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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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
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, Morris Dees, Jermaine Dupri, Roy Rowan, Lauren Winner
Cassie Mannes Murray

Howland Literary, LLC

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Richard Larson, Morgan Sheehan-Bubla
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
Maria Massie

Massie & McQuilkin

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

Representative Authors:
Uwem Akpan, Anne Carson, Joe Meno, Rishi Reddi
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
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
Rob McQuilkin

Massie & McQuilkin

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Historical

Representative Authors:
Douglas A. Martin, Kim Addonizio
Gary Morris

David Black Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch
Andrea Morrison

Writers House LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Aja Gabel, Hillary Frank, Aimee Sicuro, Diana Sudyka, Shreya Gupta, Francesca Sanna, Katie Harnett, Laurel Fantauzzo, Zara Gonzalez Hoang, Rob Hodgson, Zoe Tilley Poster
Duvall Osteen

Aragi Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Bethany Ball, Wil S. Hylton, Pablo Medina, Nicolaia Rips, Martin Wilson
Molly O’Neill

Root Literary

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Molly B. Burnham, Temre Beltz, Emily Dove, Rob Justus, Emmy Kastner, Adib Khorram, Taryn Knight, Lynne Kelly, Donalyn Miller, Faith Pray, K.J. Reilly, Blythe Russo, Sarah Sax, John Schu, Colby Sharp, Jane Solomon, Molly Walsh
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
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:
Asale Angel-Ajani, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, 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
Chris Parris-Lamb

The Gernert Company

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

Representative Authors:
Chad Harbach, Manny Howard, Hillary Jordan
Emma Patterson

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Patrick Arden
Susan Ramer

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Kathryn Stockett, Rachel Weaver, Ellen Gilchrist, Amy Belding Brown, Rachel Louise Snyder
Lorin Rees

Rees Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Alan Dershowitz, Siobhan Fallon, Pete Ferry, William Giraldi, Richard Lourie
Amy Rennert

Amy Rennert Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Jimmy Buffett, Beth Kephart, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Jacqueline Winspear, Amy Franklin-Willis
Nicki Richesin

Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, 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, Rachel Brathen, Austin Channing Brown, 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
Holly Root

Root Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Victoria Schwab, Rae Carson, Christina Lauren, Alan Gratz, Jasmine Guillory, Kristin Harmel, CJ Redwine, Rachel Hawkins, S.J. Kincaid, Jen Cervantes, Ashley Poston, Denis Markell, Megan Bannen, Greg Van Eekhout, Megan Crane, Gretchen Anthony

Literary Agents Database

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

MacKenzie Wolf

William Morris Endeavor

Carol Mann Agency

Howland Literary, LLC

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Massie & McQuilkin

McCormick Literary

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

Massie & McQuilkin

David Black Agency

Writers House LLC

Aragi Inc.

Root Literary

Zoë Pagnamenta Agency

Ayesha Pande Literary

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

The Gernert Company

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

Rees Literary Agency

Amy Rennert Agency

Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.

William Morris Endeavor

Root Literary

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