Maria Whelan
Mushens Entertainment
Likely Open
Updated: 8/27/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Maria Whelan worked at InkWell Management in New York for over 8 years as an assistant and agent and began her career in publishing as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York.
Maria graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in English and Drama and obtained her Master's in Literature and Modernity from the University of Edinburgh.
She represents both fiction and nonfiction writers including USA TODAY bestsellers, a Lammy Finalist, a PEN/Robert W Bingham Finalist, a Simon & Schuster Books Like Us first novel winner, NPRs Best Books Of The Year authors, a James Beard Award winner, Barnes & Noble picks authors, and MacDowell Fellows.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Commercial Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Magical Realism
- Speculative Fiction
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
- Young Adult
- Middle Grade
- New Adult
- Picture-books
- Graphic Novels
- Military Thrillers
- Fantasy
- Sci-fi
- Crafts/diy
- Biographies
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About Mushens Entertainment
Agency Profile
Mushens Entertainment is a London-based agency that represents bestselling, award-winning and record-breaking authors, actors and brands.
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