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Joanna is a literary agent, president and founder of New Leaf Literary & Media Inc. Joanna represents all brands of fiction (commercial, literary and genre) and has a soft spot for speculative and/or fantastical elements. On the non-fiction side she tends toward all things geek-related, general pop-culture, pop-science and narrative non-fiction featuring interesting and powerful women. Across the board, she’s looking for anything that highlights under-represented voices, both real and fictional.
For more information check out New Leaf’s website or find her on Twitter/X: @JoSVolpe and Instagram: @josvolpe.
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