We are delighted to welcome Kiya Evans to Paper, where she will be an Associate Agent after five years at Mushens Entertainment.
Evans started with Mushens Entertainment as an intern in 2020 and joined as a permanent staff member as Juliet Mushens’ assistant in early 2021. She was promoted to Associate Agent in 2023.
She has worked closely on a list of Sunday Times and New York Times’ bestsellers, including Richard Osman, Jessie Burton, Abigail Dean, and Saara El-Arifi. She has also begun building her own list of clients, including Annie Summerlee, whose debut romantasy THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND ROSES sold in major pre-empts in both the UK and US, as well as in multiple international territories, and will be published in January 2026.
Evans will be supporting agents Catherine Cho and Katie Greenstreet on the Paper Literary list, and continue to build her own roster of clients. She’s particularly looking for zeitgeisty, high-concept, conversation-starting fiction, upmarket novels with a genre edge – be it love, magic, or horror – and ambitious, hooky fantasy/romantasy with strong world-building and centrality of character. She’ll also be looking selectively for YA and non-fiction.
Evans said: “I have grown immeasurably in my nearly five years working at Mushens Entertainment, and have learned so much since that very first internship in the summer of 2020. Working with Juliet on her brilliant list has been a true masterclass in agenting, and I will miss my exceptional colleagues and the agency’s talented authors very much.
I have admired Catherine, Katie, and Melissa’s work for a long time, and cannot wait to get stuck in with their list, continue to build my own, and embark on the next step in my career at Paper Literary. I feel very lucky.”
Cho said: “We are delighted to welcome Kiya to Paper, we know that with her ambition and her commitment to her authors, she will be a wonderful addition to our team, and we are excited for this next chapter.
Mushens said: “I’ve loved working with Kiya over the last five years and watching her develop and grow her taste and acumen – we will miss her dearly but I’m delighted by this exciting new opportunity for her.”
Welcome, Kiya!