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Eve MacSweeney

Calligraph

Eve MacSweeney moved into agenting after an extensive career as a journalist and editor, most recently as Features Director of Vogue, where she worked for 17 years. There she assigned writers including Elizabeth Rubin, Edmund White, Lena Dunham, Hilton Als, Sally Rooney, and Rachel Kushner, and edited several books, among them Grace: A Memoir by Grace Coddington and Nostalgia in Vogue, featuring essays by James Salter, Kennedy Fraser, Patti Smith, Joan Didion, and Lydia Davis. Eve joined Calligraph after four years at Fletcher & Company, where her projects included memoirs focused on the criminal justice system, three novels by the author Jane L. Rosen, a science-based investigation into human aptitudes, and a biography of Gala DalĂ­. Bringing her editorial experience and close working relationships with writers to the field, Eve is developing narrative non-fiction and literary fiction titles that speak to her interest in emotionally driven stories, singular voices, and compelling social issues, particularly as they concern the lives of women.

55 Water Street, 3rd floor

Brooklyn, NY, 11201

www.calligraphlit.com

Submissions Open

Subject Focus

Fiction: Debut
Fiction: General/Other Fiction
Fiction: Literary
NF: Biography
NF: Health
NF: History/Politics/Current Affairs
NF: Lifestyle
NF: Memoir
NF: Narrative
NF: Parenting
NF: Pop Culture

Experience

4

Years of Industry Experience

2023

Member Since

Submission Requirements

How to successfully present your work

Please send a query letter to submissions@calligraphlit.com with a brief synopsis of your work and a short bio, along with 25 pages of sample material in the body of the email (no attachments will be opened). Include the agent's name in the subject line of the email, along with the title of your project and its genre.