Williamson Literary is a small but vibrant and actively engaged literary agency in Baltimore, Maryland.
Emily Williamson represents a variety of projects in non-fiction and fiction, working with major publishers, university presses, and boutique imprints alike to find the perfect home for her clients’ work. She began her editing career in 2011 with Chrysalis Editorial* in Washington, D.C. and founded Williamson Literary in 2016, driven by the desire to help great writers achieve their publishing goals. She has earned degrees from American University (1997) and Johns Hopkins University (2012).
As a writer, she understands the investment of time and heart it takes to follow this challenging path. It is the core of Williamson Literary—to support the careers of dedicated writers who deserve to see their ideas and imaginings realized. Williamson Literary is also about building relationships: agent-author, agent-publisher, author-publisher.
In the past, Emily spent 13 years as an archaeologist traveling all over the US and abroad in search of many things…sometimes finding nothing. It is this varied, nomadic past that has influenced her own writing and her particular interests as an agent. Emily does other things. She is a poet, a painter, loves the outdoors, traveling, playing with her nutty Border Collie, doing CrossFit, and watching football…not all at once. She is a native of New Jersey, cuts her own firewood, and is one of those annoying people who can’t eat gluten.
* If you’d like to inquire about Emily’s services as an editor, please visit www.chrysaliseditorial.com.
Susan C. Ingram, Associate Agent, joined Williamson Literary in 2019 after knowing, and writing with, Emily Williamson for close to a decade. From classmates in the Johns Hopkins MA in Writing program, to longtime writing group colleagues to editing and agenting, Emily and Susan have found they have similar approaches to writing and tastes in literature. Besides, they enjoy working together. It’s a good fit for them and the writers seeking representation with Williamson Lit.
Susan comes to agenting as an award-winning journalist with a number of careers under her belt. A Baltimore County native, Susan worked 20 years as a film industry camera assistant in Los Angeles and Baltimore and 20 years in journalism as a newspaper reporter and editor. She has also taught writing, written speeches for a county councilman, copy edited a well-known international wine journal and happily shelved books at her local library. She now works as a writer and editor in addition to agenting.
After attaining her bachelor’s degree in film from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, she attended the graduate program in film at UCLA and later graduated from the International Cinematographer’s camera assistant training program in Los Angeles. She received her Master of Arts in Writing from Johns Hopkins University in 2012.
Susan loves reading an array of fiction and nonfiction and is an Ernest Shackleton freak and classic film fan. She has a penchant for settling in with a bowl of popcorn on Saturday nights with her two rescue cats, Mack and Baine, to watch horror host Svengoolie and his eclectic selection of horror movies.
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Kaylee Zou graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a double major in Writing Seminars and English in May of 2020. She has worked as a Technical Writer in the DC area. Recently, she left the corporate world to begin writing her first novel full-time.
Kaylee joins Williamson Literary out of her passion for literature and writing while she continues to work on her manuscript. To many’s dismay, one of Kaylee’s favorite activities is spoiling movies and books for herself, and as such Wikipedia is her most visited website. Her favorite genre of content to consume is sad–anything tragic will do. Kaylee loves reality television, taking naps, and promenading around the ton like they do in Bridgerton. Having recently quit coffee, she promptly entered an identity crisis but found herself again in green tea. So it is with a belly full of green tea that Kaylee supports Williamson Literary as Associate Agent.
Katherine Estrada graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a minor in Theology in May 2020. Since graduating, she has worked as an ABA Therapist and Senior Executive Assistant at a Behavioral Health Clinic. She left the Healthcare Industry to pursue a career in publishing.
Katherine recently was accepted into NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute. She joined Williamson Literary out of her passion for literature and writing. Her favorite genres are women’s fiction, thriller and fantasy. She especially loves to read books about dynamic relationships (mother-daughter, familial, friendships, etc.) and books where the setting feels like a character too. When she is not reading, you can find her rewatching Ted Lasso, taking long walks or searching D.C. for the best cup of coffee.