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.

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, 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, 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
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
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
Grace A. Ross

Regal Hoffmann & Associates LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Katie Knoll, Michael Jeffrey Lee, Carla Panciera, Molly Pascal, Amanda Pauley, Eugene Tracy
Rena Rossner

The Deborah Harris Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Historical, Nonfiction, Political

Representative Authors:
Amy Gottlieb, Mark Noce, Leah Scheier
Elizabeth Winick Rubenstein

McIntosh & Otis

Interested in Representing:
Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Love

Representative Authors:
Eleanor Brown, Phyllis T. Smith
Marly Rusoff

Marly Rusoff Literary Agency

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

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Charles Bock, Eleanor Henderson, Norah Labiner, J. Robert Lennon, Peter Rock, Theodore Ross
Rayhané Sanders

Massie & McQuilkin

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

Representative Authors:
Jonathan Weisman, Lidia Yuknavitch
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

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.

Root Literary

Andy Ross Agency

Regal Hoffmann & Associates LLC

The Deborah Harris Agency

McIntosh & Otis

Marly Rusoff Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Massie & McQuilkin

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

DeFiore and Company

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