Carrie Howland, President
Carrie Howland founded Howland Literary, LLC in 2018. Previously in 2016, she worked with Empire Literary after eleven years as an agent at Donadio & Olson, Inc. She represents adult literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult, middle grade, and select picture book authors.
Carrie attends several conferences during the year around the US, but particularly those located in NYC and Michigan. Her craft talk from the Adirondack Writers Conference, "Beyond the Query Letter," is available on the Howland Literary website.
Carrie holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Albion College, where she was the Poetry Editor of The Albion Review. Her poetry has appeared in various literary journals and magazines.
In her spare time, Carrie volunteers as a foster for a local dog rescue.
Carrie has been featured in several publications discussing her work as an agent including Poets & Writers, SCWBI insight, Akashic Books, and Slice Magazine.
For non-submission inquiries, she can also be reached at carrie@howlandliterary.com
Carrie is accepting submissions for: adult literary fiction and narrative non-fiction as well as young adult and middle grade books. Please send your query and first 20 pages to submissions@howlandliterary.com
Cassie Mannes Murray, Assistant Literary Agent
Before pivoting into publishing, Cassie Mannes Murray was a high school teacher for six years and ran an infamous book blog known as Books & Bowel Movements where she worked with many brands, including several publishing houses and indie presses.
She holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from North Carolina State University, and is working on her MFA at UNCW in creative nonfiction. She has designed for Ecotone and Lookout Books, been supported by the Sarah Morton Fellowship and Kenyon Writers Workshop, as well as Raleigh Review, where she is the Book Review Editor, Social Media Coordinator and Accountant. She is working on a lyric essay collection about the strange and odd particularities of the south, pertaining to women, and her work is forthcoming in Passages North and The Rumpus.
For non-submission inquiries, she can be reached at cassie@howlandliterary.com
Cassie is accepting submissions for adult fiction, young adult fiction, and nonfiction that can be viewed as speculative, slipstream, or hybrid. Because genre categories are for marketing purposes, Cassie would like to work with authors who are difficult to categorize, but write really brilliant sentences and unputdownable literary hybrids. Please send your query and first 20 pages to submissions@howlandliterary.com
Mariah Nichols, Intern
Growing up, Mariah Nichols immersed herself in the arts by painting and drawing. She quickly gained recognition in both the kid and preteen division in art shows, along with winning contests, being featured in the local newspaper, and having her artwork displayed in the community museum. On the side, she was always writing and reading, constantly having a book in hand as a way to escape into a new world. It wasn't until her short romance story Love is in the air got selected and published in Woman's World magazine that her simple hobby blossomed into a passion that ultimately pointed her towards a new career in the literary/publishing industry.
Mariah is a student at Florida Southern College earning a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. She has worked closely on the campus newspaper as both a features writer and an editor.
Charitable work is near and dear to Mariah's heart including knitting hats and blankets for cancer and NICU patients for KNOTS OF LOVE. Besides her academic and volunteer work, she has an interest in learning new languages and reading about different cultures.