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.
Monica Odom
Biography
Monica Odom is an agent with Odom Media Management. She founded her own agency in 2019, after working in publishing for nearly a decade, including roles as agent at Liza Dawson Associates and Bradford Literary Agency. She earned her M.S. in Publishing: Digital & Print Media from New York University, and has a B.A. in English from Montclair State University. She was also schooled in bookselling and event coordinating at her local indie, Watchung Booksellers. Monica serves on the WNDB Walter Grant Judging Committee, and is committed to the holistic and intentional expansion of intersectional diversity and inclusivity in the publishing industry. She is a frequent guest at writers’ conferences and publishing institutes, delivering talks and conducting workshops.
Notes
This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Ethnic Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Picture Book *
NONFICTION: Art * Beauty/Fashion/Style * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Crafts * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Ethnic * Food/Drinks * Gay/Lesbian * General Nonfiction * History * How-To * Humor * Lifestyle * Memoir * Middle Grade * Multicultural * Narrative * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development * Young Adult *
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