Greenstreet joins Paper Literary from C&W

Katie Greenstreet has joined Paper Literary, becoming the first person to be hired by the agency since it was founded by Catherine Cho last year.

Greenstreet makes the move from C&W Agency, where she has worked for five years. A former lawyer, Greenstreet began her publishing career at ICM Partners in New York as an assistant to literary agent Binky Urban.

At C&W, Greenstreet has sold multiple projects across upmarket women's fiction and crime, including Comedy Women in Print-shortlisted The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (Penguin), Amazon bestseller The Safe Place by Anna Downes (Hodder) and Ericka Waller's Dog Days, which was snapped up by Doubleday in a six-figure pre-empt. In her new role, she will be focusing on adult fiction and crime authors. 

Cho, who launched Paper Literary last May, said: “I’ve long admired Katie’s brilliant taste and dedication to her writers. We share a lot—we are both Americans from the south, former lawyers who have crossed into publishing, and I know that we also share a vision for what we would like agenting to be. Katie is an exceptional talent and I’m excited for this next stage for Paper."

"Catherine was one of the first people I met when I made the leap into publishing, and she has remained a stalwart colleague, confidante and friend across the many years since," Greenstreet said. "I’ve had the opportunity to learn from some of the best agents in the business during my time at ICM and C&W, but I am delighted to be taking this next step in my career alongside someone as focused and forward-thinking as Catherine. I’ve welcomed some incredible new authors to my list over the past year, and Paper Literary is the perfect place from which to launch their careers. I’m excited to see their stories fly and to discover even more new talent in 2022."

Sophie Lambert, director at C&W, added: "While we’re undeniably sad to lose Katie, we know how alluring the prospect of working with Catherine at Paper Literary is. As a longstanding member of our team joining forces with Catherine, who is also a much beloved author we represent, we know we will continue to stay in close touch. Katie’s eye for standout commercial fiction is excellent, and I’m thrilled for her to be focusing wholly on building her own list. We wish Katie and Catherine great success."