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.

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Serene Hakim

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Kristen Arnett, Jean Chen Ho, Kaela Rivera, Ream Shukairy, Shannon C.F. Rogers
Claire Harris

Helm Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Magical Realism, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Regional, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Nicole Bedera, Charlie Berens, Katie Collom, Betty Corrello, Dannah Eve, Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy, Isaias Hernandez, Lindsay Maple, Sam Rebelein, Carly Robyn, TJ Therrien, VegNews, Dr. Jennifer Vencill
Jordan Hill

New Leaf Literary & Media

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Roshani Chokshi, Carolyn Huynh, Lydia Kang, Christine Platt, Shannon Watters
Ginger Hutchinson

Movable Type Management

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

Representative Authors:
Kima Jones

Triangle House Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
David Haynes, Francisco McCurry, Rochelle Spencer
Mita Kapur

Siyahi

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Feminist, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Karen Anand, Dr. Mukesh Batra, Rohan Chakravarty, Diana Chambers, Dirk Collier, Jane De Suza, Vish Dhamija, Ashok Ferrey, Alan Friedman, Gulzar, Sabin Iqbal, Khalid Jawed, Arati Kumar-Rao, M. Mukundan, Pranay Lal, Manjula Padmanabhan, Zac O’Yeah, Devdutt Pattanaik, Sara Rai, Megha Rao, Vikramajit Ram, Aruna Roy, Vikram Sampath, M. G. Vassanji
Iwalani Kim

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Ellen Levine

Trident Media Group

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

Representative Authors:
Chris Abani, Marlon James, Katie Kitamura, Marilynne Robinson, Michael Farris Smith
Kayla Lightner

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Minda Honey, Cat Huang, Margaret Flatley, Alex Sujong Laughlin, Annabelle Tometich
Cecilia “CeCe” Lyra

Wendy Sherman Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, Dr. Jonathan Lassiter, Laura Leffler, Bianca Marais, Dr. Kari Nixon, Anamely Salgado Reyes, Aleeza Ben Shalom, Aparna Shewakramani, Dr. Courtney Tracy
Kate McKean

Howard Morhaim Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Magical Realism, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Claudia Aguirre, Isaac Fellman, Bobby Finger, Alix E. Harrow, Daniel M. Lavery, Mattie Lubchansky, Trung Le Nguyen, Meggie Ramm, Madeleine Roux
Tanya McKinnon

McKinnon Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

Representative Authors:
Brittney Cooper, Sharon Draper, Michael Harriot, Benjamin Herold, Martha Jones, Bettina Love, Jonathan Metzl, Tiya Miles, Cole Arthur Riley, Tricia Rose, Mark Siegel, Salamishah Tillet, Damon Young, to name a few.
Meredith Miller

United Talent Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Translation

Representative Authors:
Ashley Flowers, Emmanuel Acho, Edward Enninful, Malala Yousafzai, Kate Flannery, Jamie Loftus, Paul Holes, Arlo Parks, Sara Hamdan, Alison Leiby, Joe Pera
Michele Mortimer

Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Omar Ali, Gus Berg, Matt Burgess, David Covell, Penny Guisinger, Carolynn Mireault, Fae Myenne Ng, Paul Rousseau. Agency clients: Lynda Barry, Charles Baxter, Taylor Branch, Gretel Ehrlich, Arthur Golden, Amy Hempel, Pam Houston, Bill James, Paulette Jiles, Stephen King, William Langewiesche, Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera, Daniel Okrent, Annie Proulx, Lee Smith, Neal Stephenson, among others.
Dana Newman

Dana Newman Literary Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Madhushree Ghosh, Tracee Stanley, Caron Butler, Jaime Harrison, Kevin Hines, Slim Jim Phantom, Stevie Salas, Sagit Schwartz
Monica Odom

Odom Media Management

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Victoria Blanco, Maisy Card, Bernard Ferguson, Morgan Jerkins, Mia Mercado, Sonya Renee Taylor
Amanda Orozco

Transatlantic Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Kay Chronister, Jessica Elisheva Emerson, Paola Ferrante, Laura Goode, Roya Marsh, Nick Medina, Anthony Christian Ocampo, m. mick powell, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Shoshana von Blanckensee
Ayesha Pande

Ayesha Pande Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Patricia Engel, Danielle Evans, Ibram X. Kendi, Lisa Ko, Matthew Salesses, Michael Shilling
Larissa Melo Pienkowski

Azantian

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Translation, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
TJ Alexander, Remica Bingham-Risher, K. Tempest Bradford, Erica Buddington, J K Chukwu, Jo Franco, Katalina Gamarra, Beverly Gooden, Aline Mello, Angela Montoya, Princess Moon, Amy Quichiz, Johanna Toruño
Sophia M. Ramos

New Leaf Literary & Media

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Victoria Aveyard, S.A. Barnes, Zoraida Cordova, Marieke Nijkamp, Claribel A. Ortega, Rebecca Ross
Nicki Richesin

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Michelle Bowdler, Sesali Bowen, Carrie Courogen, Alena Dillon, Gabrielle Korn, Seulmi Lee, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Tiffany Shlain, Shira Spector, Shannon Takaoka, Rebecca Woolf, Sara Woster
Rebecca Rodd

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Healing/Health, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Arushi Avachat, Paige Classey, Dr. Maytal Eyal, Pieper James, Emily Marano, Kanessa Miller
Jesseca Salky

Salky Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Richard Brautigan (Estate), Chris Cander, Saeed Jones, Matthew Norman, Ann Petry (Estate), Jen Schuster, Ntozake Shange (Estate), Natasha Tarpley, Anne Tyler, Alan Watts (Estate)
Nour Sallam

The Caldwell Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Currently building a client list.
Trinica Sampson-Vera

New Leaf Literary & Media

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Leslie Adame, Ciera Burch, Katie Chandler, Julian Randall. I have also worked closely with George M. Johnson, Leah Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, and Meryl Wilsner.

Literary Agents Database

Ayesha Pande Literary

Helm Literary

New Leaf Literary & Media

Movable Type Management

Triangle House Literary

Siyahi

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

Trident Media Group

Ayesha Pande Literary

Wendy Sherman Associates

Howard Morhaim Literary Agency

McKinnon Literary

United Talent Agency

Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents

Dana Newman Literary Inc.

Odom Media Management

Transatlantic Agency

Ayesha Pande Literary

Azantian

New Leaf Literary & Media

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Salky Literary Management

The Caldwell Agency

New Leaf Literary & Media

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