The Directory of Literary Agents
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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.
Brian DeFiore
Biography
Brian DeFiore is a literary agent with DeFiore and Company. Brian began his career in 1981 as an editor at St. Martin’s Press. In 1988 he moved to Dell Publishing as senior editor, quickly moving up to the position of Vice President and Editorial Director of Delacorte Press. In 1992 he joined The Walt Disney Company’s start-up publishing operation, Hyperion, where he served for five years as Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. In 1997, he took over the Villard Books division of Random House as Senior Vice President and Publisher.
Some of the authors Brian worked with as an editor and publisher include Ridley Pearson, T. Jefferson Parker, James Lee Burke, Ken Follett, Daniel Silva, Eve Ensler, Jon Krakauer, Jack Olsen, Leonard Nimoy, Jesse Green, Roger Kahn, M. Scott Peck, Linda Barnes and Bill Carter. Brian started the agency in 1999. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Authors Representatives, is the Chair of the AAR Electronic Rights Committee, and is on the faculty of The Center for Publishing at New York University.
Notes
This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Humor Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Mystery * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Humor * Inspiration * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Narrative * Photography * Pop Culture * Reference * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Sports * Young Adult *
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