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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
Lisa Bankoff	International Creative Management	Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Ethan Bassoff	Lippincott Massie McQuilkin	Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture
Georges Borchardt	Georges Borchardt	Experimental, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Sarah Burnes	The Gernert Company	Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Chris Calhoun	Chris Calhoun Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political, War
Elyse Cheney	Elyse Cheney Literary Associates	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political
Laura Dail	The Laura Dail Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction
Sandy Dijkstra	Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Henry Dunow	Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Anne Edelstein	Anne Edelstein Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Jenni Ferrari-Adler	Brick House Literary Agents	Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Christy Fletcher	Fletcher & Company	Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Nonfiction
Kate Garrick	DeFiore and Company	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Susan Ginsburg	Writers House	Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
Markus Hoffman	Regal Literary	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture
Kirby Kim	William Morris Endeavor	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Stuart Krichevsky	Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Betsy Lerner	Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Nonfiction
Jay Mandel	William Morris Endeavor	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction
Carol Mann	Carol Mann Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
David McCormick	McCormick & Williams	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Gary Morris	David Black Literary Agency	Nonfiction
Zoë Pagnamenta	The Zoë Pagnamenta Agency, LLC	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Ayesha Pande	Ayesha Pande Literary	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Lorin Rees	Rees Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
Marly Rusoff	Marly Rusoff Literary Agency	Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Curtis Russell	P.S. Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Peter Sawyer	Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture
Deborah Schneider	Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency Inc.	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
Carly Watters	P.S. Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Kimberly Witherspoon	Inkwell Management	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Searching for an Agent?

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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?