Mary Ann Naples
The Creative Culture

Mary Ann Naples is the co-owner with Debra Goldstein of The Creative Culture, Inc., a boutique literary agency they founded in 1998, and have since expanded to include literary agents Laura Nolan, Matthew Elblonk, and Karen Gerwin. The agency is known for its emphasis on lifestyle books and strong, branded nonfiction as well as a small list of quality fiction.
 
Before becoming an agent, Mary Ann was an editor, working at Simon & Schuster, Hyperion, and Doubleday. Mary Ann is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives Electronic Publishing Committee and is deeply committed to forging a bright future for authors in whatever forms their work might take in the rapidly changing digital landscape.

Website: www.thecreativeculture.com

Twitter: @manaples

Blog: www.manaples.tumblr.com


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