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Tia Ikemoto

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

United States

Open to Queriesemail
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Manuscript Wish List (MSWL)

Looking For

Books exploring parasocial relationships, fandoms, fame, and internet culture/citizenship with a focus on offering prescriptive solutions for societal issues related to social media. Additionally, looking for college coming-of-age campus novels (YA or adult).

Themes & Elements

unique stage of lifecinematic commercial storylineshigh conceptgrounded YA Fantasy

Tone & Style

commercialliterary

Comp Titles

SpeakThe Perks of Being a WallflowerThe Sun is Also a StarOne of Us is LyingLove, SimonThe Raven CycleElsewhereGrownBachelor NationCatch and KillGhettosideWildKitchen ConfidentialKnow my NameDear GirlsSo You’ve Been Publicly ShamedThree WomenMy Body
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About

Originally from the Bay Area with a degree in Communication and Business from UC San Diego. After interning at Writers House, she joined ICM Partners in 2019 as an assistant to the Co-Head of Publishing until the agency was acquired by Creative Artists Agency in 2022. She was promoted to full literary agent in 2024.

Submission Guidelines
Format: email
Guidelines:

Submissions should be emailed to [email protected] Please email me your query and first 10 pages of the manuscript pasted into the body of the email.

Notable Clients
  • Alissa DeRogatis
  • Cassie Yeung
  • Brian Schaefer
  • Kyla Zhao
  • Alissa DeRogatis (Call it What You Want)
  • Brian Schaefer (Town & Country)
  • Cassie Yeung (Bad B*tch in the Kitch)
  • Kyla Zhao (The Fraud Squad, May the Best Player Win)
  • Amy Bradford
  • Kristin Offiler
  • Laura Ruby
Notable Sales
  • Call it What You Want
  • Bad B*tch in the Kitch
  • Town & Country
  • The Fraud Squad
  • May the Best Player Win
  • Town & Country by Brian Schaefer (debut novel, co-agented with Andrianna deLone)
  • Call it What You Want (Alissa DeRogatis)
  • Bad B*tch in the Kitch (Cassie Yeung)
  • Town & Country (Brian Schaefer)
  • The Fraud Squad (Kyla Zhao)
  • May the Best Player Win (Kyla Zhao)
  • Children's/YA titles at Putnam Children's (various)

Sources

MSWL ProfilePersonal Website

Last verified: April 2, 2026

Audience

AdultYoung Adult

Genres

Commercial Fiction
Memoir / Autobiography
Narrative Nonfiction
Literary Fiction
Upmarket Fiction
Arts / Music / Film / Pop Culture
Pop Culture
Thriller
Romance
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Women's Fiction
Prescriptive Nonfiction / Self-Help
Self-Help
Food / Cookbooks
Cookbooks

Focus Areas

pop cultureInvestigative Journalismcultural criticismculinary interests

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