Isabel Mend’a is a literary agent with Elyse Cheney Literary Associates. She was born and raised in the Cuban American diaspora of Miami, Florida, and studied History at Yale University. After graduation, she interned at Sterling Lord Literistic and Abrams Books, before joining The Cheney Agency in July 2018. She is looking to represent a range of nonfiction, including cultural criticism, narrative reportage, science, and history. A native Spanish speaker, Mend’a is particularly interested in Latinx stories, and in writing that makes sense of first- and second-generation immigrant experiences. She is also attracted to projects that have a progressive political mission, and that are responding in some way to colonialism, capitalism, racism, and the climate crisis. A former theater director and performer, Mend’a also loves pop culture, and projects that provide entertainment, humor, and hope.