Mark Gottlieb SVP and Literary Agent at Trident Media Group

Mark Gottlieb SVP and Literary Agent at Trident Media Group Trident Media Group SVP and literary agent Mark Owen Gottlieb works at publishing's leading literary agency Trident Media Group in New York City.

He is highly ranked in book deals and is actively building his client list of authors. Mark Gottlieb is a senior vice president and prominent literary agent working at book publishing’s leading literary agency Trident Media Group in New York City. He has ranked highly among literary agents across the industry for overall number of deals and other individual categories. While at Trident Media Group

, Mark Gottlieb has represented New York Times bestselling authors as well as major award-winning authors. He has optioned and sold numerous books to production companies and studios for film and TV adaptation. Mark Gottlieb greatly enjoys working with authors to help manage and grow their careers with the resources available at Trident Media Group. In addition to having worked at the company’s Foreign Rights Department, he also ran the company’s Audiobook Department. Utilizing his drive and intuition for discovering talented writers, he is currently expanding his client list of authors. As a literary agent he looks forward to bringing authors to the largest possible audience.

Honored to be featured in Benzinga on carrying forward my family’s literary tradition at Trident Media Group. ✍️📚Publish...
09/12/2025

Honored to be featured in Benzinga on carrying forward my family’s literary tradition at Trident Media Group. ✍️📚

Publishing isn’t just my profession—it’s my passion and a legacy I’m proud to uphold. Grateful for the chance to work with incredible authors and help bring their stories to the world.



I’m honored to share that Benzinga recently featured me in an article about carrying forward my family’s literary tradit...
09/12/2025

I’m honored to share that Benzinga recently featured me in an article about carrying forward my family’s literary tradition at Trident Media Group. 📚✨

Publishing has always been more than just a career—it’s a calling and a legacy I’m proud to continue. I feel grateful every day for the chance to champion authors, nurture their stories, and help bring important voices to readers around the world.

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👉 https://www.benzinga.com/partner/general/25/09/47649506/a-literary-legacy-how-mark-gottlieb-is-carrying-forward-a-family-tradition-at-the-trident-media-g

Thank you to all the writers, colleagues, and friends who make this journey possible.

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The program will provide participants with an insider's look into the publishing world.

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Mark Gottlieb, Literary Agent

Mark Gottlieb is a literary agent at Trident Media Group in New York City. He ranks highly among literary agents in overall deals and other categories. With that insight and initiative, he is actively building his client list of new authors. He manages and grows author careers at publishing's leading agency. One of his core values is helping writers realize their book publishing dreams. This is all while ensuring their enjoyment of the book publishing experience. Since his time at Trident Media Group, he has represented New York Times bestselling, as well as award-winning authors. He has also optioned and sold books to film and TV companies. He meets with major studios, producers, agencies and managers to pitch books to them. He previously ran Trident Media Group's Audiobook Department. In that role he helped the Audiobook Department more than double its sales revenue in number of audiobook deals and amount of money for audiobook deals. Prior to that he served as Executive Assistant to the literary agency's Chairman. Before that he worked in Foreign Rights. There he worked closely with the Director of the department, in seeing books sold to foreign publishers from around the world. He continues to work in the area of foreign rights. He continually attends the major international book fairs. This is in addition to meeting with foreign book publishers throughout the year.Prior to his time at the agency, he worked in Production at Penguin Books, handling production for various book imprints. He attended Emerson College where he obtained a degree in Writing, Literature and Publishing. He was a founding member of the Undergraduate Students for Publishing and later served as the organization’s President. He is actively seeking submissions in all categories. He is looking forward to bringing new authors to the curious minds of their future readers.