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Literary Agent Directory
Important: Visit each agent’s website (links in their listings below) to see if they’re open to submissions before querying.
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Biography
Jennifer Udden is a literary agent with the Laura Dail Literary Agency. With over a decade of experience agenting, including time spent at the Donald Maass Agency, the Barry Goldblatt Agency, and New Leaf Literary, Jennifer Udden is very excited to now join the team at LDLA. She has worked with a wide variety of notable authors of genre fiction, among them New York Times bestsellers and Hugo award finalists and winners. SheÕs also worn many other hats, including comics recruiter, freelance editor, and romance novelist, has a soft spot for the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, and runs a weekly newsletter about publishing & writing called A Faster No.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction
Biography
Cindy Uh is a literary agent with the Creative Artists Agency. Based in the New York office, she creates publishing opportunities for clients across a wide array of fiction and nonfiction. She represents many of the world’s leading activists, journalists, thought leaders, illustrators, artists, and actors, including Lupita Nyong’o, Simu Liu, Tabitha Brown, Suzan-Lori Parks, Tarana Burke, Imani Perry, Ai-jen Poo, Stephen Satterfield, Weijia Jiang, Roy Choi, Rembert Browne, Patrisse Cullors, Nikki Erlick, Alex Elle, Mari Andrew, and Morgan Harper Nichols, among others.Uh joined CAA in 2019. A former employment discrimination attorney, advocacy continues to be at the heart of her work, with her representation centering on social justice, community, and culture. She graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Communications and went on to receive her J.D. from UCLA School of Law with a concentration in Critical Race Studies.
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Film Entertainment, Illustrated, Journalism, Lifestyle, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Science, Self-HelpCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Jennifer Unter is a literary agent with and the founder of The Unter Agency, LLC. She has worked many aspects of the publishing industry for over 3 decades. After graduating from the University of Michigan, she began her career at Henry Holt & Co. in the editorial department before moving on to the Karpfinger Agency as a junior literary agent, while also attending law school at Fordham University School of Law. She then became an Associate at the entertainment firm of Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP where she practiced primarily in the areas of publishing and copyright law, and also acted as a literary agent on various book projects. She joined Robert Lewis Rosen Associates in 2000 as Vice President of the Literary Department. In 2008, she started The Unter Agency, LLC, a full-service boutique agency specializing in quality fiction, nonfiction and all types of childrenÕs literature. In addition to placing projects at domestic and foreign publishers, she also sells to audio, film and television. She is a member of the WomenÕs Media Group, the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA), and the Westside Agents Group (WAG).
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FICTION: Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Diet Nutrition, Environment, Fitness, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, How-To, Lifestyle, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, True Adventure, True CrimeCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Board Book, Chapter Book Fiction, Chapter Book Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Keith Urbahn is a literary agent with the Javelin Literary Agency. He is president and founding partner of Javelin. For five years Keith worked for former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, most recently serving as his chief of staff. He helped oversee the publication of RumsfeldÕs 1 New York Times bestselling memoir. Previously he worked in the United States Senate for Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and as a Pentagon speechwriter. A summa cum laude graduate of Yale University, he also serves as a commissioned reserve intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy. He is credited in many media outlets as the first person to break the news of the death of Osama bin Laden to the world over Twitter. Keith lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Kristen and his children Benjamin and William.
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NONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Economics, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion, Science, Self-Help, Spirituality, Technology, True Crime
Biography
Amanda Urban is a literary agent with CAA/ICM. Based in the New York office, she represents both fiction and non-fiction titles for many world-renowned authors and prize-winning journalists, ranging from literary novels to memoirs, biographies, and books on current affairs. She has represented a long list of writers, including Toni Morrison, Cormac McCarthy, Haruki Murakami, Kazuo Ishiguro, Jennifer Egan, Michael Pollan, Isabel Wilkerson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Walter Isaacson. She joined CAA in 2022 following the agencyÕs acquisition of ICM. She had been with ICM since 1980, where she held the position of Co-Director of the Literary Department in New York for nineteen years, and Managing Director of ICM Books in London for six years. Prior to joining ICM, she was General Manager of New York Magazine and The Village Voice, and Editorial Manager of Esquire Magazine.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Art, Biography, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Journalism, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Politics, Pop Culture, Reference, Science, Self-Help, TechnologyCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Laura Usselman is a literary agent with the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency. She represents adult nonfiction and select literary fiction. Her favorite novels are written in distinctive prose and have memorable characters at their heart. For nonfiction, she is interested in thoughtful narrative nonfiction, restlessly curious idea books, and reported memoir. Special areas of interest include legal and business narratives, cultural criticism, and contemporary parenthood.Before joining SKLA, Laura earned her MFA in Fiction at Virginia Tech and worked at Cambridge University Press. A native of Atlanta and an alum of the University of Georgia, she lives with her spouse and her three daughters in Decatur, Georgia.
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FICTION: Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Journalism, Law Legal, Lifestyle, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Science, SportsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books