2026 Faculty: G through L
Ronald Gerber / Agent
Ronald Gerber is President at Lowenstein Associates, where he has been a literary agent since 2019. His clients include: Daniel Kenitz, whose debut thriller THE PERFECT HOME was published by Scribner in 2025; Sonja Thomas, author of the acclaimed children’s books SIR FIG NEWTON & THE SCIENCE OF PERSISTENCE and OLIVE BLACKWOOD TAKES ACTION! with Aladdin/Simon & Schuster; and Lorissa Rinehart, author of feminist biographies FIRST TO THE FRONT and WINNING THE EARTHQUAKE with St. Martin’s Press. Ronald is focused on cinematic stories with strong hooks and relatable characters, and is always looking for projects from queer, BIPOC, and other underrepresented authors. He is a proud graduate of Bard College at Simon’s Rock and Clark University. He resides in Queens, New York with his wife and too many books to count.
Cate Hart / Agent
Cate Hart is a literary agent with Harvey Klinger since 2019. While she specializes in Historical, whether Middle Grade or Young Adult, Women’s Fiction and Romance, she is also looking for fresh takes on fantasy, cozy mysteries, thrillers and all things Gothic.
Dean Krystek / Agent
Dean is holds a BA in English from the University of South Carolina. A Pittsburgh native, he retired from the US Army as a Sergeant Major after a long career that began in the sizzling heat of Vietnam and ended inside the cool interior of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado. After stepping away from the military, Dean held numerous positions in state government and the private sector, including for a number of years as a DoD contracted trainer in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. When he finally turned his attention from wars to words, he brought WordLink, an agency that had begun in New Zealand by a college friend, to Pennsylvania. WordLink is a small town agency with worldwide reach. Its agents reside in Colorado, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and New York. Visit the www.wordlink.us for the agency’s wish list and current client list.
Dean is looking for authors with distinctive voices whose narratives invoke a strong sense of time and place and whose stories create a memorable reading experience. He’d like to see mysteries (whodunit, cozy); psychological suspense; thrillers (looking for small town America setting vs international in scale); military fiction (character-driven pieces). In YA he would like to see mysteries, paranormal, sci-fi, coming of age, and suspense with writing that stirs the imagination and caters to the young reader’s sense of wonder and adventure.