James Farner
JABberwocky Literary Agency
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Updated: 2/4/2026
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James Farner (he/him) is an Associate Agent for JABberwocky Literary Agency, directly assisting COO Brady McReynolds.
He was born and raised in the Midwest, received his bachelor’s degree in English writing and religious studies from the University of Oklahoma (where he interned with award-winning literary magazine World Literature Today), and moved to New York City to attend The New School for Social Research’s Liberal Studies master’s program.
He started at JABberwocky as an intern in 2019 and became full-time in 2021.
When he’s not reading, his minimal free time goes to keeping up with the best TV series and listening to podcasts in the tech-adjacent, pop-culture sphere.
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