Jacinta di Mase Management

Jacinta di Mase Management Literary Agency committed to quality books that engage, entertain, and inspire. Representing writers and illustrators across a diverse range of genres

With more than 20 years experience in the book industry, Jacinta di Mase started her own agency in 2004. The agency is committed to the creation of quality books that engage, entertain, and inspire. Agency staff have a good track record for spotting works with commercial potential and working with creators to maximise that potential. We represent writers and illustrators across a diverse range of

genre including picture books, young adult fiction, and fiction and non-fiction titles for the adult trade market. Jacinta di Mase has a background in book selling and publishing, and worked for ten years in two of Australia’s premier literary agencies: Australian Literary Management (ALM), and Jenny Darling & Associates. She graduated with distinction from the RMIT Graduate Diploma of Editing & Publishing (1996). Jacinta is the President of the Australian Literary Agents’ Association (ALAA), an Australia Council for the Arts Visiting International Publishers Program selection committee member, and the ALAA representative for the Book Council of Australia (BCA)

Now, more than ever a writer needs an agent. Publishing is in a constant state of flux with new technologies presenting radical changes to old publishing models. Editors leave publishing houses; Publishing houses are sold, or taken over, or sometimes abandoned. A writer needs a buffer to protect them during times of change. An agent knows the publishing industry and can offer this protection. An agent is in the industry at the ground level; an agent is there for the writer.

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23/09/2025

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Some of you may have noticed that it’s been a while since I published anything here. There’s a simple reason: cancer.

Some important and devastating News from our beloved author Jane Gilmore. Please join us in celebrating Jane’s incredibl...
23/09/2025

Some important and devastating News from our beloved author Jane Gilmore.

Please join us in celebrating Jane’s incredible contribution to these vital conversations about teaching consent in Australia. Please spread the word and pre-order ahead of its Sept 30 release (and ask your local library to order a copy too!) and maybe we’ll see you at the launch on October 16.

Love to you, Jane ❤️

Some of you may have noticed that it’s been a while since I published anything here. There’s a simple reason: cancer.

We're thrilled for you, Grace!
14/09/2025

We're thrilled for you, Grace!

p>Thrilled to announce that author Grace Chan is the winner of the 2025 Paragraph Fellowship! Announced last night at …

13/09/2025

You can make a submission to the Federal Government re: the Productivity Commission’s report about allowing AI to run rampant in Australia, until September 15 (“Harnessing data and digital technology”)

Please consider doing so, if you don’t want to see artist’s work being “legally” stolen for profit, in a Government-backed “AI arms race”

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Carly!!!! 💜💜💜
12/09/2025

Carly!!!! 💜💜💜

Five style icons share the story behind a dress they love.

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11/09/2025

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More incredible news for our creators!
09/09/2025

More incredible news for our creators!

p>Little Bones, Spirit of the Crocodile and Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions

Call for proposals – non/fictionLab Graphic Storyteller Fellowship 2026.
08/09/2025

Call for proposals – non/fictionLab Graphic Storyteller Fellowship 2026.

Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishingMeanjin, a mainstay of Australia’s cultural landscape and ...
04/09/2025

Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing

Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia’s cultural landscape and the nation’s second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.

Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.

New YA book to add to your 2026 Watchlist 👀 'Poster Boys' by Scott Woodard, out Feb 2026 with Hachette Children's Books ...
04/09/2025

New YA book to add to your 2026 Watchlist 👀 'Poster Boys' by Scott Woodard, out Feb 2026 with Hachette Children's Books ANZ

A laugh-out-loud debut novel that mixes razor-sharp satire with a rollicking plot and a whole lot of heart. This is a YA coming-of-age caper about accepting yourself just as you are.

It’s a little bit 'The Chocolate War' meets Will Kostakis by way of 'The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks'!

p>A jock, a try-hard and a space cadet. Highview Grammar will rue the day it put ‘History’ …

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29/08/2025

WOO-HOO!!!!!!!

p>The Readings Children’s Prize is presented for the best new contribution to Australian children’s literature from an …

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