Jenni Ferrari-Adler – Editor

I am an empathetic and experienced Literary Agent. People tell me A LOT that I am a straight shooter but I also take care to be gentle with my feedback. I have reviewed tens of thousands of query letters and submissions and can help get yours in best possible shape. I represent NY Times Bestsellers and Major Book Club Picks as well as independent and University Press titles. I have extensive editorial experience, it's a huge part of the work I do with clients, and it's grounded in my background as a writer with an MFA in Fiction from a top MFA program. I also taught Creative Writing at the University of Michigan and Gotham Writers Workshop and worked as a reader for The Paris Review snd as a bookseller at Housing Works. I edited the anthology ALONE IN THE KITCHEN WITH AN EGGPLANT: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone which was published by Riverhead.

I have a deep sense of the marketplace but my approach is always grounded in making your work the best version of itself. I have been a Visiting Agent at places including: Breadloaf, Sewanee, The Loft, The New School MFA, NYU MFA, Brooklyn MFA, Vermont MFA, Michigan MFA, Sarah Lawrence MFA, SCBWI; Imagination Writers Conference, Tin House, Jewish Writers Conference, Grub Street, Story Studio, Light House Writers Workshop, Aspen Writers Foundation, Connecticut College, Chatham College, Slice Literary, One Story, San Miguel Writers Conference, and IACP.