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AGENT SPOTLIGHT

Myrsini Stephanides spent the first 10 years of her career as a nonfiction editor and book packager. She was at a crossroads when invited to join the Carol Mann Agency, becoming an agent and operations manager from 2009–2021.

“It was upon moving to the agency side of the industry that I felt truly in my element, as I had some of my first big deals——right out of the gate once my creative and entrepreneurial spirit was

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