Candice Marie Benbow is a literary agent with Gardner Literary. She is a writer who has written for various outlets including ESSENCE, Glamour, Religion News Service, VICE, Andscape at ESPN and the Me Too Movement. Her first book, Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls WhoÕve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning IsnÕt Enough, was released in 2022. She is also a highly sought after ghostwriter and writing coach.

Benbow situates her work at the intersection of faith, feminism and culture, and amplifying underrepresented voices within publishing is her deepest motivation. Moving forward, she plans to focus her efforts on representing authors of nonfiction, with particular interest in pop culture, memoir, leadership and Christian living, including Bible studies and devotionals.