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Literary Agents Database

The Literary Agents list includes agents and literary agencies that represent poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, plus details about the kind of books they're interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them.

Name	Literary Agency	Interested in Representing
Miriam Altshuler	Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Julie Barer	Barer Literary, LLC	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Amy Berkower	Writers House	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Vicky Bijur	Vicky Bijur Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Jennifer Carlson	Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Lucy Carson	Friedrich Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

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The P&W Guide to Literary Agents

Jennifer Carlson of Dunow, Carlson & Lerner

5.20.13

For an unpublished writer, does it cost more to seek a literary agent abroad or would it be safer to self-publish first in the home country before seeking an agent in another country?