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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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, Fiction, Historical

Representative Authors:
Michael Farris Smith, Katie Kitamura, Reed Karaim
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:
Baz Dreisinger, Claire L. Evans, Anjali Sachdeva, Melissa Sipin, Sara Majka, Steve Ramirez
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, 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, 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
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
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
Larissa Melo Pienkowski

Jill Grinberg Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Translation, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
TJ Alexander, Remica Bingham-Risher, K. Tempest Bradford, Erica Buddington, J K Chukwu, Jo Franco, Katalina Gamarra, Beverly Gooden, Aline Mello, Angela Montoya, Princess Moon, Amy Quichiz, Johanna Toruño
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

Literary Agents Database

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

Trident Media Group

Aevitas Creative Management

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

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.

Jill Grinberg Literary Management

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

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