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.

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:
Graphic/Illustrated, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction

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.
Lisa Bankoff

ICM Partners

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

Representative Authors:
Nancy Horan, Julie Schumacher, Douglas Brinkley, Frank Bruni, John Colapinto, Nicole Kelby, Chris Hedges, Joshua Henkin, Christa Parravani
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
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
Laura Biagi

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental

Representative Authors:
Agency clients: Sarai Walker, Timothy Schaffert, Sarah Waters, Robert Repino, Elizabeth Crane, Gina Frangello, Maud Casey, Kelly Kerney, and Helen Maryles Shankman.
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
Brettne Bloom

The Book Group

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting

Representative Authors:
Patty Chang Anker, Juan Cole, Elisabeth Egan, Sophie Flack, Alison Singh Gee, Charlotte Gordon, J. Courtney Sullivan
Tess Callero

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Love

Representative Authors:
Jennifer Carlson

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Kevin Brockmeier, Marisa de los Santos, Paul Reyes
Lucy Carson

Friedrich Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Anna Banks, Jessica Khoury, William Ritter, Josh Sundquist
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

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.
Laura Dail

The 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
Melissa Danaczko

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
I became an agent in June 2017 after a decade as a senior editor at Doubleday, where I had the pleasure of working with authors such as Ariel Lawhon, Kate Alcott, Merritt Tierce, Carol Birch, Sandra Gulland, Meg Mitchell Moore, Clifford Jackman, Monte Reel, Michio Kaku, and Marc Goodman.
Liz Darhansoff

Darhansoff Verrill Feldman Literary Agents

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

Representative Authors:
Lynda Barry, Taylor Branch, Judy Budnitz, Elisha Cooper, Chris Crutcher, Tony D’Souza, Sarah Dessen, Gretel Ehrlich, Peter Elkind, Arthur Golden, Amy Hempel, Pam Houston, Bill James, Jan Karon, Stephen King, William Langewiesche, David Liss, Bethany McLean, Christoph Niemann, Joe Nocera, Daniel Okrent, Annie Proulx, Heather Sellers, Neal Stephenson, Abigail Thomas
Liza Dawson

Liza Dawson Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Annie Barrows, Tawni O'Dell, Mary Ann Shaffer
Brian DeFiore

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Bernie Brillstein, Lisa Kusel, Jason Starr
Sandra Dijkstra

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Maxine Hong Kingston, Lisa See, Amy Tan
David Doerrer

Abrams Artists Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Genevieve Shaw Brown, Lauren Watt, Amy Dockser Marcus, Julie Rehmeyer
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
Caroline Eisenmann

Frances Goldin Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Meghan Flaherty, Brandon Hobson
Mark Falkin

Falkin Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Christian Picciolini, Bill Hillmann, Suzanne Greenberg, Dana Cann, Louisa Luna, Kristen Zimmer, K. E. Semmel, Robert McClure Smith, Matt Wixon, Nora Seton, Leonard Krishtalka
Katherine Fausset

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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

Representative Authors:
Moustafa Bayoumi, Mary Ann Caws, Katharine Davis, James Magruder, Janna McMahan, Benjamin Percy, Chris Rose, Laura van den Berg

Literary Agents Database

DeFiore and Company

Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

ICM Partners

The Book Group

The Book Group

Writers House

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

Vicky Bijur Literary Agency

The Book Group

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Friedrich Agency

Chase Literary Agency

Elyse Cheney Literary Associates

The Laura Dail Literary Agency

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

Darhansoff Verrill Feldman Literary Agents

Liza Dawson Associates

DeFiore and Company

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

Abrams Artists Agency

Cheney Associates, LLC

Frances Goldin Literary Agency

Falkin Literary

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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