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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Rebecca Gradinger

United Talent Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Pauline Chen, David Gillham, Kathleen Grissom, Maggie Shipstead
Katie Grimm

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Historical, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Elizabeth Huergo, David Lomax
Laura Gross

Laura Gross Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Translation, War

Representative Authors:
Andrea Buchanan, Martin Philip, Jodi Picoult, Shahad al Rawi, Judith Schwartz
Taylor Haggerty

Root Literary

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Love, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sally Thorne, Kate Clayborn, Karina Halle, Bridget Morrissey, Brittany Cavallaro, Destiny Soria, Emily Henry, Kayla Olson, Lana Popovic, Natasha Ngan
Serene Hakim

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Kristen Arnett, Jean Chen Ho, Kaela Rivera, Ream Shukairy, Shannon C.F. Rogers
Alia Hanna Habib

The Gernert Company

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

Representative Authors:
Hanif Abdurraqib, Merve Emre, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Lauren Oyler, Clint Smith
Ryan D. Harbage

The Fischer-Harbage Agency Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Ethan Brown, Courtney Eldridge, Bill Eppridge, Aliya King, Amy Sullivan, and Jackson Taylor
Joy Harris

The Joy Harris Literary Agency, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Dylan Landis, Sigrid Nunez, Elissa Schappell, Weike Wang
Shannon Hassan

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC

Interested in Representing:
Cross-genre, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Dusti Bowling, Jennie Liu, Weina Dai Randel, Rob Rufus, Ruvanee Vilhauer, Caroline Woods
Gail Hochman

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Michael Cunningham, Julia Glass, Nancy Reisman, Scott Turow
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

Howland 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

Trellis Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Georgia Clark, Katie Heaney, Victoria James, Carola Lovering, Kelsey Miller, Hannah Orenstein, Anne Helen Petersen, Rosie Walsh
Annie Hwang

Ayesha Pande Literary

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
Eleanor Jackson

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner

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

Representative Authors:
David Wroblewski, Susie Steiner, T. Geronimo Johnson, Aline Ohanesian, Susan Straight, Michael Lemonick
Jennifer Joel

Creative Artists Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Chris Cleave, Ian Caldwell, Kevin Fedarko, Joe McGinniss Jr., Evan Osnos, Shonda Rhimes, Dustin Thomason
Kima Jones

Triangle House Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
David Haynes, Francisco McCurry, Rochelle Spencer
Meredith Kaffel Simonoff

The Gernert Company

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Jessamine Chan, Heather Christle, CJ Hauser, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Dantiel W. Moniz, Nadia Owusu, Brandon Taylor, Morgan Thomas, Leni Zumas
Jody Kahn

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Devorah Blachor, Natalie Eve Garrett, Thomas Grattan, Meredith Jacobs, Jennifer Kabat, Michael Kardos, Dave Madden, Laura Pritchett
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
Julia Kardon

HG Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Brit Bennett, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, K-Ming Chang, Leah Franqui, John Freeman Gill, Hannah Giorgis, Rahawa Haile, Toni Jensen, Melissa Rivero, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Etaf Rum, Alice Wong
Kat Kerr

Donald Maass Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Robyn Lucas, Laila Sabreen
Iwalani Kim

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
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

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

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

Representative Authors:
Michael Chabon, Rich Cohen, Lee Durkee, Lillian Fishman, Gish Jen, Chuck Palahniuk, Morgan Parker, Ann Patchett, Dan Piepenbring, David Sanchez, Amy Rose Spiegel, Ayelet Waldman

Literary Agents Database

United Talent Agency

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

Laura Gross Literary Agency

Root Literary

Ayesha Pande Literary

The Gernert Company

The Fischer-Harbage Agency Inc.

The Joy Harris Literary Agency, Inc.

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

Regal Hoffmann & Associates LLC

Howland Literary

Trellis Literary Management

Ayesha Pande Literary

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner

Creative Artists Agency

Triangle House Literary

The Gernert Company

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

William Morris Endeavor

HG Literary

Donald Maass Literary Agency

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Inc.

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

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