Literary Agent at The Bent Agency

Desiree Wilson is a literary agent at The Bent Agency representing horror and fantasy for adults, young adult, and middle grade readers. A former freelance publishing consultant, Desiree has worked as associate editor at Oni Press and is currently an adjunct publishing instructor at Portland State University. Their background includes a master's degree in Book Publishing and a post-baccalaureate in Comic Book Studies from Portland State University, as well as internships with companies like Dark Horse Comics, Catapult/Counterpoint Press. Desiree has a passion for graphic narratives that play with the comics medium, stories in prose and illustration that speak to the multi-faceted experiences of BIPOC and marginalized communities without focusing on trauma, and allegorical stories help younger readers explore difficult topics and emotions safely through fictional worlds.