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Cullen Stanley

An agent with Cullen Stanley International (see other agents at this agency).

About

Cullen Stanley began her career in the New York office of Italy's Arnoldo Mondadori Editore where she met and worked for Maria B. Campbell. When Campbell launched her eponymous scouting agency in 1987, Cullen joined as the senior scout advising major publishing housees across Europe and Asia, as well as Amblin Entertainment in Hollywood. Four years later, Cullen joined Janklow & Nesbit Associates as a foreign rights agent. In 1998 she was named Director of the Rights Department, overseeing a team of agents. She was made Managing Director of the company in 2009 and was named Partner in 2015. Cullen left Janklow & Nesbit Associates to found her own agency, Cullen Stanley International, in January 2017.

Cullen has worked with many authors in the US and international markets. Among the best known are bestsellers Michael Crichton, Atul Gawande, Malcolm Gladwell, Danielle Steel, and Robert Hughes as well as literary fiction luminaries Andrew Sean Greer, Shirley Hazzard, and Jayne Anne Phillips.

Cullen is a 5th generation Texan, born in San Antonio. She graduated from Smith College with a dual degree in Italian literature and Art History. She speaks and reads French, Italian, and Spanish. In her free time, Cullen enjoys tennis and music.

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Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Collapse section Fiction Open

In fiction, she likes novels with strong plot lines, inspirational stories and memorable characters.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Cullen Stanley seeks compelling narrative nonfiction, historical memoir, biography, mind-body-spirit, and books on art and design.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Architecture and Planning: Architectural design.
History: Biographies, See guidelines.
Lifestyle: Mind-body-spirit.
Memoir: See guidelines.
Visual Arts.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Cullen Stanley Submission Statistics

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2026

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