Charles Kim
ClosedSerendipity Literary Agency·US
Agent profile summary
- Represents
- adult fictionyoung adultchildren's literature
- Looking for
- Synopsis, Sample Pages
- How to submit
- Online Form
Needs verification·Last verified: 4 May 2026
Charles Kim is a literary agent at Serendipity Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on adult fiction, young adult, and children's literature. Currently closed to submissions. Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.
Age Categories
Adult, Young Adult, Children's
Notes
Previously served as Associate Publisher at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and as Editor in Chief at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Born in Seoul, Korea and immigrated to the United States at age seven.
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