Current Staff

Becka Oliver

Becka Oliver

Executive Director

Becka Oliver joined the WLT in September 2013 as Executive Director after more than sixteen years of experience working in book publishing. She spent much of her publishing career inside two of the “big five” publishing leaders – Macmillan and Hachette Book Group — licensing domestic and foreign rights on behalf of countless notable authors, including Sandra Brown, Brad Meltzer, Nicholas Sparks, Jon Stewart and the Daily Show, and more. In 2007, she made the leap from Associate Director of Subsidiary Rights at Grand Central Publishing to Literary Agent, first at Endeavor and then at William Morris Endeavor (WME) after the two powerhouse talent agencies merged. As a literary agent, Becka represented clients working in both fiction and nonfiction, including Brunonia Barry, Sheryl Crow, Kamran Pasha, Joanna Philbin, Susan Rebecca White, and the popular blog Awkward Family Photos.
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Sam Babiak

Program Director

Sam Babiak holds a B.A. in English Literature with a certificate in Creative Writing with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin. She has experience working on the fiction board for Echo Literary Arts Magazine, Badgerdog Creative Writing Camps, and the Texas Book Festival. Her writing can be found or is forthcoming from HotHouse Literary Journal and the lickety~split. She is from Laredo, Texas and currently lives in Austin, Texas.

Austen Schreib

Office Coordinator

Austen Schreib is a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin where they studied English and Creative Writing. They are passionate about literature with a focus on sci-fi and fantasy prose. They have experience as a marketing board member for the Hothouse Literary Journal. Currently, Austen is an editorial apprentice at The Book Engineer. While not reading or writing, Austen enjoys hiking, playing games, sewing, and spoiling their pets.
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J Evan Parks

Member Services Manager / Digital Media Manager

J Evan Parks is a writer and creative currently living in Austin, TX. He is a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied both English and Japanese, and was inducted into the Japanese National Honor Society. While at UT, he was the Head Writer and Executive Producer of the show Down to Film on the University’s student-run television channel, TSTV. In his spare time, you can find him re-watching old sitcoms or dreaming up critical analyses of the Rocky franchise.

Emma Conatser

Social Media & Marketing Intern

Emma graduated from Abilene Christian University with degrees in English and Music and is currently working on an MA in Media Studies at the University of Texas. She has worked with writers in many capacities and enjoys writing short fiction. In her free time, you can find her solving the Wordle, reading Cormac McCarthy, or watching a Noah Baumbach movie.

Samantha Treviño

Social Media & Marketing Intern

Samantha is a third-year English student at the University of Texas at Austin where she studies English, creativing writing, and design. She has been involved with student press for the better half seven years and currently works as a designer for Apricity Literary Magazine and the Daily Texan Newspaper. She is passionate for poetry, design, and all things creativity. When not reading or writing, she loves to crochet and watch cartoons.

At this time, there are no open positions. Feel free to check back, any updates will be added to this page.
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