Roma Panganiban
Azantian Literary Agency
Roma Panganiban began her publishing career at The Gernert Company before moving to Janklow & Nesbit in 2019, where she began representing literary and upmarket fiction and nonfiction across the adult and children’s markets. In her time there, she worked with authors including Vincent Yu, Phil Melanson, Darrow Farr, Keith Rosson, Daniel Hornsby, Johannes Lichtman, Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Colleen Kinder, Kim Kelly, Angie Thomas, Arvin Ahmadi, Hannah Fergesen, and others. She joined the Azantian Literary Agency in 2025 to continue championing fresh, unexpected perspectives, particularly those of writers from underrepresented communities. Her taste leans literary, but she is open to fiction that incorporates genre elements, as well as work that defies categorization altogether. She is interested in narrative nonfiction that reorients our understanding of history, culture, science, society, and ourselves, and creative nonfiction that appeals equally to the heart, mind, and sense of humor. Current clients include Emily Hamilton, Catherine Con Morse, David Campbell, Marisa Catalina Casey, Shea Tuttle, Yana Gilbuena, and others. Roma is a member of the American Association of Literary Agents (AALA) and an ambivalent Bluesky user (@romapancake). She lives in Brooklyn.
