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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Amanda Annis

Trident Media Group

Interested in Representing:
Healing/Health, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Christopher Mathias, Mirabai Starr, Neil Theise
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
Rachel Beck

Liza Dawson Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sara Goodman Confino, Britt Frank, Patricia Johns, Ellen Won Steil
Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts

HG Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Healing/Health, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Keely Hutton, Rosalie Knecht, Mike Roberts
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
Patrice Caldwell

New Leaf Literary & Media

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Roseanne A. Brown, George M. Johnson, Leah Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Meryl Wilsner
Laura Dail

Laura Dail Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Lisa Bloom, Sarah Mlynowski, and Frank DeCaro
Priya Doraswamy

Lotus Lane Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Farhad Dadyburjor, Farrukh Dhondy, Sumi Hahn, Nancy Kim, Jerry McGill, Perumal Murugan, Vivek Narayanan, Shuja Nawaz, Annie England Noblin, Onyeka Nwelue, Pia Padukone, Vito Racanelli, RV Raman, Thomas Richards, Lucy Riles, Tom Riles, Rashmi Sadana, Kristin Sample, Arshia Sattar, Irwin Allan Sealy, Hindol Sengupta, Parvati Sharma, Amita Trasi, Sung J Woo, Ovidia Yu
Melissa Flashman

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Stephanie Mannatt Danler, Kristin Dombek, Stanley Fish, Emily Gould, Kate Zambreno
Leticia Gomez

Savvy Literary Services

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

Representative Authors:
Enjeelah Ahmadi, Edward Beltran, Barry Alexander Brown, Dr. Yasmin Davidds, Sandra Guzman, William Hazelgrove, Anushay Hossain, Cynthia Kraack, Milan Kordestani, Steve Pemberton, Joseph Tachovsky, Omar Tyree
Mark Gottlieb

Trident Media Group

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Speculative Fiction, Translation, War, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Ronald H. Balson, Clay Cane, Deepak Chopra, Elwin Cotman, Catherine Coulter, Scott Dikkers, Lori Foster, Anne Hillerman, Alan Hlad, Colleen Houck, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Julian Lennon, Charlie Lovett, Kat Martin, Diane McPhail, Sarah Mensinga, Daniel G. Miller, Max Monroe, T. Jefferson Parker, Nathan J. Robinson, Abigail Rose-Marie
Cecilia “CeCe” Lyra

P.S. Literary Agency

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
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
Zoë Pagnamenta

Calligraph

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Andrew Blum, Tom Vanderbilt, Dirk Wittenborn, Alice Mattison
Margaret Riley King

William Morris Endeavor

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Regional, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Chloe Benjamin, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Rachel Brathen, Austin Channing Brown, Meg Waite Clayton, Glennon Doyle, Kristen Howerton, Valarie Kaur, Sue Monk Kidd, Ruthie Lindsey, Cammie McGovern, Laura Moriarty, Dani Shapiro, Michael Symon, Ann Kidd Taylor, Sheila Turnage, Jeannette Walls, Abby Wambach, writing duo Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks
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
Nour Sallam

P.S. Literary 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.
Peter Sawyer

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Healing/Health, Political, Commercial Fiction, Pop Culture, Fiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Robert Craft, Marian Schwartz, Yusef Kumunyakaa
Denise Shannon

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lydia Davis, Francine Prose, Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart
Eric Smith

P.S. Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
K. Ancrum, Mike Chen, M. K. England, James Tate Hill, Rebecca Podos, Adam Sass, Alison Stine
Rachel Sussman

Chalberg & Sussman

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Ramani Durvasula, Hal Herzog, Pooja Lakshim, Matt Logelin, Sherry and John Petersik, Tori Press, Nicole Tersigni, Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Meg Thompson

Thompson Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, 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

Trident Media Group

Malaga Baldi Literary Agency

Liza Dawson Associates

HG Literary

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

New Leaf Literary & Media

Laura Dail Literary Agency

Lotus Lane Literary

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Savvy Literary Services

Trident Media Group

P.S. Literary Agency

Dana Newman Literary Inc.

Calligraph

William Morris Endeavor

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

Chalberg & Sussman

Thompson Literary Agency