Kate Garrick, Literary Agent Kate Garrick is an active agent with the Salky Literary agency, actively seeking submissions.
Kate Garrick (she/hers) joined SLM in 2021, after two decades as an agent at The Karpfinger Agency and DeFiore and Company, where she also served as contracts manager. Kate is drawn to strong narrative voices, and she has successfully represented a wide range of award-winning and bestselling fiction and non-fiction projects in her career.
Originally from Orange Park, Florida, Kate earned her B.A. in English literature at Florida State University and her M.A., also in English literature, from New York University. She lived in New York City for more than twenty years, but is now based in Portland, Oregon. Kate looks for projects that demonstrate a clear confidence of intention and a willingness to engage with our changing world with humility and curiosity. She is particularly interested in literary and upmarket fiction, memoir, and narrative non-fiction that endeavors to contribute to the conversations that will move our society forward.
Due to the number of queries we receive, we will only respond to those in which we are interested. Queries not answered within 12 weeks can be considered a pass.
Please do not query multiple agents at SLM at once. If one of our agents passes on your project, you may then submit to another.
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