Pam became a literary agent when she realized her favorite part of the publishing business was working closely with authors and artists, helping them to shape not only their stories, but also their careers. She got her start in publishing as an editor, working for over a decade at Hachette Book Group and went on to serve as the Editorial Director at children’s media startup Rebel Girls before shifting gears. 

As an agent, Pam aims to sign authors, not just individual books, and she believes in collaboration, communication, creativity, and mutual respect. Her clients write in all categories, from children’s and YA, to adult SFF and contemporary rom-com. She looks for work that is gripping from page one, whether that’s due to the voice, world building, or premise. She loves messy female protagonists, innovative twists on classic tropes, and getting swept away by fully realized worlds—be it the next town over or an imagined land unlike our own. She brings an inscrutable eye for detail to every book she gets her hands on, and her prior experience gives her insight into how editors think, and what they’re looking for. 

In her life outside of books (as if!), Pam is an aspiring art collector, avid window shopper, experimental baker, and Pilates enthusiast slowly fixing up the antique house she lives in with her husband, son, and feline familiars.  

What to Submit to Pam: 

Pam is actively looking for adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction with literary voices and commercial hooks. In all categories, she is particularly interested in finding grounded fantasy that feels like folklore, stories exploring an under-represented mythology, twisty speculative fiction, fantastical realism, and coming-of-age stories (any age). She is also open to graphic novels (chapter book, middle grade, and YA only), preferably with art attached. 

In nonfiction, Pam is drawn to a more narrative style, with an honest, relatable voice that has something to say about life or can fascinate her with new information about the world.