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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
Nicole Aragi	Aragi Inc.	Literary Fiction
Lisa Bankoff	International Creative Management	Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Julie Barer	Barer Literary, LLC	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
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
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
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
Terra Chalberg	Chalberg & Sussman	Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Elyse Cheney	Elyse Cheney Literary Associates	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political
William Clark	William Clark Associates	Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Religious/Spiritual, War
Bill Clegg	William Morris Endeavor	Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry
Laura Dail	The Laura Dail Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction
Liz Darhansoff	Darhansoff Verrill Feldman Literary Agents	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Liza Dawson	Liza Dawson Associates	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Brian DeFiore	DeFiore and Company	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative 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
Katherine Fausset	Curtis Brown, Ltd.	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Leigh Feldman	Writers House	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction
Jenni Ferrari-Adler	Brick House Literary Agents	Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Ryan Fischer-Harbage	The Fischer-Harbage Agency Inc.	Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Seth Fishman	The Gernert Company	Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction
Emily Forland	The Wendy Weil Agency, Inc.	Fiction, Literary Fiction
Warren Frazier	John Hawkins & Associates, Inc.	Literary Fiction
Molly Friedrich	The Friedrich Agency LLC	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Kate Garrick	DeFiore and Company	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Susan Ginsburg	Writers House	Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
Rebecca Gradinger	Fletcher & Company	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture
Katie Grimm	Don Congdon Associates, Inc.	Historical, Literary Fiction
Joy Harris	The Joy Harris Literary Agency	Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Judy Heiblum	Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.	Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Gail Hochman	Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.	Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction
Markus Hoffman	Regal Literary	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture
Dorian Karchmar	William Morris Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Daniel Lazar	Writers House LLC	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Carol Mann	Carol Mann Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
PJ Mark	Janklow & Nesbit Associates	Autobiography/Memoir, Graphic/Illustrated, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture
David McCormick	McCormick & Williams	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Matt McGowan	Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture
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
Emma Patterson	Brandt & Hochman	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Lorin Rees	Rees Literary Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
Amy Rennert	Amy Rennert Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative 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
Jim Rutman	Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.	Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction
Rayhané Sanders	WSK Management LLC	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Adam Schear	DeFiore and Company	Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture
Deborah Schneider	Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency Inc.	Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction
Denise Shannon	Denise Shannon Literary Agency, Inc.	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Eric Simonoff	William Morris Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Anna Stein	Aitken Alexander Associates LLC	Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Douglas Stewart	Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.	Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Emma Sweeney	Emma Sweeney Agency LLC	Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction
Joseph Veltre	The Gersh Agency	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Mitchell Waters	Curtis Brown, Ltd.	Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative 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
Renee Zuckerbrot	Renee Zuckerbrot Literary Agency	Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Searching for an Agent?

Poets & Writers is here to help. This handbook provides everything you need to know about finding the perfect literary agent to represent you and your work.

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?