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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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
Emma Patterson

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Patrick Arden
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
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
Rebecca Rodd

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Healing/Health, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Arushi Avachat, Paige Classey, Dr. Maytal Eyal, Pieper James, Emily Marano, Kanessa Miller
Andy Ross

Andy Ross Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Daniel Boyarin, Daniel Ellsberg, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Michael Parenti
Curtis Russell

P.S. Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Pamela Beason, Nick Powdthavee, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Gerry Dee, Tommy Europe
Nour Sallam

P.S. Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Currently building a client list.
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
Adam Schear

DeFiore and Company

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Jen Adams, Scott Bedford, Christian Schoon
Deborah Schneider

Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Samantha Shea

Georges Borchardt, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Karen Brown, Amy Butcher, Olivia Clare, Megan Coe, Lydia Fitzpatrick David, Jane Delury, Noor Elashi, John McManus, Adam Price, Austin Smith, Elissa Sussman, Laura Templeton, Doug Watson
Shannon Snow

Creative Media Agency, Inc.

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Mary Beesley, Noelle Douglas, Lucas Pederson, Tricia Wentworth. CMA has represented New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, as well as winners of the RITA, Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Shamus, and other major awards. In addition to established authors, we welcome many first-time authors pursuing publication and a career in writing.
Andrea Somberg

Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Pop Culture, Speculative Poetry, Translation, War, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Sarah Beth Durst, Eskor David Johnson, Kirthana Ramisetti, Laura Brooke Robson, Elizabeth Staple, Mithu Storoni
Peter Steinberg

United Talent Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Alicia Erian, Keith Donohue, John Matteson
Andrew Stuart

The Stuart Agency

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

Representative Authors:
William Dietrich, Kevin Guzman, Kathleen Parker, Maia Szalavitz
Alice Tasman

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Maud Casey, Elizabeth Crane, H. S. Cross, Gina Frangello, Kelly Kerney, Timothy Schaffert, Emily Gray Tedrowe, Sarai Walker, Stephen Wetta, and Ellen Potter.
Michelle Tessler

Tessler Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Accomplished journalists, scientists, academics, experts in their field, as well as novelists and debut authors with unique voices and stories to tell. Seth Casteel (Underwater Dogs); Paul Collins (Murder of the Century), Frans de Waal (The Bonobo and the Atheist, Our Inner Ape); Leanne Ely (Saving Dinner); Mira Jacob (The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing); Amy Stewart (The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants); Amanda Eyre Ward (Close Your Eyes, How to Be Lost); David Sloan Wilson (The Neighborhood Project, Evolution for Everyone).
Stacy Testa

Writers House

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

Representative Authors:
Clara Bensen, Lucie Britsch, Julie Carrick Dalton, Gerta Keller, Rheea Mukherjee, Kim Michele Richardson, Abbigail Rosewood, Maggie Rowe, Sarah Wilson
Joseph Veltre

The Gersh Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Steve Amick, Taylor Antrim, Jessica Blank, Bob Friel, Robyn Harding, Stephanie Klein, Alison Pace, Jason Pinter, Matthew Polly, David Treuer, Lauren Willig
Mitchell Waters

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Joy Castro, Michael Thomas Ford, Sheri Joseph, X. J. Kennedy, Michael Lowenthal, Vestal McIntyre, Joseph Olshan, Jonathan Papernick, Paul Yoon
Carly Watters

P.S. Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Mary Akers, Danny Appleby, Colin Mochrie, Jay Onrait, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Lorene Sauro, Julianna Scott

Literary Agents Database

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

Rees Literary Agency

Amy Rennert Agency

William Morris Endeavor

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Andy Ross Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

Massie & McQuilkin

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

DeFiore and Company

Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency

Georges Borchardt, Inc.

Creative Media Agency, Inc.

Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

United Talent Agency

The Stuart Agency

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

Tessler Literary Agency

Writers House

The Gersh Agency

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

P.S. Literary Agency

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