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Applications are closed for the 2023 Fellowship program! We look forward to reopening in 2024.
Fellowship Program
Our summer fellowship program thoughtfully matches college students from diverse backgrounds and historically underrepresented groups with a literary agency and Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) member, and Literary Agents of Change provides a grant directly to the student for their participation.
Over ten weeks, from June through August, fellows learn the inner workings of the industry and receive direct support from a supervisor to understand the role a literary agent plays in the publishing process and develop the skills that will help them succeed. Literary Agents of Change hosts a slate of programming over the course of the summer to further fellows’ access to networking, mentorship, and educational panels that will cover the publishing industry as a whole.
AALA members are encouraged to sign up to host our fellows.
Requirements for Fellows:
Requirements for Host Agencies:
Requirements for Host Agencies:
- Fellows must self-identify as members of an underrepresented community
- Fellows must be current graduate or undergraduate students, at the time of their application, of one of the following schools: City College of New York’s Publishing Certificate Program, Medgar Evers College, Lehman College, Mercy College, Rutgers Newark, William Paterson University, or Montclair State University
Requirements for Host Agencies:
Requirements for Host Agencies:
Requirements for Host Agencies:
- Host agencies must already have a developed internship program or curriculum to host a Fellow
- Host agencies must be capable of hosting and supporting an entirely-remote Fellow
- At least one agent at the Host Agency must be an AALA member in good standing
2023 Fellowship Program Calendar
* More information about the educational panels is forthcoming. *
January 1st
Applications Open
Event Details
January 1st
Applications Open
For Fellows and Host Agencies
March 1st
Applications Close
Event Details
March 1st
Applications Close
For Fellows and Host Agencies
March 22nd
Finalists' Applications shared with Host Agencies
March 22nd
Finalists' Applications shared with Host Agencies
March 23rd
Top Applicants Notified
March 23rd
Top Applicants Notified
April 15th
Interviews Conclude
Event Details
April 15th
Interviews Conclude
Last day for interviews between Fellows & Host Agencies
More Events
I came in not really knowing what agenting was, and if I would like it, and came out really loving the profession.
2022 Fellow
This experience empowered me to have confidence in my editorial abilities.
2022 Fellow
It was an amazing experience that I know we’d love to be a part of again...Our whole agency feels lucky to have worked with [our Fellow]. She was great. We look forward to her joining our industry.
2022 Host Agency
It was helpful to take a step back from the standard internship program that we run and really think about how it was benefiting our interns.
2022 Host Agency
Fellowship Program Directors
Katie Kotchman -- Don Congdon Associates
Ayesha Pande -- Ayesha Pande Literary
Sonali Chanchani -- Folio Literary Management
Caroline Miranda -- Don Congdon Associates
Daniele Hunter -- McIntosh & Otis
Serene Hakim -- Ayesha Pande Literary
Fellowship Program Partners
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