Ellen Goff
HG Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 9/11/2025
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Ellen graduated from The University of Chicago with a BA in English, a minor in Cinema and Media Studies, and a focus in Creative Writing.
She has an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School in both Fiction and Writing for Children and Young Adults.
She has worked everywhere from The White House under the Obama administration to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
At HG Literary she builds her own domestic list and is the International Rights Manager of the company’s Children’s & YA list.
She represents authors writing for all age groups.
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