Yale Writers' Workshop Faculty Bios

Mark Gottlieb, a vice president at Trident Media Group, NYC, stands as a leading literary agent with numerous industry deals. His successes include representing New York Times bestsellers and award-winning authors, securing film and TV adaptations. With a focus on career growth, he manages authors adeptly, leveraging resources at Trident. Having worked in Foreign Rights and run the Audiobook Department, Mark is dedicated to expanding his clientele and bringing authors to a broad audience, fueled by his passion for discovering and championing talented writers. June 7 @ 2 pm

Christopher Madden is an author, educator, editor, and publisher. He is a founding partner of Connecticut’s Woodhall Press where he serves as the executive editor. He teaches literature at Fairfield University, publishing in the Fairfield MFA program, and is a student thesis advisor for the Johns Hopkins University MA in Creative Writing. He is the editor of numerous prize-winning books and has worked with poet laureates, New York Times bestselling authors, and emerging writers. June 2 @ 3:30 pm

A Western Heritage Award-winning poet,  W.K. (Kip) Stratton is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film as well as nine other books. A finalist for the National Magazine Award, he has written for Texas Monthly, GQ, Outside, Sports Illustrated, Texas Highways, and other magazines. He's a past president and fellow of the Texas Institute of Letters. He lives in Austin. June 3 @ 2 pm

Kimberly fell in love with reading when she picked up her first Babysitter’s Club book at the age of seven (Super Special editions were her favorites) and hasn’t been able to get her nose out of a book since. After spending a decade in the business world, it was kismet that she found herself in publishing. She takes great pride in her client list, from the debut authors to #1 NYT bestsellers. She previously worked for over two years at a boutique literary agency before starting her own. June 14

Kristina Marie Darling is the author of thirty-nine books, and a twice-awarded Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Darling’s work has also been recognized with three residencies at Yaddo, a Villa Lena Foundation Fellowship, a Civita Institute Fellowship, and ten residencies at the American Academy in Rome. Currently a faculty member at The Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop. Dr. Darling is Editor-in-Chief of Tupelo Press & Tupelo Quarterly. June 14

Wanda M. Morris is the acclaimed author of Anywhere You Run. It was named One of the Top Ten Crime Fiction Books of 2022 by The New York Times and has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. Wanda has won numerous awards including the Anthony, the Lefty and named the 2023 Georgia Author of the Year for Mystery. Anywhere You Run was also longlisted for the prestigious Mark Twain Voice in American Literature Prize. June 13 @ 12:30 pm

Julie is a literary agent with Massie & McQuilkin. She represents literary and upmarket fiction, suspense, memoir, graphic novels, narrative nonfiction, young adult fiction and children’s picture books. She is drawn to storytelling with unforgettable characters, an authorial command of voice, and a strong sense of narrative tension. She’s agented books that have won the Pulitzer Prize, the MWA Edgar Award, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Caldecott Honor.  June 14