press, A Small Company Focused On TheVarious Ways That Book Publishing Can Change Both The Old Ways Of Creating Books As Well As How We Live To Save This Planet. She Runs The REZ Reading Series And The Reading Series At Richmond Hill Library.

April is a full-time freelance writer and editor, specializing in editorial services for nonprofits, small businesses, and individuals. She lives, works, and bikes in Brooklyn. aprilgreene.com.