Mina Hamedi
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Likely Open
Updated: 9/17/2025
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Mina Hamedi grew up in Istanbul, Turkey before moving to New York in 2010.
She received her BA in Nonfiction and Global Identity from NYU’s Gallatin School and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University.
Mina began her career in publishing at David Black Literary Agency and Writers House.
She joined Janklow & Nesbit in 2018 where she supports co-founder Lynn Nesbit.
Mina lives in New York with her two Turkish street cats, Saffron and Lemon.
She is a member of the American Association of Literary Agents (AALA).
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Clients
- Andre Aciman
- Robert Caro
- Ronan Farrow
- Andrew Sean Greer
- Anand Giridharadas
- and Maaza Mengiste
- as well as the estates of Joan Didion
- Shirley Hazzard
- Anne Rice
- Tom Wolfe
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