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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Ismita Hussain

Great Dog Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Hayan Charara, Chris Eagle, Gregory D. Johnsen, Demree McGhee, Dexter Dog Ouray
Annie Hwang

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
Feminist, Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
John Paul Brammer, Leland Cheuk, Janet Hong, Xia Jia, The Smithsonian
Jennifer Joel

Creative Artists Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Lili Anolik, Leif Babin, Chris Cleave, Ian Caldwell, Nelson DeMille, Kevin Fedarko, AJ Finn, Bonnie Garmus, Stuart Gibbs, Sarah Knight, Elise Loehnen, Anthony McCarten, Megan Miranda, Graham Moore Evan Osnos, Shonda Rhimes, Adam Rubin, Stephen Schwarzman, Sir Patrick Stewart, Lisa Taddeo, Dustin Thomason, Jocko Willink
Kima Jones

Triangle House Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
David Haynes, Francisco McCurry, Rochelle Spencer
Meredith Kaffel Simonoff

The Gernert Company

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

Representative Authors:
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Jessamine Chan, Heather Christle, CJ Hauser, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Dantiel W. Moniz, Nadia Owusu, Brandon Taylor, Morgan Thomas, Leni Zumas
Jody Kahn

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Devorah Blachor, Natalie Eve Garrett, Thomas Grattan, Meredith Jacobs, Jennifer Kabat, Michael Kardos, Dave Madden, Laura Pritchett
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
Julia Kardon

HG Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Brit Bennett, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, K-Ming Chang, Leah Franqui, John Freeman Gill, Hannah Giorgis, Rahawa Haile, Toni Jensen, Melissa Rivero, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Etaf Rum, Alice Wong
Kat Kerr

Donald Maass Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Robyn Lucas, Laila Sabreen
Iwalani Kim

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Kirby Kim

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Ted Chiang, Malcolm Brooks, Karolina Waclawiak, Tracy O’Neill, Peter Bognanni, Craig Davidson
Dan Kirschen

Creative Artists Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Michael Chabon, Lee Durkee, Lillian Fishman, Myriam Lacroix, Chuck Palahniuk, Morgan Parker, Ann Patchett, Dan Piepenbring, David Sanchez, Amy Rose Spiegel, Ayelet Waldman
Jeff Kleinman

Folio Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Garth Stein, Eowyn Ivey, Elizabeth Letts, Robert Hicks, Charles J. Shields, Neil Abramson, Nick Trout, Karen Dionne
Stuart Krichevsky

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Mary Kay Andrews, Julie Burstein, Sebastian Junger
Daniel Lazar

Writers House

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Tiffany Baker, Ingrid Law, Jennifer McMahon, Matt Rothschild
Sarah Levitt

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Representative Authors:
Claire L. Evans, Eliese Colette Goldbach, Sara Majka, Anjali Sachdeva, Ly Tran, Phuc Tran, Ruha Benjamin
Kayla Lightner

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Minda Honey, Cat Huang, Margaret Flatley, Alex Sujong Laughlin, Annabelle Tometich
Julia Livshin

Julia Livshin Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
I’m in the early stages of building a list, but some of the writers I worked with as a magazine editor: John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, Mona Simpson, Caitlin Flanagan, Nathan Englander, Garrison Keillor, Thomas Mallon, Adam Haslett, Nic Pizzolatto, Christopher Buckley, Roxana Robinson, Karen Shepard, Lysley Tenorio, George Singleton.
Cecilia “CeCe” Lyra

P.S. Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, Dr. Jonathan Lassiter, Laura Leffler, Bianca Marais, Dr. Kari Nixon, Anamely Salgado Reyes, Aleeza Ben Shalom, Aparna Shewakramani, Dr. Courtney Tracy
Gillian MacKenzie

MacKenzie Wolf

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

Representative Authors:
Pamela Malpas

Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Regional

Representative Authors:
Edward Cahill, Des Ekin, Susan M. Gaines, John Gierach, Chin-Sun Lee, Matthew Longo, James Sturz, Jonathan Wells
Jay Mandel

William Morris Endeavor

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

Representative Authors:
Sloane Crosley, Mohsin Hamid, Terry Hayes, Mary Roach
Clare Mao

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Karen Cheung, Zoey Xinyi Gong, Johanna Hedva, Sally Wen Mao, Jia Sung, Mimi Zhu
PJ Mark

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Samantha Hunt, Sarah Manguso, Dinaw Mengestu, Ed Park, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Craig Thompson, Josh Weil, Sunil Yapa
Maria Massie

Massie & McQuilkin

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

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

Literary Agents Database

Great Dog Literary

Ayesha Pande Literary

Creative Artists Agency

Triangle House Literary

The Gernert Company

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

William Morris Endeavor

HG Literary

Donald Maass Literary Agency

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Creative Artists Agency

Folio Literary Management

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

Writers House

Aevitas Creative Management

Ayesha Pande Literary

Julia Livshin Literary Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

MacKenzie Wolf

Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

William Morris Endeavor

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Massie & McQuilkin

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