PJ Mark
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Likely Open
Updated: 9/17/2025
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PJ Mark moved to NYC in 1990 and used his student loans to start a literary journal to publish writers and friends.
He began his publishing career as an international book scout in 1993 and briefly worked as a journalist covering the book beat.
In 2002 he became a literary agent, working at the talent agency IMG and at boutique firms Collins McCormick and McCormick & Williams.
He joined Janklow & Nesbit Associates in 2010 and was named Partner in 2015.
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- Wajahat Ali
- Hannah Lillith Assadi
- Ramona Ausubel
- Rachel Aviv
- Rosecrans Baldwin
- Carlene Bauer
- Molly Dektar
- Harry Dodge
- Jamie Figueroa
- Gabriela Garcia
- Jim Gavin
- Manuel Gonzales
- Gabe Habash
- Joe Hagan
- Sterling HolyWhiteMountain
- Cathy Park Hong
- Lars Horn
- Samantha Hunt
- Shelley Jackson
- Chelsey Johnson
- Robert Jones
- Jr.
- Jessica Francis Kane
- Kate Kelly
- Laura Kipnis
- Wayne Koestenbaum
- Olivia Laing
- Andrea Lawlor
- Kiese Laymon
- Sarah Manguso
- Alex Marzano-Lesnovitch
- Jesse McCarthy
- Dinaw Mengestu
- Rachel Monroe
- Eileen Myles
- Stuart Nadler
- Cleyvis Natera
- Maggie Nelson
- Idra Novey
- Tomi Obaro
- Derek Palacio
- Ed Park
- Jonathan Parks-Ramage
- Nicole Pasulka
- Robin Pogrebin
- Charlie Porter
- Ismet Prcic
- Andrew Rice
- Maurice Carlos Ruffin
- Rebecca Rukeyser
- James Scott
- Jan-Philipp Sendker
- Namwali Serpell
- Carter Sickels
- Christopher Sorrentino
- James Spooner
- Rene Steinke
- Tanaïs
- Ted Thompson
- Craig Thompson
- Nafissa Thompson-Spires
- Dawnie Walton
- Josh Weil
- De’Shawn Charles Winslow
- Sunil Yapa
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