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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.

Amelia Atlas

ICM Partners

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

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

Massie & McQuilkin

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
Sarah Bowlin

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Representative Authors:
I am at the very beginning of building a client list, but as an editor I worked with Sheila Heti, Helen Phillips, Ramona Ausubel, Gabriel Urza, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Luvvie Ajayi, Rachel Khong, Julie Buntin, Matt Sumell, Eric Fair, Aria Sloss, and Evan Hughes, among others.
Chris Calhoun

Chris Calhoun Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Billy Collins, Mary Beth Keane, Meghan O’Rourke, Ron Rosenbaum
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
Elyse Cheney

Elyse Cheney Literary Associates

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, Jess Row.
William Clark

William Clark Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Jake Adelstein, Lois Banner, Will Friedwald, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Peter Hessler, Dzogchen Ponlop, Martha Teichner, Yuval Taylor
Frances Coady

Aragi Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Ava Chin, Michael Cunningham, Anders Nilsen, Sharon Olds, Claudia Rankine, Ocean Vuong
Priya Doraswamy

Lotus Lane Literary

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Political, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Ernest Thompson, Meena Alexander, Amita Trasi, Arshia Sattar, Kate Stewart, Dennis James, Annie England Noblin, Jane Haseldine, Ovidia Yu, Nancy Stearns Bercaw, Pia Padukone, Farrukh Dhondy, Nancy Colier, Aparna Santhanam, Bharti Kirchner, Hindol Sengupta, Trix Worrell
Adam Eaglin

Cheney Associates, LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Lawrence Osborne, Jennine Capó Crucet, Ron Rash, Lisa Servon, David Treuer, Devin Leonard, Leah Vincent, Diksha Basu
Laura Gross

Laura Gross Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Translation, War

Representative Authors:
Andrea Buchanan, Martin Philip, Jodi Picoult, Shahad al Rawi, Judith Schwartz
Carrie Howland

Empire Literary

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Regional

Representative Authors:
Scott Cheshire, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Carmiel Banasky, Julian Tepper, Melissa Gorzelanczyk, Chris Scofield, Isabel Bandeira, Todd Colby, Sarah Prager, Jason Tougaw
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
Gary Morris

David Black Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch
Rena Rossner

The Deborah Harris Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Historical, Nonfiction, Political

Representative Authors:
Amy Gottlieb, Mark Noce, Leah Scheier
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
Adam Schear

DeFiore and Company

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Jen Adams, Scott Bedford, Christian Schoon
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
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
Monika Woods

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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

Representative Authors:
Alice Bolin, Julia Dixon Evans, Chelsea Hodson

Literary Agents Database

ICM Partners

Massie & McQuilkin

Aevitas Creative Management

Chris Calhoun Agency

The Carr Agency, LLC

Elyse Cheney Literary Associates

William Clark Associates

Aragi Inc.

Lotus Lane Literary

Cheney Associates, LLC

Laura Gross Literary Agency

Empire Literary

William Morris Endeavor

David Black Agency

The Deborah Harris Agency

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

DeFiore and Company

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

Thompson Literary Agency

Curtis Brown, Ltd.