Abby Walters
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Biography
Abby Walters is an Agent with CAA Literary. She joined CAA in 2017. Prior to joining the agency, she worked in publicity at Random House assisting on campaigns and special events for the imprintÕs top-level authors.As a literary agent in the New York office, she represents writers in all areas of fiction and nonfiction, with a focus on literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction, memoir, pop culture, and wellness. Some of her clients include Thao Thai, Honor Levy, Zo‘ Eisenberg, Lidija Hilje, Cazzie David, Samantha Leach, Sabrina Brier, and Barbara ÒBabsÓ Costello.She is drawn to stories that explore the intersection of culture, science, and technology, including speculative fiction, coming of age, intense, complicated friendships, the nuances of parenthood and how it informs identity, and the quest for self-optimization. She is also fond of works that rely on group dynamics and dependencies to create conflict and drive plot and tends to want an element of romantic love or exploration of intimacy especially if it creates a challenge to identity.She graduated from Miami University Ohio with a degree in English Literature and is also a graduate of Columbia UniversityÕs Publishing Course.
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FICTION: Chick Lit, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Cultural Social Issues, Health Wellness, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Pop Culture, Science, Technology