Literary Agents Database

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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.

Claire Anderson-Wheeler

Regal Hoffmann & Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Dan Cluchey, Patrick Dacey, Eldonna Edwards, Faith Gardner, Samantha Mabry, Joanne O'Sullivan, Jamie Raintree, Liesl Shurtliff, Melissa Scholes Young
Noah Ballard

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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

Representative Authors:
Josh Gondelman, JoAnna Novak, Tochi Onyebuchi, Justin Taylor, Nick White
Amy Elizabeth Bishop

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

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

Representative Authors:
Diana Biller, Kelsy Burke, June Hur, Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Regina Brooks

Serendipity Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Derrick Barnes; Sundee Frazier; Ed Gordon; Dick Gregory; Marcus Hunter, PhD; Charreah Jackson; Lawrence Jackson; jessica Care moore; Marilyn Nelson; Claire Nicogossian; Calaya Reid; David Warmflash; Bil Wright
Tess Callero

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Love, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Katherine Laurin, Kristina Miranda
Rachel Crawford

MacKenzie Wolf

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

Representative Authors:
Eric Dean Wilson, Megan Milks, Tom Cho
Reiko Davis

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Alan Gelb, Lindsey Klingele, Devi S. Laskar
Leigh Feldman

Leigh Feldman Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Judy Budnitz, Matt Burgess, Andrea Chapin, Sarah Dessen, Parnaz Foroutan, Danielle Ganek, T. J. Forrester, Amy Greene, Jessi Kirby, Beth McMullen, Patrick O'Keeffe, Robin Reul, Misa Sugiura, Alexander Weinstein, Ursula Werner, Kenneth Wishnia.
Taylor Haggerty

Root Literary

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Love, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sally Thorne, Kate Clayborn, Karina Halle, Bridget Morrissey, Brittany Cavallaro, Destiny Soria, Emily Henry, Kayla Olson, Lana Popovic, Natasha Ngan
Shannon Hassan

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC

Interested in Representing:
Cross-genre, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Ruvanee Vilhauer, Weina Dai Randel, Rob Rufus, Dusti Bowling, Caroline Woods, Jennie Liu
Dorian Karchmar

William Morris Endeavor

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Translation, War, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Daniel James Brown, Helene Cooper, Frances de Pontes Peebles, Anton DiSclafani, the Estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Erika Johansen, the late Dr. Paul Kalanithi, Ann Leary, Paul Lynch, Kimberly McCreight, Beth Macy, Eric Puchner, Jennifer Vanderbes, Amor Towles, Elaine Weiss
Cassie Mannes Murray

Howland Literary, LLC

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Richard Larson, Morgan Sheehan-Bubla
Andrea Morrison

Writers House LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Aja Gabel, Hillary Frank, Aimee Sicuro, Diana Sudyka, Shreya Gupta, Francesca Sanna, Katie Harnett, Laurel Fantauzzo, Zara Gonzalez Hoang, Rob Hodgson, Zoe Tilley Poster
Molly O’Neill

Root Literary

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Molly B. Burnham, Temre Beltz, Emily Dove, Rob Justus, Emmy Kastner, Adib Khorram, Taryn Knight, Lynne Kelly, Donalyn Miller, Faith Pray, K.J. Reilly, Blythe Russo, Sarah Sax, John Schu, Colby Sharp, Jane Solomon, Molly Walsh
Ayesha Pande

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Asale Angel-Ajani, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Michael Shilling
Nicki Richesin

Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Michelle Bowdler, Alena Dillon, Gabrielle Korn, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Tiffany Shlain, Shira Spector, Shannon Takaoka
Holly Root

Root Literary

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Love, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Victoria Schwab, Rae Carson, Christina Lauren, Alan Gratz, Jasmine Guillory, Kristin Harmel, CJ Redwine, Rachel Hawkins, S.J. Kincaid, Jen Cervantes, Ashley Poston, Denis Markell, Megan Bannen, Greg Van Eekhout, Megan Crane, Gretchen Anthony
Anjali Singh

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Susan Abulhawa, Arif Anwar, Bridgett Davis, Gillian Goerz, Rebecca Hall, Sherine Hamdy, Priya Huq, Deena Mohamed
Meg Thompson

Thompson Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Mari Andrew, Erin Lee Carr, Julia Chaplin, Katherine Harmon Courage, Mason Currey, Lydia Fenet, Emily Flake, John Glynn, Tom Hart, Anita Hill, Kim Krans, Tim Kreider, Nichole Perkins, Cecile Richards, Jeremy Rifkin

Literary Agents Database

Regal Hoffmann & Associates

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

Serendipity Literary Agency

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

MacKenzie Wolf

DeFiore and Company

Leigh Feldman Literary

Root Literary

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC

William Morris Endeavor

Howland Literary, LLC

Writers House LLC

Root Literary

Ayesha Pande Literary

Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.

Root Literary

Ayesha Pande Literary

Thompson Literary Agency