Melissa White

Melissa White

Folio Literary Management
Likely Open
USA
Updated: 9/10/2025
Agent Bio

Melissa White is a vice president, director of international rights, and literary agent at Folio Literary Management.

She has represented Folio and placed books in the British Commonwealth and foreign-language markets for over a decade, brokering deals in more than 45 languages, while also representing a select list of clients domestically.

Prior to joining Folio, Melissa was an agent at Elizabeth Kaplan Agency.

She holds a degree in journalism from Boston University.

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  • Brooke Beyfuss
  • Kim Culbertson
  • Jennifer Longo
  • Emily Bliss
  • Todd Henry
  • Kimberly Palmer
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