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About

Corissa grew up in Massachusetts and studied at Phillips Academy Andover, King's College London, the University of Freiburg and the Columbia Publishing Course.

She has worked at VICE, Marie Claire and The Guardian, and assisted Will Francis before building her own list as an associate agent at Janklow & Nesbit.

Looking for

  • researchers, journalists, historians, academics, nature and culture writers
  • writers who help readers see the world differently
  • experts keen to find a mainstream audience for their ideas
  • a punk-style memoir
  • unusual stories told in a raw and gritty way

Agency submission guidelines

Janklow & Nesbit accepts submissions by email only, to submissions@janklow.co.uk. Read the agents' profiles before submitting, and submit to one literary agent only. Not accepted: postal submissions, screenwriters or scripts. Subject line: include your name, the title of your work and the name of the agent you wish to submit to. Fiction: send a covering letter, a synopsis, and either the first three chapters or the first fifty pages, whichever you feel is appropriate. The covering letter and synopsis should ideally be no longer than a page each. Non-fiction: send a covering letter ideally no longer than a page, a full outline setting out the aims of each chapter, and if possible a sample chapter. Poetry: send a covering letter ideally no longer than a page, a short pitch and a small sample of 3-5 poems. Formatting: title all documents and your email with your full name and the title of your work. Use size 12 in a reasonable font, with sample material double-spaced. Attachments: put the covering letter in the body of the email and attach the other components. Word is preferred, but PDFs are also acceptable. External links cannot be opened for security reasons, so attach your work directly to the email. Offers elsewhere: if you receive full manuscript requests elsewhere, notify the agency by replying to your initial submission email, ideally with your submission materials attached. Queries: email queries@janklow.co.uk. Submissions sent to this address will not be reviewed.

Agency AI policy

They do not accept submissions originated, written or edited by generative AI.

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