Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts

Soumeya Bendimerad

Literary agent Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts  (Writers House LLC) began her career at an independent literary publishing house, where she fell in love with the editorial process and developed a lifelong commitment to shepherding quality fiction and nonfiction to publication. After a short and very fun stint as a literary scout for foreign publishing houses, she was the director of foreign rights at the Susan Golomb Literary Agency, where she handled translation rights for award-winning authors such as Jonathan Franzen, Rachel Kushner, William T. Vollmann, as well as representing her own clients. Soumeya joined Writers House in 2015, where she is focusing on building a list of fresh, vital, diverse fiction and non-fiction and nurturing lasting relationships with her authors. She is from the San Francisco Bay Area and lives in Brooklyn, New York. Group Consult Leader; Waves Discussion Series Contributor; Master Class Leader