About Catherine
Catherine Cho is Founder and Literary Agent at Paper Literary. She has a background in law and public affairs, and began her publishing career in New York at Folio Literary Management. She then moved to London to work at Curtis Brown. She built her own list of debut authors through submissions, and has sold six- and seven-figure deals in the US and UK. Her work focuses on contract negotiation and protecting client interests, drawing on her legal background. She is also the author of the memoir Inferno and the debut novel The Devoted.
What Catherine is looking for
Catherine's list is mostly fiction, with a particular interest in debut writers. She is looking for reading group fiction, high concept novels, page-turners and fantasy, and character-driven novels with a memorable protagonist and a distinctive voice. The agency does not represent picture books, middle grade fiction or screenplays, and does not take work created or edited with generative AI.
Submissions
Paper Literary accepts submissions by email, addressed to the specific agent. At the time of checking (November 2026) submissions were open. Send a query letter, a one-page synopsis and the first three chapters, roughly 10,000 words, as Word documents. Put the agent's name, the manuscript title and the author's first and last name in the subject line. For fiction, submit only a complete manuscript. The email address is on the agency's website. If there is no reply within two months, the agency was not the right fit for the work.
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