My only interests that had remained consistent throughout the years were reading and writing, so I switched my major to English, and immediately went in search of internship experience that would grant me and my English degree t he hope of eventual employability. I went to college for international relations, which was interesting, but not, I realized, what I wanted to spend my life doing. In middle school I wanted to be a doctor.

As a kid, I was determined to be a ballerina (I was undeterred by the fact that I had the grace of a drunken buffalo). Your Path to Publishing: Growing up, I changed career ambitions about as often as I changed my socks. Graduated from: The George Washington University (BA in English), New York University (certificate in publishing) She offers some wonderful insight into the literary agent side of the industry–a career option most new graduates don’t think or know much about.Ĭurrent Title: Literary Agency Assistant at Lippincott Massie McQuilkin ( Hometown: Jackson, New Jersey If you’re a publishing professional interested in contributing to the blog series, feel free to contact me at I’m so happy to welcome Amanda, someone I met in the summer of 2011 during our time at the NYU Summer Publishing Program together. The guest bloggers and I hope that you find our stories encouraging, informative, and helpful in your own path to a publishing career. Welcome to the guest blogging series, So, You Want to Work in Publishing, where publishing professionals share their personal stories of how they broke into the industry.

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