Team Corvisiero
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Marisa A. Corvisiero, Esq., Founder, CEO, GC & Sr. Literary Agent Learn more about Marisa and her wishlist Marisa is the founder of the Corvisiero Literary Agency, an Attorney, serving as our Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel, and Senior Literary Agent. During the few years prior to starting her own agency, Marisa worked with another well known New York City Literary Agency, where she learned invaluable lessons and made a name for herself in the industry. She is also a Literary Consultant, Speaker, Author and continues to practice law in New York City with specialties in Publishing, Corporate, Trust & Estates, and International Law. |
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Tessa Shaffer, Literary Manager, Literary Agent, Vice President Learn more about Tessa and her wishlist Tessa represents screenwriters for the Film & TV side of the agency as well as a small, select number of authors in various genres from Middle Grade to Non-Fiction. She has a passion for finding cinematic books, developing adaptations, and bridging the two industries for the clients of Corvisiero Literary Agency. |
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Rudy Cecera is an Emmy winning television writer who has written for various late-night talk shows including "The Late Show with David Letterman" & "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". He has also written and produced several off-Broadway plays and independent TV pilots including "Touch" (aired on the Sci-Fi Channel), "Muse" (screened at HBO).
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Ken Boxer, Literary Manager/Film & TV Agent
Learn more about Ken Having produced and hosted over 100 episodes of a news-entertainment talk show, Ken has interviewed U.S. Presidents and major Hollywood talent. He loves connecting screenwriters to producers, motion picture studios, streamers and networks. |
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Maggie Sadler, Associate Literary Agent Learn more about Maggie and her wishlist Maggie is actively building her client list with a distinct focus on adult literary fiction. Adventurous with a love of the weird and wild, Maggie seeks propulsive, character-driven, and genre-bending projects by ambitious storytellers who flirt with magic and mayhem. |
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Kendyll Drilling, Associate Literary Agent Learn more about Kendyll and her wishlist Kendyll is currently building her client list while helping give the interns of Corvisiero Literary Agency a vibrant experience. Kendyll's a hand-on editorial agent hoping to find underrepresented voices and bring them to the forefront. She particularly enjoys character-driven stories with dark themes and unique narrative voices. |
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Alexandra Grana, J.D. Associate Literary Agent Learn more about Alex and her wishlist Alex is actively building her client list, focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She is a sucker for gothic horror, reimagined folklore, and poetic prose. Alex combines her legal and literary background to work with authors every step of the way on their journey to publication. |
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Micah Brocker, Associate Literary Agent & Literary Manager Learn more about Micah and her wishlist Micah is actively building her client list to represent both screenwriters and authors. She's passionate about YA and coming of age stories as well as women’s and upmarket fiction that focus on the messiness of being human, complicated relationships, and quirky, out of the box concepts. Micah brings her unique business background to help authors and screenwriters with every step of their careers! |
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Mira Landry, Associate Literary Agent Learn more about Mira and her wishlist Mira is building her client list with a focus on literary and upmarket fiction. Her vast background of world travel across six continents has her seeking works with visceral settings and complex, multicultural characters. After a decade of building her own art into a career, she’s eager to now use her experience to help authors create a career out of their art. |
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Lisa Gouldy, Associate Literary Agent
Learn more about Lisa and her wishlist Lisa is actively building her client list, with a focus on literary and upmarket titles for adults, speculative stories for YA and middle grade audiences, and picture books that make her laugh. Lisa brings a keen editorial eye to every story she reads, and loves working with authors to elevate their work. |
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Gabrielle Harbowy, Associate Literary Agent
Learn more about Gabrielle and her wishlist Gabrielle is excited to use her two decades of publishing experience to help authors navigate their writing careers. She's focused on building her client list in science fiction and fantasy, with special attention to LGBTQ+ and disability representation and normativity, diverse voices, and explorations of alternate relationships, and stories that take place in secondary worlds and outer space. |
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Ciara Smith, Associate Literary Agent
Learn more about Ciara and her wishlist Ciara holds a BA in Creative Writing and has always enjoyed creating captivating worlds with misunderstood heroines. She is a freelance editor and beta reader. After getting their degree, they worked as an editorial volunteer for Tiger Lily Publishing, Co. She is disabled, ND, and LGBTQIA+, and strives to put more characters in the world who like her who she never saw in the books she loved growing up. |
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Jaclyn Rothman, Literary Agent Apprentice
Learn more about Jaclyn and her wishlist Jaclyn is currently building her list and is keen on discovering new voices across all genres. She earned her BA in English Literature and is a current law student where she serves as a Submissions Editor for the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society. She is looking forward to using her skills to work with authors in all aspects of their publishing journey. |
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Katrina Lemaire, Literary Agent Apprentice
Learn more about Katrina and her wishlist Katrina is ecstatic to be building her list with a focus on #OwnVoices Horror, Speculative, and Romantasy across sectors of YA and Crossover Adult Fiction. After receiving her BA (Honours) in English and Creative Writing and a Publishing Certificate, she is dedicated to championing authors throughout all stages of their careers. |
Team Corvisiero would not be complete without these
capable hands that make our jobs possible.
capable hands that make our jobs possible.
Bianca Guarrasi
Film & Literary Intern
Hunter Estevez
Literary Intern
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Ellen Moore
Literary Intern
Oriana McDavid
Literary Intern
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Danielle Hunter
Literary Intern
Hunter Avery
Literary Intern
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"Every mindful step you take today, will get you closer to the future that you have envisioned and deserve. Focus on the future you want now.”
~ Marisa Corvisiero
