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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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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
Jeff Kleinman

Folio Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Garth Stein, Eowyn Ivey, Elizabeth Letts, Robert Hicks, Charles J. Shields, Neil Abramson, Nick Trout, Karen Dionne
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
Daniel Lazar

Writers House LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Tiffany Baker, Ingrid Law, Jennifer McMahon, Matt Rothschild
Betsy Lerner

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Mikita Brottman, Andrea Kleine, Mark Oppenheimer, Jean Zimmerman
Ellen Levine

Trident Media Group

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Chris Abani, Marlon James, Katie Kitamura, Marilynne Robinson, Michael Farris Smith
Sarah Levitt

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Representative Authors:
Claire L. Evans, Eliese Colette Goldbach, Sara Majka, Anjali Sachdeva, Ly Tran, Phuc Tran, Ruha Benjamin
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
Julia Livshin

Julia Livshin Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
I’m in the early stages of building a list, but some of the writers I worked with as a magazine editor: John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, Mona Simpson, Caitlin Flanagan, Nathan Englander, Garrison Keillor, Thomas Mallon, Adam Haslett, Nic Pizzolatto, Christopher Buckley, Roxana Robinson, Karen Shepard, Lysley Tenorio, George Singleton.
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, Jermaine Dupri, Timothy Egan, Thomas Sowell, Lauren Winner
Cassie Mannes Murray

Howland Literary, LLC

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Emma Bolden, Sydney Warner Brooman, Daniel Dockery, Suzanne Grove, Dr. Jasmine Harris, Richard Larson, Emme Lund, Maureen O’Leary, Erin Slaughter, Raz Tal
PJ Mark

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Samantha Hunt, Sarah Manguso, Dinaw Mengestu, Ed Park, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Craig Thompson, Josh Weil, Sunil Yapa
Maria Massie

Massie & McQuilkin

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

Representative Authors:
Uwem Akpan, Anne Carson, Joe Meno, Rishi Reddi
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
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
Andrea Montejo

Indent Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Amalia Andrade, Jazmina Barrera, Pedro Mairal, Óscar Martínez, Emiliano Monge, Guadalupe Nettel, Dolores Reyes, Joseph Zárate
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

Literary Agents Database

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Inc.

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

Folio Literary Management

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

Writers House LLC

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Trident Media Group

Aevitas Creative Management

Ayesha Pande Literary

Julia Livshin Literary Agency

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

MacKenzie Wolf

William Morris Endeavor

Carol Mann Agency

Howland Literary, LLC

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Massie & McQuilkin

Creative Artists Agency

McCormick Literary

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

Massie & McQuilkin

Indent Literary Agency

David Black Agency

Writers House LLC

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