Kate Garrick
Salky Literary Management
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Updated: 2/17/2026
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Kate Garrick joined SLM in 2021, after two decades as an agent at The Karpfinger Agency and DeFiore and Company, where she also served as contracts manager.
Kate is drawn to strong narrative voices, and she has successfully represented a wide range of award-winning and bestselling fiction and non-fiction projects in her career.
Originally from Orange Park, Florida, Kate earned her BA in English literature at Florida State University and her MA, also in English literature, from New York University.
She lived in New York City for more than twenty years, but is now based in Portland, Oregon.
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