Kim-Mei Kirtland

(she/her) Born in Manhattan, Kim-Mei Kirtland grew up in Singapore and started her publishing career there, finding her way back to New York City and to the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency in 2013. After a few years as the agency assistant, she began taking on her own clients and moved into agenting full-time in 2017. The books that she’s represented include a Nebula Award winner, a Philip K. Dick Award winner, two nominees for the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and an instant New York Times bestseller.

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