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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Maria Massie

Massie & McQuilkin

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

Representative Authors:
Uwem Akpan, Anne Carson, Joe Meno, Rishi Reddi
Anthony Mattero

Creative Artists Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Carmelo Anthony, Karen Attiah, Blitz Bazawule, Mayim Bialik, Chris Bosh, Kate Fagan, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Rachel Lindsay, Wesley Lowery, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade
Matt McGowan

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Eula Biss, John D’Agata, Brian Evenson, Josh Garrett-Davis, Aram Goudsouzian, Brooks Haxton, Ryan Van Meter
Tanya McKinnon

McKinnon Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

Representative Authors:
Brittney Cooper, Sharon Draper, Michael Harriot, Benjamin Herold, Martha Jones, Bettina Love, Jonathan Metzl, Tiya Miles, Cole Arthur Riley, Tricia Rose, Mark Siegel, Salamishah Tillet, Damon Young, to name a few.
Rob McQuilkin

Massie & McQuilkin

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Historical

Representative Authors:
Douglas A. Martin, Kim Addonizio
Meredith Miller

United Talent Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Translation

Representative Authors:
Ashley Flowers, Emmanuel Acho, Edward Enninful, Malala Yousafzai, Kate Flannery, Jamie Loftus, Paul Holes, Arlo Parks, Sara Hamdan, Alison Leiby, Joe Pera
Andrea Montejo

Indent Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Amalia Andrade, Jazmina Barrera, Pedro Mairal, Óscar Martínez, Emiliano Monge, Guadalupe Nettel, Dolores Reyes, Joseph Zárate
Gary Morris

David Black Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch
Andrea Morrison

Writers House

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

Representative Authors:
Aja Gabel, Hillary Frank, Aimee Sicuro, Diana Sudyka, Shreya Gupta, Francesca Sanna, Katie Harnett, Laurel Fantauzzo, Zara Gonzalez Hoang, Rob Hodgson, Zoe Tilley Poster
Michele Mortimer

Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Omar Ali, Gus Berg, Matt Burgess, David Covell, Penny Guisinger, Carolynn Mireault, Fae Myenne Ng, Paul Rousseau. Agency clients: Lynda Barry, Charles Baxter, Taylor Branch, Gretel Ehrlich, Arthur Golden, Amy Hempel, Pam Houston, Bill James, Paulette Jiles, Stephen King, William Langewiesche, Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera, Daniel Okrent, Annie Proulx, Lee Smith, Neal Stephenson, among others.
Dana Newman

Dana Newman Literary Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Madhushree Ghosh, Tracee Stanley, Caron Butler, Jaime Harrison, Kevin Hines, Slim Jim Phantom, Stevie Salas, Sagit Schwartz
Monica Odom

Odom Media Management

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Victoria Blanco, Maisy Card, Bernard Ferguson, Morgan Jerkins, Mia Mercado, Sonya Renee Taylor
Duvall Osteen

United Talent Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Tess Gunty, Sasha LaPointe, Marjorie Liu, Julie Orringer, Deb Spera, August Thompson, Kawai Strong Washburn
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
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
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
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

Literary Agents Database

Massie & McQuilkin

Creative Artists Agency

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

McKinnon Literary

Massie & McQuilkin

United Talent Agency

Indent Literary Agency

David Black Agency

Writers House

Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents

Dana Newman Literary Inc.

Odom Media Management

United Talent Agency

Calligraph

Ayesha Pande Literary

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

The Gernert Company

Jill Grinberg Literary Management

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

Rees Literary Agency

Amy Rennert Agency

Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

William Morris Endeavor

Massie & McQuilkin

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

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