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.

Laurie Abkemeier

DeFiore and Company

Interested in Representing:
Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, John Grogan, Nathalia Holt, Cal Newport, Jessica Lahey, Yumi Sakugawa
Claudia Ballard

William Morris Endeavor

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Amelia Gray, Marjorie Celona, Ben Nugent, Kenneth Calhoun, Marie-Helene Bertino, Emma Straub, Megan Amram, Charlie Kaufman, Eddie Joyce
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.
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
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
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
Rebecca Gradinger

Fletcher & Company

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

Representative Authors:
Pauline Chen, David Gillham, Kathleen Grissom, Maggie Shipstead
Ross Harris

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Rebekah Frumkin, Ruth Joffre, Isaac Oliver, Charlyne Yi, Manoush Zomorodi, A. Brad Schwartz, Carson Vaughan, Angela Chen, Jared Yates Sexton, Amy Peterson, and others
Markus Hoffmann

Regal Hoffmann & Associates LLC

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Translation

Representative Authors:
Josh Bazell, Paul Durham, Peter Englund, Adam Epstein, Andrew Ervin, Andrew Jacobson, John Kaag, Kristiana Kahakauwila, Alexander Klimburg, Daphne Merkin, Adelia Saunders, Tracy K. Smith
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
Allison Hunter

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Alexandra Borowitz, Katie Heaney, Swan Huntley, Anna Pitoniak, Anne Helen Petersen, Victoria James, Kelsey Miller
Annie Hwang

Folio Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
Feminist, Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
John Paul Brammer, Leland Cheuk, Janet Hong, Xia Jia, The Smithsonian
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
Kirby Kim

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Ted Chiang, Malcolm Brooks, Karolina Waclawiak, Tracy O’Neill, Peter Bognanni, Craig Davidson
Dan Kirschen

ICM Partners

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

Representative Authors:
Michael Chabon, Lee Durkee, Elizabeth Greenwood, Chuck Palahniuk, Morgan Parker, Ann Patchett, Dan Piepenbring, Amy Rose Spiegel, Ayelet Waldman
Sarah Levitt

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Representative Authors:
Baz Dreisinger, Claire L. Evans, Anjali Sachdeva, Melissa Sipin, Sara Majka, Steve Ramirez
PJ Mark

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Samantha Hunt, Sarah Manguso, Dinaw Mengestu, Ed Park, Andrew Rice, Craig Thompson, Josh Weil
Matt McGowan

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Eula Biss, John D’Agata, Brian Evenson, Josh Garrett-Davis, Aram Goudsouzian, Brooks Haxton, Ryan Van Meter
Zoë Pagnamenta

Zoë Pagnamenta Agency

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
Nicki Richesin

Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Michelle Bowdler, Alena Dillon, Gabrielle Korn, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Tiffany Shlain, Shira Spector, Shannon Takaoka
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, Ann Brashares, Rachel Brathen, Glennon Doyle, Kristen Howerton, Valarie Kaur, Sue Monk Kidd, Ruthie Lindsey, Cammie McGovern, Laura Moriarty, Michael Symon, Ann Kidd Taylor, Sheila Turnage, Jeannette Walls, Abby Wambach, writing duo Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks
Andy Ross

Andy Ross Agency

Interested in Representing:
Historical, Religious/Spiritual, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Pop Culture, Journalism/Investigative Reporting

Representative Authors:
Daniel Boyarin, Daniel Ellsberg, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Michael Parenti
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

Literary Agents Database

DeFiore and Company

William Morris Endeavor

Massie & McQuilkin

Aevitas Creative Management

Chase Literary Agency

William Clark Associates

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Fletcher & Company

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

Regal Hoffmann & Associates LLC

Empire Literary

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Folio Literary Management

William Morris Endeavor

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

ICM Partners

Aevitas Creative Management

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

Zoë Pagnamenta Agency

Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.

William Morris Endeavor

Andy Ross Agency

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

DeFiore and Company

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