Cullen Stanley

About the Agent

Cullen Stanley began her career in the New York office of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Italy's largest publishing house. She later joined Maria B. Campbell's eponymous scouting agency as senior scout, advising major publishing houses across Europe and Asia, as well as Amblin Entertainment. In 1991, Cullen moved to Janklow & Nesbit Associates as a foreign rights agent. She was named Director of the Rights Department in 1998, overseeing a team of agents, and became Managing Director in 2009. She was named Partner in 2015. Cullen founded Cullen Stanley International in January 2017. Cullen has worked with many authors in the US and international markets, including 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. A fifth-generation Texan, Cullen was 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.