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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Zoë Pagnamenta

Calligraph

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:
Patricia Engel, Danielle Evans, Ibram X. Kendi, Lisa Ko, Matthew Salesses, 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
Sophia M. Ramos

New Leaf Literary & Media

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Victoria Aveyard, S.A. Barnes, Zoraida Cordova, Marieke Nijkamp, Claribel A. Ortega, Rebecca Ross
Lorin Rees

Rees Literary Agency

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

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

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Michelle Bowdler, Sesali Bowen, Carrie Courogen, Alena Dillon, Gabrielle Korn, Seulmi Lee, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Tiffany Shlain, Shira Spector, Shannon Takaoka, Rebecca Woolf, Sara Woster
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, Meg Waite Clayton, 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
Rebecca Rodd

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Healing/Health, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Arushi Avachat, Paige Classey, Dr. Maytal Eyal, Pieper James, Emily Marano, Kanessa Miller
Andy Ross

Andy Ross Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Daniel Boyarin, Daniel Ellsberg, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Michael Parenti
Rena Rossner

The Deborah Harris Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Historical, Nonfiction, Political, Young Adult

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

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:
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, 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:
Yelena Akhtiorskaya, Mark Binelli, Charles Bock, Gary Greenberg, Eleanor Henderson, Sheila Heti, Jay Caspian Kang, Affinity Konar, Alissa Nutting, Kent Russell, Lauren Sandler, Teddy Wayne
Nour Sallam

P.S. Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Currently building a client list.
Trinica Sampson-Vera

New Leaf Literary & Media

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Leslie Adame, Ciera Burch, Katie Chandler, Julian Randall. I have also worked closely with George M. Johnson, Leah Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, and Meryl Wilsner.
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
Deborah Schneider

Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Denise Shannon

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Healing/Health, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political

Representative Authors:
Lydia Davis, Francine Prose, Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart

Literary Agents Database

Calligraph

Ayesha Pande Literary

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

The Gernert Company

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

Jill Grinberg Literary Management

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

New Leaf Literary & Media

Rees Literary Agency

Amy Rennert Agency

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

William Morris Endeavor

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Andy Ross Agency

The Deborah Harris Agency

McIntosh & Otis

Marly Rusoff Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

P.S. Literary Agency

New Leaf Literary & Media

Massie & McQuilkin

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

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