Debra Rodman, Founder and Literary Agent :

Debra Rodman is a poet, songwriter, published author, and a film and commercial production professional. Her multi-faceted creative experiences make her and her company Emerald Literary Agency a progressive player in the publishing and multimedia world.

Born in Manhattan, Debra spent her childhood in Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Geneva, Tokyo and London. She was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, transfering to San Francisco State University, to enroll in their writing program where she double-majored in creative writing and English literature, with a minor in poetry. Debra formed close relationships with authors and poets Kay Boyle and Nanos Valoritis. In fact, her poetry so impressed Allen Ginsburg, that he offered to sponsor her as a poet, at the famous St. Marks Poetry Project in Greenwich Village, in 1978.

Debra worked in a variety of music, film, and commercial production positions, including recording engineer, production coordinator and second assistant director. In 1994, she founded the Emerald Literary Agency in Beverly Hills, and by 1995 she had sold author Robert McKee's 1st non-fiction book "Story," to Regan Books, Harper Collins, and she received one of the largest advances for a non-fiction book. "Story" hit number two on The Los Angeles Times Bestseller List and today it remains a strong seller in hardback. You can find Robert McKee portrayed in the Spike Jonze’s movie “Adaptation”.

In 1996, Debra successfully co-authored The Rolling Stones: Black And White Blues, 1963, photographs by Gus Coral written by David Hinckley and Debra Rodman, Turner Publishing, she then returned to New York to capitalize on her solid associations with publishing companies and her extensive contacts with Los Angeles buyers, independent Hollywood film producers, directors, and film/TV documentary production.