Thais Afonso

Thais Afonso

Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency
Likely Closed
USA
Updated: 9/17/2025
Agent Bio

Thais is an Associate Agent with Azantian Literary Agency.

She has eight years of experience in publishing between Brazil, China, and the United States.

More recently, she interned at Writers House, where she honed her skills while supporting the desks of Amy Berkower and Johanna Castillo, and she was mentored by Jennifer Azantian before stepping up to the Associate Agent role at ALA.

She intends to represent marginalized authors, and she’s especially seeking to uplift indigenous voices and voices from the Global South.

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