Jen Newens
Martin Literary Management
Likely Open
Updated: 6/3/2026
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Jen is a former author, editor, and publisher, and was the publishing director at West Margin Press, an Ingram Content Group company.
She applies her 360 view of the publishing business to MNLM, seeking out seasoned talent, fresh, original voices, and exciting new talent.
She is a subject matter expert in food and drink titles, and spent more than two decades as a cookbook editor and writer, and went to culinary school.
She has experience working with celebrity chefs, business owners, cooking brands, food bloggers, and accomplished home cooks.
At the agency she has represented a wide range of clients, including surgeons, life coaches, television actors, patient advocates, and travel journalists.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Graphic Novels
- Illustrated
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Cooking
- Food
- Illustrated
- Lifestyle
- Middle Grade
- Self-Help
- Young Adult
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Martin Literary Management
Agency Profile
Martin Literary Management represents authors of adult and children's books, and helps them with film and TV rights, awards, and media attention.
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