Literary Agents Database

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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Laurie Abkemeier

DeFiore and Company

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, John Grogan, Nathalia Holt, Cal Newport, Jessica Lahey, Yumi Sakugawa
Miriam Altshuler

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Harriet Brown, Andrew Carroll, Robb Forman Dew, Barbara Esstman, Joanna Pearson
Betsy Amster

Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Dr. Elaine Aron, Sandi Ault, Kim Boyce, Robin Chotzinoff, Margaret Leslie Davis, María Amparo Escandón, Tom Fields-Meyer, Tanya Ward Goodman, Joy Nicholson, Christopher Noxon, Dr. Barry Prizant, Louise Steinman, Terry Theise, Diana Wells
Nicole Aragi

Aragi Inc.

Interested in Representing:
Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Jonathan Safran Foer, Colson Whitehead
Amelia Atlas

Creative Artists Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Caite Dolan-Leach, Mark O’Connell, Matt Gallagher, Joy Williams
Malaga Baldi

Malaga Baldi Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Cynthia Barrett, Kate Bornstein, Blanche McCrary Boyd, Dan Callahan, Mary Cappello, Barbara Carrellas, Alex Chasin, Lorna Coppinger, Kia Cothron, Patty Dann, Elizabeth Earley, Bonnie Friedman, Jason Friedman, The Estate of William E. Glassley, Daniel Harris, Julian Hattem, Anna Farro Henderson, Amy Godine, Elizabeth Kendall, Thomas Kepler, Glenn Kurtz, William J. Mann, Ru Marshall, Elizabeth Melampy, Ben Miller, Martin Moran, David Morris, Patti Niemi, Christopher Oldstone Moore, Joe Okonkwo, Charles Pappas, Alison Pearlman, Amy Pence, Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, Oliver Radclyffe, Kate Rounds, Tom Santopietro, The Estate of David J. Skal, Joe Strike, Caitilin Sullivan, Jane Summers, Margaret Vandenburg, Mona Vold, Rick Whitaker
Claudia Ballard

William Morris Endeavor

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

Representative Authors:
Halle Butler, Chloe Cooper-Jones, Alexandra Kleeman, Alice Munro, Kiley Reid, Emma Straub, Curtis Sittenfeld, Jenna Wortham
Noah Ballard

Verve Talent and Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Cinelle Barnes, Josh Gondelman, Joshua Hunt, Tochi Onyebuchi, Emily Tamkin, Hadley Vlahos
Lisa Bankoff

Bankoff Collaborative

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

Representative Authors:
Vince Beiser, John Colapinto, Carolyn Ferrell, Nancy Horan, Nova Jacobs, Julia Johnson, Laura Kasischke, Michael Perry, Harriet Washington, Cynthia Weiner
Julie Barer

The Book Group

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Rumaan Alam, Mia Alvar, Joshua Ferris, Lily King, Celeste Ng, Gina Ochsner, Kevin Wilson, Charles Yu
Ethan Bassoff

Ross Yoon Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Kris D’Agostino, Amber Dermont, Michael Chorost
Rachel Beck

Liza Dawson Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sara Goodman Confino, Britt Frank, Patricia Johns, Ellen Won Steil
Faye Bender

The Book Group

Interested in Representing:
Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction

Representative Authors:
Alexandra Bullen Coutts, Ariel Gore, Helen Phillips, Joe Shine, Rebecca Stead, Francisco Stork, Karen Romano Young
Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts

HG Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Healing/Health, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Keely Hutton, Rosalie Knecht, Mike Roberts
Tina Bennett

Bennett Literary LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Gary Bass, Leo Damrosch, John Dickerson, Katherine Eban, Andrea Elliott, Atul Gawande, Malcolm Gladwell, Eliza Griswold, Lev Grossman, Laura Hillenbrand, Hope Jahren, Patrick Radden Keefe, Jill Lepore, Dahlia Lithwick, Jim Newton, Nick Paumgarten, Tom Reiss, Alex Ross, Eric Schlosser, Jennifer Senior, Timothy Snyder, David Wallace-Wells, Ted Widmer, Tim Wu
Amy Berkower

Writers House

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Erica Bauermeister, Nalini Jones, Erica Jong, Ken Follett
Vicky Bijur

Vicky Bijur Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Laura Lippman, Lisa Genova, James Sallis, Christina Shea, Margaret Maron
Eleanor Birne

Pew Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Jane Campbell, Rozalind Dineen, Louise Kennedy, Michael Magee, Mary-Kay Wilmers
Amy Bishop-Wycisk

Trellis Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Diana Biller, Kelsy Burke, June Hur, Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Brettne Bloom

The Book Group

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

Representative Authors:
Patty Chang Anker, Juan Cole, Elisabeth Egan, Sophie Flack, Alison Singh Gee, Charlotte Gordon, J. Courtney Sullivan
Ian Bonaparte

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Interested in Representing:
Healing/Health, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Emily M. Bender & Alex Hanna, Edna Bonhomme, Jonny Diamond, Eliot Duncan, Mohammed El-Kurd, Tao Leigh Goffe, Sophie Lewis, Bettina Makalintal, Kathleen McLaughlin, Alejandro Nodarse, Tamara Nopper, Liz Pelly, Jackie Wang, Esther Yi
Georges Borchardt

Georges Borchardt

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

Representative Authors:
T. Coraghessan Boyle, John Lahr, Claire Messud, Elie Wiesel
Sarah Bowlin

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Representative Authors:
I am at the very beginning of building a client list, but as an editor I worked with Sheila Heti, Helen Phillips, Ramona Ausubel, Gabriel Urza, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Luvvie Ajayi, Rachel Khong, Julie Buntin, Matt Sumell, Eric Fair, Aria Sloss, and Evan Hughes, among others.
Paul Bresnick

Bresnick Weil Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
John Leland, Will Hermes, RJ Smith, Terry McDermott, Ellis Weiner, Steven Kotler, Preston Lauterbach, A.E. Hotchner, Robert Greenfield, Alex Tizon, Robert Young Pelton, Kevin Sites
Regina Brooks

Serendipity Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Derrick Barnes; Sundee Frazier; Ed Gordon; Dick Gregory; Marcus Hunter, PhD; Charreah Jackson; Lawrence Jackson; jessica Care moore; Marilyn Nelson; Claire Nicogossian; Calaya Reid; David Warmflash; Bil Wright

Literary Agents Database

DeFiore and Company

DeFiore and Company

Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

Aragi Inc.

Creative Artists Agency

Malaga Baldi Literary Agency

William Morris Endeavor

Verve Talent and Literary Agency

Bankoff Collaborative

The Book Group

Ross Yoon Agency

Liza Dawson Associates

The Book Group

HG Literary

Bennett Literary LLC

Writers House

Vicky Bijur Literary Agency

Pew Literary

Trellis Literary Management

The Book Group

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Georges Borchardt

Aevitas Creative Management

Bresnick Weil Literary Agency

Serendipity Literary Agency

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