Shelly Romero

Shelly Romero (she/her) is a Honduran-American Associate Agent at Confluence Literary Agency. She graduated from Stephens College with a BA in English and attended the 2017 NYU Summer Publishing Institute. She began her publishing career at Scholastic, rising from editorial assistant to associate editor, where she assisted on bestselling lines like 'The Bad Guys' and 'Goosebumps' before acquiring titles. After working in book packaging and freelance editing, she transitioned to agenting. She has volunteered extensively with organizations like Latinx in Pub, POC in Pub, the Representation Matters Mentorship Program, DVcon, and the Bronx Book Festival, focusing on championing BIPOC and historically marginalized creatives.