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Lynn Johnston

Lynn Johnston is a literary agent representing nonfiction and small selection of fiction. Her list includes numerous New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today bestsellers and “best of year” accolades. Her clients have been honored with the Pulitzer Prize, Peabody Award, Global Teaching Prize (finalist) and GLAAD Award, to name a few. She was elected in 2022 to her second term on the board of the Association of American Literary Agents where she also serves on the Contracts and Ethics committees and co-founded the People of Publishing Conference. She has an MBA and BA in Philosophy. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Johnston lives and works in New York City.

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