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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Liza Dawson

Liza Dawson Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Annie Barrows, Tawni O’Dell, Mary Ann Shaffer
Brian DeFiore

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Benjamin Hale, Tom Ryan, Brandon Stanton, Rick Yancey
Annie DeWitt

The Shipman Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Uchenna Awoke, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, KB Brookins, Nicholas Goodly, Dottie Lasky, Brittany Newell, Nicole Treska
Priya Doraswamy

Lotus Lane Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Farhad Dadyburjor, Farrukh Dhondy, Sumi Hahn, Nancy Kim, Jerry McGill, Perumal Murugan, Vivek Narayanan, Shuja Nawaz, Annie England Noblin, Onyeka Nwelue, Pia Padukone, Vito Racanelli, RV Raman, Thomas Richards, Lucy Riles, Tom Riles, Rashmi Sadana, Kristin Sample, Arshia Sattar, Irwin Allan Sealy, Hindol Sengupta, Parvati Sharma, Amita Trasi, Sung J Woo, Ovidia Yu
Henry Dunow

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Aimee Bender, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer
Adam Eaglin

The Cheney Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Diksha Basu, Jennine Capó Crucet, Devin Leonard, Lawrence Osborne, Ron Rash, Lisa Servon, David Treuer, Leah Vincent
Natalie Edwards

Trellis Literary Management

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Jessie Ren Marshall, Aram Mrjoian, Adam Morgan, Mathew Rodriguez, Alysia Sawchyn, Erin Slaughter, Emma Specter
Mark Falkin

Falkin Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Peter Benchley, Laurent Bouzereau, Kristen Lopez, Louisa Luna, TJ Martinson, David Masciotra, Christian Picciolini, Matt Serafini
Katherine Fausset

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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

Representative Authors:
Emily St. John Mandel, Kyle Minor, Jami Attenberg, Crystal Hana Kim, Nina McConigley, M. L. Longworth, Ioan Grillo, Cara Black, Cynthia Hand, Elise Juska, Amy Lin, Eugenie Montague, Chip Cheek, Duane Swierczynski, Diane Zinna, Jamey Hatley, Moustafa Bayoumi, Mary Ann Caws, Benjamin Percy, Chris Rose, Laura van den Berg
Leigh Feldman

Leigh Feldman Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Judy Budnitz, Matt Burgess, Andrea Chapin, Sarah Dessen, Parnaz Foroutan, Danielle Ganek, T. J. Forrester, Amy Greene, Jessi Kirby, Beth McMullen, Patrick O’Keeffe, Robin Reul, Misa Sugiura, Alexander Weinstein, Ursula Werner, Kenneth Wishnia
Melissa Flashman

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Stephanie Mannatt Danler, Kristin Dombek, Stanley Fish, Emily Gould, Kate Zambreno
Christy Fletcher

United Talent Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Kate Bowler, David Leonhardt, Daniel Mason, Maggie O’Farrell, Gretchen Rubin
David Forrer

Inkwell Management

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

Representative Authors:
Molly Friedrich

The Friedrich Agency LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Melissa Bank, Sue Grafton, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Esmeralda Santiago, Jane Smiley, Elizabeth Strout
Sarah Fuentes

United Talent Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Jake Bittle, Keri Blakinger, Kristin Collier, Sarah Everts, Genevieve Guenther, Natasha Joukovsky, Emily Neuberger, Laura Poppick, Rina Raphael, Julia Rosen
Lori Galvin

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Representative Authors:
Cambria Brockman, Sara Goudarzi, Hannah Kirshner, Margaret Li, Irene Li, Wanda M. Morris, Kwame Onwuachi, Phoebe Rowe, Lily Zhang
Kate Garrick

Salky Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Claire Boyles, Kim Fay, Elizabeth Little, Deborah Shapiro, Wil Medearis, Zak Salih, Alexander Zaitchik
Ellen Geiger

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Adrienne Rich (estate), Juan Gonzalez, James Kugel, Robert Tsai
Veronica Goldstein

United Talent Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Feminist, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Translation

Representative Authors:
Pria Anand, Heriberto Araújo, Biyi Bandele, James Crawford, Erika Howsare, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Paige McClanahan, Daisy Pitkin, Daniel Sherrell, Rachel Somerstein, The Violence Project, Libby Ward, Jeff Weiss, Toby Wilkinson
Susan Golomb

Writers House

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

Representative Authors:
Janelle Brown, Yvon Chouinard, Harry S. Dent, Jonathan Franzen, Lexi Freiman, Glen David Gold, Peter Golden, Charles Graeber, Noah Hawley, Gabe Hudson, Lindsey Lee Johnson, Liz Kay, Angie Kim, Rachel Kushner, Krys Lee, Mira T. Lee, Stephen Markley, Imbolo Mbue, Matthew McIntosh, Wayetu Moore, Thomas Mullen, Tim Murphy, Ruby Namdar, Dexter Palmer, Sarah Perry, Jordy Rosenberg, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, Brand Skyhorse, Jim St. Germain, William T. Vollmann, Nell Zink
Leticia Gomez

Savvy Literary Services

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Enjeelah Ahmadi, Edward Beltran, Barry Alexander Brown, Dr. Yasmin Davidds, Sandra Guzman, William Hazelgrove, Anushay Hossain, Cynthia Kraack, Milan Kordestani, Steve Pemberton, Joseph Tachovsky, Omar Tyree
Rebecca Gradinger

United Talent Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Pauline Chen, David Gillham, Kathleen Grissom, Maggie Shipstead
Alia Hanna Habib

The Gernert Company

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

Representative Authors:
Hanif Abdurraqib, Merve Emre, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Lauren Oyler, Clint Smith
Ryan D. Harbage

The Fischer-Harbage Agency Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Ethan Brown, Courtney Eldridge, Bill Eppridge, Aliya King, Amy Sullivan, and Jackson Taylor
Gail Hochman

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Michael Cunningham, Julia Glass, Nancy Reisman, Scott Turow

Literary Agents Database

Liza Dawson Associates

DeFiore and Company

The Shipman Agency

Lotus Lane Literary

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

The Cheney Agency

Trellis Literary Management

Falkin Literary

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Leigh Feldman Literary

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

United Talent Agency

Inkwell Management

The Friedrich Agency LLC

United Talent Agency

Aevitas Creative Management

Salky Literary Management

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

United Talent Agency

Writers House

Savvy Literary Services

United Talent Agency

The Gernert Company

The Fischer-Harbage Agency Inc.

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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