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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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
Rachel Crawford

MacKenzie Wolf

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

Representative Authors:
Tom Cho, Eric Dean Wilson, Megan Milks
Laura Dail

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:
Addison Armstrong, Chelsea Conaboy, Gabino Iglesias, Amanda Jayatissa, Bernice McFadden, Sarafina Nance, Mira Ptacin
Reiko Davis

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Alan Gelb, Lindsey Klingele, Devi S. Laskar
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
Kelsey Day

Aragi Inc.

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Samiya Bashir, Hanna Dela Cruz Abrams, Margaret Killjoy, Eddy Kosik, Joyelle McSweeney, Milo, David Naimon, Maria Zoccola
Brian DeFiore

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Benjamin Hale, Tom Ryan, Brandon Stanton, Rick Yancey
Stephanie Delman

Trellis Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Gina María Balibrera, Serena Burdick, Amy Feltman, Julia Fine, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Jami Nakamura Lin, Alison Wisdom, Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Annie DeWitt

The Shipman Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Uchenna Awoke, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, KB Brookins, Nicholas Goodly, Dottie Lasky, Brittany Newell, Nicole Treska
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
Priya Doraswamy

Lotus Lane Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Farhad Dadyburjor, Farrukh Dhondy, Sumi Hahn, Nancy Kim, Jerry McGill, Perumal Murugan, Vivek Narayanan, Shuja Nawaz, Annie England Noblin, Onyeka Nwelue, Pia Padukone, Vito Racanelli, RV Raman, Thomas Richards, Lucy Riles, Tom Riles, Rashmi Sadana, Kristin Sample, Arshia Sattar, Irwin Allan Sealy, Hindol Sengupta, Parvati Sharma, Amita Trasi, Sung J Woo, Ovidia Yu
Henry Dunow

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Aimee Bender, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer
Adam Eaglin

The Cheney Agency

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

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

Trellis Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Jessie Ren Marshall, Aram Mrjoian, Adam Morgan, Mathew Rodriguez, Alysia Sawchyn, Erin Slaughter, Emma Specter
Caroline Eisenmann

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Meghan Flaherty, Brandon Hobson
Felicia Eth

Felicia Eth Literary Representation

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

Representative Authors:
Leslie Kirk Campbell, Paula Marantz Cohen, Emily Colin, Linda Kohanov, Keenan Norris
Mary Evans

Mary Evans Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Christopher Castellani, Michael Chabon, Kristin Duisberg, Nicholas von Hoffman, Ayelet Waldman
Mark Falkin

Falkin Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Peter Benchley, Laurent Bouzereau, Kristen Lopez, Louisa Luna, TJ Martinson, David Masciotra, Christian Picciolini, Matt Serafini
Katherine Fausset

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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

Representative Authors:
Emily St. John Mandel, Kyle Minor, Jami Attenberg, Crystal Hana Kim, Nina McConigley, M. L. Longworth, Ioan Grillo, Cara Black, Cynthia Hand, Elise Juska, Amy Lin, Eugenie Montague, Chip Cheek, Duane Swierczynski, Diane Zinna, Jamey Hatley, Moustafa Bayoumi, Mary Ann Caws, Benjamin Percy, Chris Rose, Laura van den Berg
Leigh Feldman

Leigh Feldman Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Judy Budnitz, Matt Burgess, Andrea Chapin, Sarah Dessen, Parnaz Foroutan, Danielle Ganek, T. J. Forrester, Amy Greene, Jessi Kirby, Beth McMullen, Patrick O’Keeffe, Robin Reul, Misa Sugiura, Alexander Weinstein, Ursula Werner, Kenneth Wishnia
Jenni Ferrari-Adler

Verve Talent & Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Mo Daviau, Rebecca Dinerstein, Amy Kurzweil, Eileen Pollack
Melanie Figueroa

Root Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Amelia Diane Coombs, Caris Avendaño Cruz, Nataly Gruender, Kelly Hill, M.T. Khan, Kim Neville, Sarah Prineas, Natalie Sue, Lakita Wilson
Seth Fishman

The Gernert Company

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Kate Beaton, Anna Bond, Stephanie Feldman, Alex Grecian, Porochista Khakpour, Ann Leckie, Randall Munroe, Téa Obreht
Julie Flanagan

Creative Artists Agency (formerly ICM Partners)

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Translation

Representative Authors:
Sean Thor Conroe, Brock Colyar, Nash Jenkins, Tao Lin, Madison Newbound, Sara van Os

Literary Agents Database

Craig Literary

MacKenzie Wolf

Laura Dail Literary Agency

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

DeFiore and Company

Liza Dawson Associates

Aragi Inc.

DeFiore and Company

Trellis Literary Management

The Shipman Agency

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

Lotus Lane Literary

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

The Cheney Agency

Trellis Literary Management

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

Felicia Eth Literary Representation

Mary Evans Inc.

Falkin Literary

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Leigh Feldman Literary

Verve Talent & Literary Agency

Root Literary

The Gernert Company

Creative Artists Agency (formerly ICM Partners)

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