Kristina Holmes

Kristina Holmes is partner literary agent and consultant at Ebeling & Associates.  Kristina brings a varied blend of personal and professional experience that makes her uniquely suited for the out-of-the-box work our agency is involved in.

An avid traveler since birth, Kristina’s first international trip was when she was 3 days old to Grand Cayman.  She has visited many countries including Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Iceland, Canada, Mexico, Fiji and Thailand.  As the only daughter of an “old-school” Brit, 58 years her senior, Kristina was exposed to an international style of thinking that encouraged her to continually widen her perspective and take into account those of others around the globe.

Converting her apple-pie American Mom to the gypsy life, the trio moved around the country over three dozen times.  By the time Kristina graduated from high school, she had visited 39 states, attended 16 different schools, and completed a year of university classes. 

Kristina found her spiritual “piko” (meaning “home” in Hawaiian) on Molokai at age 11 and moved there in 1999.  Discovering beauty, sustenance, and sheer joy, Kristina spent two and a half amazing years on this remote island.  She would somewhat reluctantly go on to Oahu to achieve a B.A. in Anthropology with a broad foundation in archaeology, and physical, cultural and ecological anthropology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, graduating in 2002.

Through this life of travels and exposure to diverse cultures, Kristina developed a zest and passion for our planet.  This in turn directly relates to her interests as an agent, which tend to be quite broad.  Kristina is seeking submissions in the areas of spirituality, health and nutrition, sex, women's issues, nature/environment, pets, humor, business, parenting, narrative nonfiction and select memoir. Most of her projects involve an educational and/or inspirational component. 

Kristina has been an agent with Ebeling & Associates for over five years, helping to create sharp book proposals, develop effective book marketing plans, land significant offers with major New York publishing houses, and guide authors through every step of the publishing process. Kristina's high expectations and determination have helped our clients achieve a high level of success.

Kristina accepts submissions via email, either in query form or with a full competitive proposal.  Please have your proposal ready if you are sending a query only.  Authors must have a developed platform and a unique, well-developed book concept. 

For consulting projects, feel free to contact her or Michael.