Kiki Nguyen

(she/her)

Kiana (Kiki) Nguyen is a literary agent at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Kiki Nguyen started in publishing in 2015 with an internship with Wunderkind PR, independent book publishing PR company, working on campaigns with authors such as Ernest Cline. There, she discovered a practical industry for her codependent love of fiction. In 2016, Kiki went on to intern with DMLA where she soon joined the team full-time as an assistant literary agent.

Kiki is now building her client list within young adult and adult fiction with a focus on queer and BIPOC authors. When not working, she is playing Among Us or shouting about film/tv on Twitter.

In addition to agenting, Kiki is also pursuing a secondary career in writing comedy for television. DATING INDIA, Kiki’s half-hour comedy, was listed in the first round of Liz Alper’s staffing grid and was a quarter-finalist in 2020’s Finish Line Script Competition. Her literary debut is featured in the YA Anthology, ALL SIGNS POINT TO YES (2022). She is represented by Samantha Fabien at Root Literary.

Contact (not queries): knguyen@maassagency.com