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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Amelia Atlas

Creative Artists Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Caite Dolan-Leach, Mark O’Connell, Matt Gallagher, Joy Williams
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Laura Gross

Laura Gross Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Translation, War

Representative Authors:
Andrea Buchanan, Martin Philip, Jodi Picoult, Shahad al Rawi, Judith Schwartz
Carrie Howland

Howland Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Scott Cheshire, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Carmiel Banasky, Julian Tepper, Melissa Gorzelanczyk, Chris Scofield, Isabel Bandeira, Todd Colby, Sarah Prager, Jason Tougaw
Dorian Karchmar

William Morris Endeavor

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Translation, War, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Daniel James Brown, Helene Cooper, Frances de Pontes Peebles, Anton DiSclafani, the Estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Erika Johansen, the late Dr. Paul Kalanithi, Ann Leary, Paul Lynch, Kimberly McCreight, Beth Macy, Eric Puchner, Jennifer Vanderbes, Amor Towles, Elaine Weiss
Gary Morris

David Black Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch
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
Rena Rossner

The Deborah Harris Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Historical, Nonfiction, Political, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Amy Gottlieb, Mark Noce, Leah Scheier
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.
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
Denise Shannon

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lydia Davis, Francine Prose, Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart
Mariah Stovall

Trellis Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Veronica Chapa, Tom Comitta, Veena Dinavahi, David Martinez, Melissa Mogollon, Elizabeth Owuor, Sarah Priscus, Jodi M. Savage, Mai Sennaar, Navid Sinaki, Nghiem Tran.
Meg Thompson

Thompson Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Mari Andrew, Erin Lee Carr, Julia Chaplin, Katherine Harmon Courage, Mason Currey, Lydia Fenet, Emily Flake, John Glynn, Tom Hart, Anita Hill, Kim Krans, Tim Kreider, Nichole Perkins, Cecile Richards, Jeremy Rifkin
Monika Woods

Triangle House Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Alice Bolin, Julia Dixon Evans, Chelsea Hodson

Literary Agents Database

Creative Artists Agency

Ross Yoon Agency

Liza Dawson Associates

Aevitas Creative Management

Chris Calhoun Agency

The Carr Agency, LLC

The Cheney Agency

William Clark Associates

Aragi Inc.

The Cheney Agency

United Talent Agency

United Talent Agency

Laura Gross Literary Agency

Howland Literary

William Morris Endeavor

David Black Agency

Odom Media Management

The Deborah Harris Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.

DeFiore and Company

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

Trellis Literary Management

Thompson Literary Agency

Triangle House Literary