Samantha Haywood, President of Transatlantic Agency, is pleased to announce that Evan Brown has been promoted to Associate Agent at Transatlantic Agency. Having joined Transatlantic as Records Clerk in April 2019, Evan has been successfully assisting Senior Agent & International Rights Manager Stephanie Sinclair. As Associate Agent, Evan has started taking on author clients on a co-representation basis with other Transatlantic literary agents. Evan will be focusing on literary fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, literary historical fiction, and sports. Based in Toronto, Evan has worked in publishing since 2012.
Evan is an Associate Agent and Records Clerk at Transatlantic Agency, focusing on literary fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, literary historical fiction, and sports. He has worked in publishing since 2012. Prior to joining Transatlantic, Evan spent seven years at a major trade publisher based in Toronto as a marketing specialist for adult and YA novels across a wide range of novels, including multiple New York Times bestsellers; as an acquisitions committee reader; and in online rights, helping authors combat digital piracy and plagiarism. He began his publishing career in the journals division at University of Toronto Press, and has professional experience copyediting, proofreading and freelance editing. As Records Clerk, Evan facilitates royalties and contract admin for the agency and provides overall support to the front-office team. He has also read for several agents and assists Senior Agent Stephanie Sinclair. Evan holds an MA in 18th Century Studies from the University of York, UK, and a BA combined honours in Early Modern Studies and English from Dalhousie and The University of King’s College, where he was editor-in-chief of the Early Modern Studies programme student journal, Babel, in 2009. Evan can be reached at evan@transatlanticagency.com