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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Melissa Danaczko

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Addison Armstrong, Chelsea Conaboy, Gabino Iglesias, Amanda Jayatissa, Bernice McFadden, Sarafina Nance, Mira Ptacin
Liza Dawson

Liza Dawson Associates

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

Representative Authors:
Annie Barrows, Tawni O’Dell, Mary Ann Shaffer
Brian DeFiore

DeFiore and Company

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

Representative Authors:
Benjamin Hale, Tom Ryan, Brandon Stanton, Rick Yancey
Sandra Dijkstra

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Maxine Hong Kingston, Lisa See, Amy Tan
Priya Doraswamy

Lotus Lane Literary

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual

Representative Authors:
Farhad Dadyburjor, Farrukh Dhondy, Sumi Hahn, Nancy Kim, Jerry McGill, Perumal Murugan, Vivek Narayanan, Shuja Nawaz, Annie England Noblin, Onyeka Nwelue, Pia Padukone, Vito Racanelli, RV Raman, Thomas Richards, Lucy Riles, Tom Riles, Rashmi Sadana, Kristin Sample, Arshia Sattar, Irwin Allan Sealy, Hindol Sengupta, Parvati Sharma, Amita Trasi, Sung J Woo, Ovidia Yu
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
Caroline Eisenmann

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Meghan Flaherty, Brandon Hobson
Mark Falkin

Falkin Literary

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

Representative Authors:
Peter Benchley, Laurent Bouzereau, Kristen Lopez, Louisa Luna, TJ Martinson, David Masciotra, Christian Picciolini, Matt Serafini
Katherine Fausset

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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

Representative Authors:
Emily St. John Mandel, Kyle Minor, Jami Attenberg, Crystal Hana Kim, Nina McConigley, M. L. Longworth, Ioan Grillo, Cara Black, Cynthia Hand, Elise Juska, Amy Lin, Eugenie Montague, Chip Cheek, Duane Swierczynski, Diane Zinna, Jamey Hatley, Moustafa Bayoumi, Mary Ann Caws, Benjamin Percy, Chris Rose, Laura van den Berg
Melanie Figueroa

Root Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Amelia Diane Coombs, Caris Avendaño Cruz, Nataly Gruender, Kelly Hill, M.T. Khan, Kim Neville, Sarah Prineas, Natalie Sue, Lakita Wilson
Seth Fishman

The Gernert Company

Interested in Representing:
Commercial Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:
Kate Beaton, Anna Bond, Stephanie Feldman, Alex Grecian, Porochista Khakpour, Ann Leckie, Randall Munroe, Téa Obreht
Melissa Flashman

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Healing/Health, Pop Culture

Representative Authors:
Stephanie Mannatt Danler, Kristin Dombek, Stanley Fish, Emily Gould, Kate Zambreno
Christy Fletcher

United Talent Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Kate Bowler, David Leonhardt, Daniel Mason, Maggie O’Farrell, Gretchen Rubin
David Forrer

Inkwell Management

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

Representative Authors:
Molly Friedrich

The Friedrich Agency LLC

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

Representative Authors:
Melissa Bank, Sue Grafton, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Esmeralda Santiago, Jane Smiley, Elizabeth Strout
Lori Galvin

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Representative Authors:
Cambria Brockman, Sara Goudarzi, Hannah Kirshner, Margaret Li, Irene Li, Wanda M. Morris, Kwame Onwuachi, Phoebe Rowe, Lily Zhang
Kate Garrick

Salky Literary Management

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

Representative Authors:
Claire Boyles, Kim Fay, Elizabeth Little, Deborah Shapiro, Wil Medearis, Zak Salih, Alexander Zaitchik
Ellen Geiger

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

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

Representative Authors:
Adrienne Rich (estate), Juan Gonzalez, James Kugel, Robert Tsai
Susan Golomb

Writers House

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

Representative Authors:
Janelle Brown, Yvon Chouinard, Harry S. Dent, Jonathan Franzen, Lexi Freiman, Glen David Gold, Peter Golden, Charles Graeber, Noah Hawley, Gabe Hudson, Lindsey Lee Johnson, Liz Kay, Angie Kim, Rachel Kushner, Krys Lee, Mira T. Lee, Stephen Markley, Imbolo Mbue, Matthew McIntosh, Wayetu Moore, Thomas Mullen, Tim Murphy, Ruby Namdar, Dexter Palmer, Sarah Perry, Jordy Rosenberg, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, Brand Skyhorse, Jim St. Germain, William T. Vollmann, Nell Zink
Leticia Gomez

Savvy Literary Services

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

Representative Authors:
Enjeelah Ahmadi, Edward Beltran, Barry Alexander Brown, Dr. Yasmin Davidds, Sandra Guzman, William Hazelgrove, Anushay Hossain, Cynthia Kraack, Milan Kordestani, Steve Pemberton, Joseph Tachovsky, Omar Tyree
Rebecca Gradinger

United Talent Agency

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

Representative Authors:
Pauline Chen, David Gillham, Kathleen Grissom, Maggie Shipstead
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
Serene Hakim

Ayesha Pande Literary

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Representative Authors:
Kristen Arnett, Jean Chen Ho, Kaela Rivera, Ream Shukairy, Shannon C.F. Rogers
Claire Harris

P.S. Literary Agency

Interested in Representing:
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Magical Realism, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Regional, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Nicole Bedera, Charlie Berens, Katie Collom, Betty Corrello, Dannah Eve, Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy, Isaias Hernandez, Lindsay Maple, Sam Rebelein, Carly Robyn, TJ Therrien, VegNews, Dr. Jennifer Vencill
Jordan Hill

New Leaf Literary & Media

Interested in Representing:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:
Roshani Chokshi, Carolyn Huynh, Lydia Kang, Christine Platt, Shannon Watters

Literary Agents Database

Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

Liza Dawson Associates

DeFiore and Company

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

Lotus Lane Literary

The Cheney Agency

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

Falkin Literary

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Root Literary

The Gernert Company

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

United Talent Agency

Inkwell Management

The Friedrich Agency LLC

Aevitas Creative Management

Salky Literary Management

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

Writers House

Savvy Literary Services

United Talent Agency

Laura Gross Literary Agency

Ayesha Pande Literary

P.S. Literary Agency

New Leaf Literary & Media

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