Beth Phelan
Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
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Updated: 1/31/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Beth Phelan has been working in publishing since 2010.
A lifelong reader, she’s been caught reading by flashlight in hotel closets while on vacation and finishing stories in lieu of returning friends’ calls.
She is a winner of the inaugural CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award, a Publisher’s Weekly Notable Person of the Year Reader’s Pick, twice-nominated for The Ignyte Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre, and a Publisher’s Weekly Star Watch Honoree.
She’s been a literary agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency since 2017.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Middle Grade - Fiction
- Middle Grade - Fantasy
- Middle Grade - Horror
- Middle Grade - Mystery
- Middle Grade - Thrillers
- Middle Grade - Romance
- Middle Grade - Speculative
- Young Adult - Fiction
- Young Adult - Mystery
- Young Adult - Fantasy
- Young Adult - Horror
- Young Adult - Romance
- Young Adult - Thriller
- Young Adult - Speculative
Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Agency Profile
Gallt & Zacker is a literary agency that partners with creatives to entertain and inspire readers of all ages.
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