Gracie Freeman Lifschutz, Assoc. Agent

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

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Gracie Freeman Lifschutz was raised in the bustle of New York City, surrounded by all kinds of stories — from story time at her local library to musicals on Broadway. She now can’t imagine her life without either. Gracie graduated from Oberlin College with a B.A. in English and a minor in French. Her work in the time since has always revolved around storytelling and human connection. She joined Dystel, Goderich & Bourret after completing the Columbia Publishing Course in 2022. She currently works alongside Lauren Abramo as the Subsidiary Rights Associate. 
 
Gracie is interested in grounded genre fiction, upmarket romance, psychological thrillers, folk horror, book club fiction, and narrative nonfiction examining culture and social issues. Across young adult and adult categories, she’s interested in underrepresented voices, inventive storytelling, and delicious prose.  ​
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Eva Oakes, Assoc. Agent

Transatlantic Agency​​​

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Originally from Colorado, Eva earned her BA from McGill University and now resides in Toronto. Eva has been with the Transatlantic Agency for nearly three years, first as an Editorial and Agent Assistant to Samantha Haywood, President & Literary Agent, and as an Associate Agent since 2024. 
 
Eva is building a list that includes a wide range of upmarket and literary fiction, as well as narrative nonfiction. Some qualities she loves in a manuscript include:

• memorable narrative voice

• rich, layered multigenerational and family sagas

• surprising and inventive style

• realist narratives with a hint of absurdity

• a strong sense of place and palpable atmosphere

• writing that blends wit, warmth and humor

• stories from underrepresented identities and marginalized communities.

 
She doesn’t represent YA, Middle-Grade or Children’s books.

Nikki Carrero, Assistant Agent

The Rights Factory​​​

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Nikki Carrero (she/her) is an assistant agent at The Rights Factory. She has a background in education, marketing, and publishing, and loves to see people fall in love with stories. Her love for the written word began when her grandmother brought her to the bookstore as a kid to pick out new books. She hasn’t stopped reading since and is currently building her own personal home library. While she started out reading mystery novels, her tastes have expanded to include a variety of genres.

Nikki is currently looking for adult, new adult, or young adult fiction in the following genres: mystery, thriller, suspense, horror, romance, romantic suspense, magical realism, grounded speculative fiction, women’s fiction, upmarket fiction, and contemporary fiction. She loves a good genre-bend or genre-blend and is constantly seeking stories that hook her from the start and keep her wanting more through every page.

She has a passion for stories that feature characters who have disabilities, chronic illnesses, mental illnesses, are neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, or are a part of other marginalized communities.

See Nikki's full manuscript wishlist here.

Claire Elliot, Junior Agent

FinePrint Literary Management​

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Claire Elliot is a Junior Agent at FinePrint and an assistant to Lauren Bieker and Peter Rubie. Before coming to FinePrint in 2024, she interned at Folio Literary Management. 

Claire is also working towards her Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, studying modern Theravada Buddhist practice in Thailand and Sri Lanka. While growing up, Claire lived in the U.S., France, and Thailand, and now speaks five languages and reads a sixth.  

Claire is a habitual rereader and never falls asleep without an audiobook on. Her favorite books growing up were Tamora Pierce's Trickster's Choice series. She still enjoys books about girls who are generally up to no good. 

In fiction, Claire reads YA, NA, and Adult, and is interested in fantasy, historical, thriller, and mystery. She loves a romantic or political subplot (even if the subplot is very small) and an immersive and messed-up setting. Claire is interested in characters who were not born heroes but chose to be and in stories with symbolic resonance.  Claire is also interested in fantasy set in non-western inspired worlds (especially Southeast Asia!) and historical fiction set in these areas about real or made-up figures. She dreams of seeing a novel about Anagarika Dharmapala, Mary Foster, and Maria Banta, "The Countess." 

In nonfiction, Claire is interested in pop-science books that use data to tell clear stories (if you can compare your book to Emily Negoski, she wants to see it!) Claire is also interested in narrative nonfiction that walks the line between long-form journalism and ethnography; she's looking for the next Still Life With Bones, Friday Night Lights, or The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Finally, Claire is looking for new and unexpected histories that are timeless but touch on present issues (e.g., a global history of student protest movements and activism, a medical and social history of STIs (STDs), or a book on religious pluralism and inter-religious cooperation). She's also keen to discuss dissertation-to-book projects. 

While Claire is interested in books that touch on religion and politics, she is not interested in theology or manifestos.

See Claire's full manuscript wishlist here.

Ritu Anand, Agent

D4EO Literary Agency

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Ritu Anand has been a passionate storyteller since childhood. As a writer herself, she is on the same page with other writers and applauds their creativity.
Because she believes no good story should ever be filed away in a drawer but be shared with the world, she wishes to represent debut voices as an agent.
She joined Robert Diforio and his agency in Spring, 2023.
 
Ritu is looking for:

• Kidlit: Picture books, Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels.

• Literary Fiction: Drama, Fairy Tales and Fiction in Verse.

• General Fiction: Women's Fiction, Drama, Humor, Realistic Fiction, Satire and Tragedy.

• Historical Fiction: Women's Historical Fiction, Historical Romantic Fiction and Historical Fantasy.

• Diverse and Underrepresented Voices are encouraged to submit.

 
Not looking for: I am not the right agent for Erotica, Paranormal or Sci Fi Fiction.

Lindsey Aduskevich, Literary Intern

Martin Literary Management​

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Lindsey is a Junior Literary Manager at Martin Literary Management. She’s excited to build her list with passionate, kind, and hard-working authors. As an avid reader, she is open to a wide variety of genres, including picture book, middle grade, young adult, and new adult.
 
Lindsey graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Connecticut where she developed a love for books that inspire empathy and foster a deeper understanding of the world in which we live. As an agented kidlit writer herself, she is familiar with the ups and downs of the query trenches and submission process. She is a member of SCBWI, four critique groups, and was a member of Julie Hedlund’s 12 x 12 Picture Book Challenge for many years before interning with Kristen Terrette at the Martin Literary Management where she recently achieved her long-time goal of becoming a literary agent.
 
Currently residing in Southington, CT with her husband and two girls, Lindsey enjoys borrowing unusually tall stacks of picture books from the local library, snakeboarding in the basement with her family, and binge-watching the Holiday Baking Championship.