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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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.
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
Marin Takikawa

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Feminist, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Amanda Ajamfar, Lenika Cruz, Natalie Martell, Alex Terrell
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
Amanda Urban

Creative Artists Agency

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Anthony Doerr, Jennifer Egan, Walter Isaacson, Cormac McCarthy
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
Maria Vicente

P.S. Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Stephanie Cooke, Insha Fitzpatrick, Ashley Robin Franklin, Laura Knetzger, Sam Maggs, Cat Min, Laura Obuobi, Nathan Page, Kendra Wells, Yao Xiao
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
Elisabeth Weed

The Book Group

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Stephanie Clifford, Charles Finch, Sarah Jio, Dan Marshall, Greer McCalister, Valerie Young
Alice Whitwham

The Cheney Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Molly Crabapple, Carina del Valle Schorske, Camonghne Felix, Elisa Gonzalez, Anand Gopal, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Anna Heyward, Suki Kim, James Lasdun, Shane McCrae, Luke Mogelson, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Anna Della Subin, Justine van der Leun
Amy Williams

The Williams Company

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

Representative Authors:
Natalie Bakopoulos, Karen Essex, Kate Greathead, Sarah Hepola, Elizabeth Kostova, Nami Mun, Alix Ohlin, Karen Olsson, Matt Zoller Seitz, Alan Sepinwal, Melissa Stephenson, Jia Tolentino, Judith Warner
Kimberly Witherspoon

Inkwell Management

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

Representative Authors:
Kate Atkinson, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Olen Butler, Susan Cheever, Sophie Kinsella
Jade Wong-Baxter

Francis Goldin Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Short Fiction

Representative Authors:
Chris Belcher, Kate Broad, Delia Cai, Duy Doan
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
Martha Wydysh

Trident Media Group

Interested in Representing:
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:
Allen Bratton, Kashana Cauley, Elaine Hsieh Chou, Daniel Gumbiner, Kenan Orhan, Josh Riedel, Yukiko Tominaga
Renée Zuckerbrot

Massie & McQuilkin

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

Representative Authors:
Kelly Link, Dan Chaon, M. O. Walsh, Shawn Vestal, Karin Tidbeck, Nathan Ballingrud, Keith Lee Morris

Literary Agents Database

Trellis Literary Management

The Stuart Agency

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

Tessler Literary Agency

Writers House

Creative Artists Agency

The Gersh Agency

P.S. Literary Agency

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

P.S. Literary Agency

The Book Group

The Cheney Agency

The Williams Company

Inkwell Management

Francis Goldin Literary Agency

Triangle House Literary

Trident Media Group

Massie & McQuilkin

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