About the Agent
Kayla Lightner began her career at Liza Dawson Associates before joining Ayesha Pande Literary in 2020. She managed APL’s subsidiary rights department for two years before transitioning to full-time agent. Her client list includes multi-award-winning actor Delroy Lindo; multi-award-winning journalist and food writer Annabelle Tometich; and Vice, Teen Vogue, and Longreads contributor Minda Honey. Kayla is an adventurous reader who loves stories, typically adult fiction with a select few middle-grade titles, within upmarket fiction, literary fiction, and nonfiction. She is looking for writers who can masterfully straddle the line between storytelling and teaching readers something new about themselves, their communities, or the world we live in. A Georgia native, Kayla earned her B.A. in English from Vassar College. When not reading, she can be found writing, reminiscing on her rugby days, and trying to retain her waning fluency in French by watching French shows on Netflix.
Last updated in directory: 6/15/2026