Mark Gottlieb
Trident Media Group
Mark Gottlieb is an Executive Vice President and literary agent at book publishing’s leading literary agency Trident Media Group, representing bestselling and award-winning authors.
Mark Gottlieb is an executive vice president and prominent literary agent working at book publishing’s leading literary agency Trident Media Group in New York City. He has ranked highly among literary agents across the industry for overall number of deals and other individual categories.
While at Trident Media Group, Mark Gottlieb has represented New York Times bestselling authors as well as major award-winning authors. He has optioned and sold numerous books to production companies and studios for film and TV adaptation. Mark Gottlieb greatly enjoys working with authors to help manage and grow their careers with the resources available at Trident Media Group.
In addition to having worked at the company’s Foreign Rights Department, he also ran the company’s Audiobook Department. Utilizing his drive and intuition for discovering talented writers, he is currently expanding his client list of authors. As a literary agent he looks forward to bringing authors to the largest possible audience.
BookCAMP Presentor
Who, Why and How: Preparing to Secure a Literary Agent
4/25, 2:30PM
This strategic presentation reframes the literary agent search from a quest for validation into a high-level business partnership.
Moving beyond the basics, the session targets authors with established momentum, those with awards, fellowships, or a consistent publishing record, who are ready to treat their career as a long-term arc. You will learn that in 2026, an agent’s true value lies in rights management, strategic positioning, and career defense rather than just "getting published."
The "How" focuses on preparing a single flagship project with market-aware positioning and navigating targeted outreach through warm paths. By identifying when to seek representation and when to leverage alternative paths like small presses or direct-to-reader models, you ensure that your next move is driven by strategy rather than ego.
Ultimately, this talk proves that the best time to secure an agent is when your work is strong—and your professional direction is even stronger.