Veteran Editor and Agent Dana Adkins Dies at 77

Aug 07, 2024

Publishing veteran Dana Adkins died in New York City on July 22, 2024 at the age of 77, after complications from a fall and head injury precipitated by Ehrlichiosis, a deer tick disease. Adkins was a well-known editor with stints at Viking Press in the 1970s, a year at Houghton Mifflin in 1980, and 22 years at Reader's Digest, where she served as senior staff editor from 1981-2003. She then became a founding partner and owner of the Adkins & Phillips Literary Agency. A memorial service will be announced for October in New York City.

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