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.

There’s just no stopping the groundswell of love for STINKBUG!
18/07/2025

There’s just no stopping the groundswell of love for STINKBUG!

Sinead Stubbins takes aim at deranged wellness culture in her debut novel.

Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired two YA romance books from emerging Perth-based author, Aurelne Thian. ...
17/07/2025

Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired two YA romance books from emerging Perth-based author, Aurelne Thian. The deal was brokered by agent Danielle Binks.

p>Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired two YA romance books from emerging Perth-based …

Clare Wright’s 'Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy' h...
16/07/2025

Clare Wright’s 'Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy' has won the 2025 Northern Territory History Book Award!

Clare Wright’s

From our own Josh Bornstein:
15/07/2025

From our own Josh Bornstein:

When the Albanese government appointed a special envoy for antisemitism, it bypassed existing institutions that work against racism. Now it’s reaping what it sowed.

‘Now it is proposed that a Jewish Cultural and Arts Council is to advise the arts minister. To privilege one ethnic comm...
12/07/2025

‘Now it is proposed that a Jewish Cultural and Arts Council is to advise the arts minister. To privilege one ethnic community over others is deeply offensive and dangerous.’

The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

Look out for Danielle Binks 👀!
12/07/2025

Look out for Danielle Binks 👀!

The impeccably funny, Katherine Collette;
11/07/2025

The impeccably funny, Katherine Collette;

What true crime and writing have in common

Human book chain!
11/07/2025

Human book chain!

On Thursday I helped iconic Melbourne institution - Hill of Content Bookshop - move one-hundred or so metres up the road, by forming a human book-chain!

HUUUUUUGEEE!!!! Congratulations to our author and agent, Danielle Binks!
10/07/2025

HUUUUUUGEEE!!!! Congratulations to our author and agent, Danielle Binks!

p>Author Danielle Binks’ …

'By far the most troubling thing I learnt while researching this story is the decline of school libraries in public scho...
08/07/2025

'By far the most troubling thing I learnt while researching this story is the decline of school libraries in public schools, both in their number and standard of facilities. While most schools have a library, this can sometimes amount to just a collection of books on a few shelves. Incredibly, there are no figures on the number of school libraries in Australia. “The decline of school libraries sends a huge message to kids that reading isn’t valued,” says Anna Burkey.'

Low literacy. A drop in recreational reading. Students who can’t finish texts. A book industry of falling margins. The decline in reading poses a risk to us all.

We love to see it!
01/07/2025

We love to see it!

Huge congratulations to our authors shortlisted in the 2025 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards!

Common sense from Judith Brett
27/06/2025

Common sense from Judith Brett

A shift in the public’s expectation of government is under way and, as Menzies realised in the 1940s, any party seeking to win over voters must adapt to stay relevant

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