About me
Amaryah Orenstein, founder and president of GO Literary, is actively seeking works that wed beautiful writing with a strong narrative and tackle big issues in engaging, accessible, and even surprising ways. Amaryah began her career at the Laura Gross Literary Agency in 2009 and, prior to that, worked as an Editorial Assistant at various academic research foundations, including The Tauber Institute, where she edited books for Brandeis University Press/University Press of New England. Originally from Montreal, she earned a BA at McGill University before coming to the US to pursue graduate work in American History. She received her MA from the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University and her PhD from Brandeis University.
Thematic interests include but are not limited to: contemporary + historical fiction; family relationship + coming-of-age stories; Jewish literature, history + current affairs; social + cultural issues; memoir; food.
