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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
Tina Bennett	William Morris Endeavor	Autobiography/Memoir, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction
Amy Berkower	Writers House	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Vicky Bijur	Vicky Bijur Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
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

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