Ted Malawer
Upstart Crow Literary
Likely Closed
Updated: 9/21/2025
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Ted Malawer is a veteran agent who specializes in middle grade and teen fiction.
Before working in children’s publishing, Ted studied Comparative Literature at Columbia University and trained as an opera singer at the Juilliard School.
Ted’s favorite kind of author is not afraid to get his (or her) hands dirty to make a manuscript the best that it can be.
He especially loves stories with artistic themes—or dachshunds.
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