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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Dorian Karchmar

William Morris Endeavor

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, 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
Stuart Krichevsky

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Mary Kay Andrews, Julie Burstein, Sebastian Junger
Betsy Lerner

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Mikita Brottman, Andrea Kleine, Mark Oppenheimer, Jean Zimmerman
Kayla Lightner

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Minda Honey, Cat Huang, Margaret Flatley, Alex Sujong Laughlin, Annabelle Tometich
Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Cathy Glass, Casey Watson, Joe Holliday, Sir John Mills, Alan Whicker, Gloria Hunniford, David Hasselhoff, Emily Lloyd, Kerry Katona, and Patrick MacNee
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
Gillian MacKenzie

MacKenzie Wolf

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

Representative Authors:
Jay Mandel

William Morris Endeavor

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

Representative Authors:
Sloane Crosley, Mohsin Hamid, Terry Hayes, Mary Roach
Carol Mann

Carol Mann Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Paul Auster, Jermaine Dupri, Timothy Egan, Thomas Sowell, Lauren Winner
Anthony Mattero

Creative Artists Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Carmelo Anthony, Karen Attiah, Blitz Bazawule, Mayim Bialik, Chris Bosh, Kate Fagan, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Rachel Lindsay, Wesley Lowery, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade
David McCormick

McCormick Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Matthew Sharpe, Karen Essex
Tanya McKinnon

McKinnon Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

Representative Authors:
Brittney Cooper, Sharon Draper, Michael Harriot, Benjamin Herold, Martha Jones, Bettina Love, Jonathan Metzl, Tiya Miles, Cole Arthur Riley, Tricia Rose, Mark Siegel, Salamishah Tillet, Damon Young, to name a few.
Gary Morris

David Black Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch
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
Ayesha Pande

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Patricia Engel, Danielle Evans, Ibram X. Kendi, Lisa Ko, Matthew Salesses, Michael Shilling
Jessica Papin

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Qais Akbar Omar, Alexandra Lapierre, Valerie Trueblood
Lorin Rees

Rees Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Alan Dershowitz, Siobhan Fallon, Pete Ferry, William Giraldi, Richard Lourie
Nicki Richesin

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Michelle Bowdler, Sesali Bowen, Carrie Courogen, Alena Dillon, Gabrielle Korn, Seulmi Lee, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Tiffany Shlain, Shira Spector, Shannon Takaoka, Rebecca Woolf, Sara Woster
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
Rena Rossner

The Deborah Harris Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Historical, Nonfiction, Political, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Amy Gottlieb, Mark Noce, Leah Scheier
Marly Rusoff

Marly Rusoff Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Pat Conroy, Adam Langer, Ron Rash
Curtis Russell

P.S. Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Pamela Beason, Nick Powdthavee, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Gerry Dee, Tommy Europe
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.

Literary Agents Database

William Morris Endeavor

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Ayesha Pande Literary

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

MacKenzie Wolf

William Morris Endeavor

Carol Mann Agency

Creative Artists Agency

McCormick Literary

McKinnon Literary

David Black Agency

Dana Newman Literary Inc.

Calligraph

Ayesha Pande Literary

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

Rees Literary Agency

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

William Morris Endeavor

The Deborah Harris Agency

Marly Rusoff Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

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