Jackie Ashton is Founder and Chief Literary Agent at Bookmark—a boutique literary agency where she represents thought leaders and bestselling authors such as the AstroTwins, Scott Shigeoka and Dave Pell.
She has ghostwritten and co-written several books, including THE LOST ART OF CONNECTING with Susan McPherson, which won a 2021 Best Business Book Award.
Jackie’s journalism and essays on health, lifestyle, and education—as well as parenting in the digital age—have appeared in publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Salon, among other outlets.
Jackie is also a publishing consultant and offers classes and workshops on writing, creating a book proposal, building your author platform and getting a book deal. She is also the author of Somewhere Out There, a newsletter about travel, grief & the second half of life. She hosts Just Write — intimate writing evenings and retreats for women who have a story inside them that hasn't come out yet. Life is short; book the damn trip.
