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Maria Carvainis
Bio
Maria Carvainis was born in Brisbane, Australia and emigrated with her family to the
United States when she was six and half years old. She has resided in New York City ever
since and attended City College of New York, where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree
with a major in History and was the recipient of a New York State Merit Scholarship. Her
personal interests include reading literary fiction, biographies, mysteries, gardening,
gourmet cooking, wine appreciation and travel. She is a Conservator of The New York Public
Library, member of Literacy Partners, President of the Board of Directors of The Bidwell
House Museum and devotee of vintage, English cars, especially Bentleys.
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Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.
Maria Carvainis established Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc. in 1977, after spending more
than ten years in the publishing industry as an editor and then senior editor with
Macmillan Publishing, Basic Books, Avon Books and Crown Publishers. The agency represents
both fiction and nonfiction with special interest in general fiction/mainstream, literary
fiction, mystery and suspense, thrillers, historicals, contemporary women's fiction,
biography and memoirs, business, finance, psychology, health and self-help, and popular
science.
Maria Carvainis views the author's editorial needs and career development as integral
components of the literary agent's role, in addition to the negotiation of intricate
contracts. Some sixty plus authors are represented by the agency under the aegis of Maria
Carvainis, President, and Frances Kuffel, who recently joined the company as Executive
Vice President after working for twelve years at another highly respected New York
literary agency. Ms. Carvainis served as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Association
of Authors Representatives and past Chair of the AAR's Contracts Committee and currently
serves on the AAR's Royalty Committee and liaison for AAR's sponsorship of The Rights
Center at BOOKEXPO. She is also a member of the Writers Guild of America, Authors Guild,
American Booksellers Association, Mystery Writers of America and Romance Writers of
America. Ms. Carvainis has maintained active contacts, for over 30 years, with editors,
publishers and other executives in the New York and international publishing industry, and
in film and television. She is frequently invited to participate in writers' conferences.
The agency is located at:
1350 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 2905
New York, NY 10019
212-245-6365
mca@mariacarvainisagency.com
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