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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Michelle Brower

Trellis Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Tara Conklin, Kirstin Chen, Hazel Gaynor, Jason Mott, Erika L. Sanchez
Danielle Bukowski

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Edgar Gomez, Joseph Han, Stephanie Jimenez, Nancy Johnson, Rafe Posey, Bryan Washington
Sarah Burnes

The Gernert Company

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

Representative Authors:
Christopher Beha, Susan Burton, Lacy Crawford, Susanna Hoffs, Linda Holmes, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Rachel Kadish, Alice McDermott, Caryl Phillips, Robin Sloan
Stephanie Cabot

Susanna Lea Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Tracey Lange, Mindy Mejia, Putsata Reang
Chris Calhoun

Chris Calhoun Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Billy Collins, Mary Beth Keane, Meghan O’Rourke, Ron Rosenbaum, Vincent Yu, Mary Ziegler
Tess Callero

Europa Content

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Love, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Katherine Laurin, Kristina Miranda
Jennifer Carlson

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Kevin Brockmeier, Marisa de los Santos, Paul Reyes
Sylvie Carr

The Carr Agency, LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Rand Fishkin, Keyu Jin, Jake Knapp, Lauren Markham, Trevor Shikaze, Krystal Sital, Andria Williams
Lucy Carson

The Friedrich Agency LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Duchess Goldblatt, Jessica Khoury, Glynnis MacNicol, Alexandra Oliva
Terra Chalberg

Chalberg & Sussman

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

Representative Authors:
Alison Amend, Elise Blackwell, Margaux Fragoso, Jon Pineda, Andrew Porter, Glenn Taylor, Diana Wagman
Sonali Chanchani

Folio Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Masuma Ahuja, Julie Rodgers
Farley Chase

Chase Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Gilbert King, Jill Leovy, Dr. Edie Widder, Dan Slater, William Geroux, Dr. Lucy Jones, Jonathan Meiburg, Katie Booth
Elyse Cheney

The Cheney Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Dave Eggers, Terri Jentz, Benjamin Kunkel, Nathaniel Rich, Suzanne Rivecca, Marco Roth
Catherine Cho

Paper Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Sarah Underwood, Soon Wiley
Adam Chromy

Movable Type Management

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Edgar and James Beard nominees; Agatha winners; and many New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, and international bestsellers: Tom Acitelli, Alicia Bessette, Donia Bijan, Jamie Brenner, Jane Cleland, J. D. Dickey, Phillip Greene, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Zygmunt Miloszewski, Trent Preszler, Annelise Ryan, Jakub Szamalek
Steven Chudney

The Chudney Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sara Biren, Tanita David, Elizabeth DeVeer, Karen English, Jacob Grant, Ashley Hope Perez, Eman Quota
Jane Chun

Transatlantic Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Regional, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Tara A., Kelly Bull, Dominic Cellini, Steph C. Solís, Kirsten Garrison, Yon Hui Lee, Jeanne Panfely, Kimberly Wang
William Clark

William Clark Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Jake Adelstein, Lois Banner, Will Friedwald, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Peter Hessler, Dzogchen Ponlop, Martha Teichner, Yuval Taylor
Lane Clarke

Ultra Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Literary Fiction, Love, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Jenny Alvarado, Leigh Anne Carter, Robert de la Chevotiere, Lili Jimenez, Melissa Kendall, Jasmine Smith, Carolyn Wilkins, among others
Bill Clegg

The Clegg Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Emma Cline, Nick Flynn, Rivka Galchen, Lauren Groff, Christopher Hebert, Tao Lin, Ottessa Moshfegh, Rob Spillman, Matthew Thomas, Kao Kalia Yang
Frances Coady

Aragi Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Ava Chin, Michael Cunningham, Anders Nilsen, Sharon Olds, Claudia Rankine, Ocean Vuong
Maggie Cooper

Aevitas Creative Management

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Pop Culture, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Marisa Crane, Andrew J. Graff, Jessica Martin, Carolyn Prusa, Julia Ridley Smith
Jessica Craig

Craig Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sulaiman Addonia, Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, Elizabeth Chakrabarty, Jack Cheng, Mitch Cullin, Zanib Mian, Nanjala Nyabola
Rachel Crawford

MacKenzie Wolf

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

Representative Authors:
Tom Cho, Eric Dean Wilson, Megan Milks
Laura Dail

Laura Dail Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Lisa Bloom, Sarah Mlynowski, and Frank DeCaro

Literary Agents Database

Trellis Literary Management

Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.

The Gernert Company

Susanna Lea Associates

Chris Calhoun Agency

Europa Content

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

The Carr Agency, LLC

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Chalberg & Sussman

Folio Literary Management

Chase Literary Agency

The Cheney Agency

Paper Literary

Movable Type Management

The Chudney Agency

Transatlantic Agency

William Clark Associates

Ultra Literary

The Clegg Agency

Aragi Inc.

Aevitas Creative Management

Craig Literary

MacKenzie Wolf

Laura Dail Literary Agency

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