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Noah graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011 with a BA in English Language and Literature\/Letters. He entered the publishing industry through a number of editorial jobs, including Editorial Intern at both Platypus Media LLC and Punch! Media, Entertainment Editor at the Daily Nebraskan, and Senior Editor at Laurus Magazine. He began agenting when he joined the Emma Sweeney Agency LLC in 2011 and he moved to Curtis Brown Ltd. in 2014, before finding a place at Verve in early 2021. <\/p>\n

Noah has appeared at graduate writing programs and writers’ conferences across the country, such as the Pennwriters annual conference, Midwest Writers Conference, Writefest Houston, Lighthouse Literary, Slice and PNWA, speaking about query letters, building non-fiction platforms, and submission etiquette. 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