Literary Agents Database

Read More About Literary Agents

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.

Theme

Miriam Altshuler

DeFiore and Company

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Harriet Brown, Andrew Carroll, Robb Forman Dew, Barbara Esstman, Joanna Pearson
Betsy Amster

Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Dr. Elaine Aron, Sandi Ault, Kim Boyce, Robin Chotzinoff, Margaret Leslie Davis, María Amparo Escandón, Tom Fields-Meyer, Tanya Ward Goodman, Joy Nicholson, Christopher Noxon, Dr. Barry Prizant, Louise Steinman, Terry Theise, Diana Wells
Nicole Aragi

Aragi Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Jonathan Safran Foer, Colson Whitehead
Amelia Atlas

Creative Artists Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political

Representative Authors:
Caite Dolan-Leach, Mark O’Connell, Matt Gallagher, Joy Williams
Malaga Baldi

Malaga Baldi Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Cynthia Barrett, Kate Bornstein, Blanche McCrary Boyd, Dan Callahan, Mary Cappello, Barbara Carrellas, Alex Chasin, Lorna Coppinger, Kia Cothron, Patty Dann, Elizabeth Earley, Bonnie Friedman, Jason Friedman, The Estate of William E. Glassley, Daniel Harris, Julian Hattem, Anna Farro Henderson, Amy Godine, Elizabeth Kendall, Thomas Kepler, Glenn Kurtz, William J. Mann, Ru Marshall, Elizabeth Melampy, Ben Miller, Martin Moran, David Morris, Patti Niemi, Christopher Oldstone Moore, Joe Okonkwo, Charles Pappas, Alison Pearlman, Amy Pence, Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, Oliver Radclyffe, Kate Rounds, Tom Santopietro, The Estate of David J. Skal, Joe Strike, Caitilin Sullivan, Jane Summers, Margaret Vandenburg, Mona Vold, Rick Whitaker
Noah Ballard

Verve Talent and Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Cinelle Barnes, Josh Gondelman, Joshua Hunt, Tochi Onyebuchi, Emily Tamkin, Hadley Vlahos
Lisa Bankoff

Bankoff Collaborative

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Vince Beiser, John Colapinto, Carolyn Ferrell, Nancy Horan, Nova Jacobs, Julia Johnson, Laura Kasischke, Michael Perry, Harriet Washington, Cynthia Weiner
Julie Barer

The Book Group

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Rumaan Alam, Mia Alvar, Joshua Ferris, Lily King, Celeste Ng, Gina Ochsner, Kevin Wilson, Charles Yu
Ethan Bassoff

William Morris Endeavor

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Kris D’Agostino, Amber Dermont, Michael Chorost
Faye Bender

The Book Group

Interested in Representing:
Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction

Representative Authors:
Alexandra Bullen Coutts, Ariel Gore, Helen Phillips, Joe Shine, Rebecca Stead, Francisco Stork, Karen Romano Young
Amy Berkower

Writers House

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Erica Bauermeister, Nalini Jones, Erica Jong, Ken Follett
Vicky Bijur

Vicky Bijur Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Laura Lippman, Lisa Genova, James Sallis, Christina Shea, Margaret Maron
Eleanor Birne

RCW Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Jane Campbell, Rozalind Dineen, Louise Kennedy, Michael Magee, Mary-Kay Wilmers
Ian Bonaparte

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Interested in Representing:
Healing/Health, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Emily M. Bender & Alex Hanna, Edna Bonhomme, Jonny Diamond, Eliot Duncan, Mohammed El-Kurd, Tao Leigh Goffe, Sophie Lewis, Bettina Makalintal, Kathleen McLaughlin, Alejandro Nodarse, Tamara Nopper, Liz Pelly, Jackie Wang, Esther Yi
Danielle Bukowski

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Edgar Gomez, Joseph Han, Stephanie Jimenez, Nancy Johnson, Rafe Posey, Bryan Washington
Sarah Burnes

The Gernert Company

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Christopher Beha, Susan Burton, Lacy Crawford, Susanna Hoffs, Linda Holmes, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Rachel Kadish, Alice McDermott, Caryl Phillips, Robin Sloan
Stephanie Cabot

Susanna Lea Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Tracey Lange, Mindy Mejia, Putsata Reang
Jennifer Carlson

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Kevin Brockmeier, Marisa de los Santos, Paul Reyes
Sylvie Carr

The Carr Agency, LLC

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political

Representative Authors:
Rand Fishkin, Keyu Jin, Jake Knapp, Lauren Markham, Trevor Shikaze, Krystal Sital, Andria Williams
Lucy Carson

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Duchess Goldblatt, Jessica Khoury, Glynnis MacNicol, Alexandra Oliva
Sonali Chanchani

Folio Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Masuma Ahuja, Julie Rodgers
Farley Chase

Chase Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Gilbert King, Jill Leovy, Dr. Edie Widder, Dan Slater, William Geroux, Dr. Lucy Jones, Jonathan Meiburg, Katie Booth
Elyse Cheney

The Cheney Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political

Representative Authors:
Dave Eggers, Terri Jentz, Benjamin Kunkel, Nathaniel Rich, Suzanne Rivecca, Marco Roth
Catherine Cho

Paper Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Sarah Underwood, Soon Wiley
Adam Chromy

Movable Type Management

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Edgar and James Beard nominees; Agatha winners; and many New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, and international bestsellers: Tom Acitelli, Alicia Bessette, Donia Bijan, Jamie Brenner, Jane Cleland, J. D. Dickey, Phillip Greene, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Zygmunt Miloszewski, Trent Preszler, Annelise Ryan, Jakub Szamalek

Literary Agents Database

DeFiore and Company

Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

Aragi Inc.

Creative Artists Agency

Malaga Baldi Literary Agency

Verve Talent and Literary Agency

Bankoff Collaborative

The Book Group

William Morris Endeavor

The Book Group

Writers House

Vicky Bijur Literary Agency

RCW Literary Agency

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

The Gernert Company

Susanna Lea Associates

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

The Carr Agency, LLC

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Folio Literary Management

Chase Literary Agency

The Cheney Agency

Paper Literary

Movable Type Management

Pages