Rebecca Angus is an Agent at Howland Literary. She began her publishing career as an editorial intern at Entangled Publishing, and moved into an agent role shortly after, building her list of authors. After a few years away to take care of her family during the pandemic, Rebecca is excited to return to publishing. RebeccaÕs previous focus was on KidLit and Contemporary Romance, but during her time away from publishing she realized that her mindset and wishlist had changed.As a reading teacher at a Title-One campus in San Antonio, Texas, Rebecca primarily works with at-risk youth with limited access to books, and little motivation to read outside of the classroom. She hosts a monthly book swap for students and families in her schoolÕs surrounding community which works to put hundreds of books in the hands of at-risk-youth and teens. When talking with her students, she realized their biggest reason for not actively reading is because of the lack of accessible books available to them featuring Latinx, or diverse characters relatable to their life experiences. They didnÕt see themselves in books, and their language, culture, and traditions were not represented. This was the primary reason Rebecca was motivated to return to agenting. With the changing demographics and rising number of students who have immigrated to America from Latin American countries, there needs to be accessible books for students they can connect to their life experiences or else we are going to lose an entire generation of readers. Rebecca is on a mission to change this issue, and as she rebuilds her client list, her focus will be on marginalized voices within picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult spaces. Additionally, as a member of the LGBTQIA community, she aims to be a champion for books with queer or diverse characters, as well as disability representation, and feminist voices in fiction. Rebecca holds a masterÕs degree in education with a focus on reading instruction, and she is finishing her doctoral degree in curriculum and instructional design for reading language arts. She is also an author of Adult Speculative fiction represented by Weaver Literary Agency.