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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Reiko Davis

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Alan Gelb, Lindsey Klingele, Devi S. Laskar

Literary Agents Database

DeFiore and Company

William Morris Endeavor

Bankoff Collaborative

Ross Yoon Agency

Liza Dawson Associates

HG Literary

Bennett Literary LLC

Pew Literary

The Book Group

Aevitas Creative Management

Serendipity Literary Agency

Susanna Lea Associates

Chris Calhoun Agency

The Carr Agency, LLC

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Chalberg & Sussman

Chase Literary Agency

The Cheney Agency

William Clark Associates

Ultra Literary

The Clegg Agency

Aragi Inc.

Craig Literary

Laura Dail Literary Agency

DeFiore and Company

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