Kayla Lightner
Ayesha Pande Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 8/28/2025
Agent Information
Agent Bio
Prior to joining Ayesha Pande Literary in 2020, Kayla started her career at Liza Dawson Associates.
An adventurous reader who values fearless curiosity, Kayla is primarily looking for adult nonfiction that can masterfully straddle the line between storytelling and teaching readers something new (about the world or themselves).
More selectively, she’s looking for smart, propulsive literary and upmarket fiction with a speculative or historical lens and graphic novels for all ages.
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Query Format
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Genres Information
Genres Represented
Fiction
- BIPOC - Fiction
- Commercial Fiction
- Fantasy
- General Fiction
- Graphic Novels
- Historical Fiction
- Humor Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Magical Realism
- Middle Grade - Fiction
- Science Fiction
Nonfiction
- Art
- Biography
- BIPOC - Nonfiction
- History
- Humor
- Investigative Journalism
- Multicultural Studies
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Psychology
- Satire
- Sports
- Technology
- True Crime
Genres Not Represented
Ayesha Pande Literary
Ayesha Pande Literary is a mission-driven literary agency with a distinctive client list and a long-held commitment to championing historically underrepresented voices and reshaping the cultural conversation.
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