The top question most aspiring writers have regarding their writing is how to find a literary agent. After a nearly 20-year journey, Adam Sleper landed an agent via the slush pile in 2025. Adam shares his journey of finding and working with a literary agent and proves that tenacity ultimately means more than having an MFA or possessing the right connections.

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Teaching Artist: Adam Sleper is a working-class writer originally from Omaha. As a prose writer, he is a three-time Illinois grant recipient and multiple artist residency recipient. As a screenwriter, he is a Page and Austin Film Fest finalist and has had multiple scripts score top 1% on the Black List. Adam has published stories in Midwest Review , Literal Latte, Malarkey , The NoSleep Podcast , and more. Adam is a member of the Chicago chapter of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the Chicago Writers Association (CWA). He was nominated for the 2025 PEN America Dau Prize for Emerging Writers. Adam lives outside Chicago with his wife, a civil rights attorney, their two awesome kids, and an adorable dog.