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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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
Lisa Bankoff

Bankoff Collaborative

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

Representative Authors:
Vince Beiser, John Colapinto, Carolyn Ferrell, Nancy Horan, Nova Jacobs, Julia Johnson, Laura Kasischke, Michael Perry, Harriet Washington, Cynthia Weiner
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
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
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
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
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
Michelle Brower

Trellis Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Tara Conklin, Kirstin Chen, Hazel Gaynor, Jason Mott, Erika L. Sanchez
Danielle Bukowski

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Edgar Gomez, Joseph Han, Stephanie Jimenez, Nancy Johnson, Rafe Posey, Bryan Washington
Stephanie Cabot

Susanna Lea Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Tracey Lange, Mindy Mejia, Putsata Reang
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
Tess Callero

Europa Content

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

Representative Authors:
Katherine Laurin, Kristina Miranda
Jennifer Carlson

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

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

The Friedrich Agency LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Duchess Goldblatt, Jessica Khoury, Glynnis MacNicol, Alexandra Oliva
Sonali Chanchani

Folio Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Masuma Ahuja, Julie Rodgers
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

The Cheney Agency

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
Catherine Cho

Paper Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Sarah Underwood, Soon Wiley
Adam Chromy

Movable Type Management

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

Representative Authors:
Edgar and James Beard nominees; Agatha winners; and many New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, and international bestsellers: Tom Acitelli, Alicia Bessette, Donia Bijan, Jamie Brenner, Jane Cleland, J. D. Dickey, Phillip Greene, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Zygmunt Miloszewski, Trent Preszler, Annelise Ryan, Jakub Szamalek
Jane Chun

Transatlantic Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Regional, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Tara A., Kelly Bull, Dominic Cellini, Steph C. Solís, Kirsten Garrison, Yon Hui Lee, Jeanne Panfely, Kimberly Wang
Christopher Combemale

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Nature/Environmental, Translation

Representative Authors:
Dr. Daniel Cox, Thomas Dai, Wade Davis, Gina Rae LaCerva, Barry Lopez, Dr. Bidhan Parmar, Stuart Pennebaker, Manon Steffan Ros, Agnieszka Szpila
Maggie Cooper

Aevitas Creative Management

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Pop Culture, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Marisa Crane, Andrew J. Graff, Jessica Martin, Carolyn Prusa, Julia Ridley Smith
Jessica Craig

Craig Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sulaiman Addonia, Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, Elizabeth Chakrabarty, Jack Cheng, Mitch Cullin, Zanib Mian, Nanjala Nyabola

Literary Agents Database

DeFiore and Company

Bankoff Collaborative

The Book Group

Liza Dawson Associates

The Book Group

Writers House

Vicky Bijur Literary Agency

The Book Group

Serendipity Literary Agency

Trellis Literary Management

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Susanna Lea Associates

New Leaf Literary & Media

Europa Content

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Folio Literary Management

Chase Literary Agency

The Cheney Agency

Paper Literary

Movable Type Management

Transatlantic Agency

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Aevitas Creative Management

Craig Literary

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