Can*Con is very excited to be welcoming Kurestin Armada as our 2018 Agent Guest of Honour! Her client list is riddled with authors who are carving out an exciting part of the field, and she’ll be sharing her experience on panels and in a kaffeeklatsch! This is the third time that Can*Con has brought out a New York agent to meet Ottawa (and everywhere else!) writers, because this city’s talent cannot, nay, must not be contained. (Also, we <3 New York.)
BIO
Kurestin Armada began her publishing career as an intern with Workman Publishing, and spent time as an assistant at The Lotts Agency before joining P.S. Literary. She holds a B.A. in English from Kenyon College, as well as a publishing certificate from Columbia University. Kurestin is based in New York City, and spends most of her time in the city’s thriving indie bookstores. She reads widely across genres, and has a particular affection for science fiction and fantasy, especially books that recognize and subvert typical tropes of genre fiction.
Panels: Agent Talk: YA versus Adult Fiction, Economics of Traditional Publishing, Kaffeeklatsch with Agent GoH Kurestin Armada, Meet the Agent, The Manuscript Wish List, In-Depth