Jennifer Custer

Custer, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, started her career in London in 2003 as an intern at authors’ agency Blake Friedmann while completing her master’s degree. She joined literary agency A M Heath in 2004 and eventually became rights director, a position she held for more than a decade, working with authors including Hilary Mantel and Maggie O’Farrell and estates including George Orwell. Custer became a scout in 2019 and joined Maria B Campbell Associates in 2024 as director of the London office, overseeing both the publishing and film and TV sides of the business.