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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.
- You are searching within category(ies): Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Liza Fleissig is a literary agent with the Liza Foyce Agency. A graduate of the University of PennsylvaniaÕs Wharton School of Business with a degree in Finance, and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law with a JD, Liza brought 20 years of litigation and negotiation experience to the publishing field when she and her partner, Ginger Harris-Dontzin, decided to open their own literary agency. With strong ties to this community, becoming an agent was inevitable, and as Liza says, she ÒcouldnÕt be happier.Ó A ÒTop 100 DealmakerÓ by PublisherÕs Marketplace, Liza represents established authors of fiction and nonfiction, along with writers in the earlier stages of their development.
Looking for: Liza loves a good thriller/suspense/mystery that keeps her guessing until the end. She also gravitates to commercial womenÕs fiction and loves a sarcastic comic voice. On the childrenÕs side, she handles all categories, though is looking mostly for young adult and middle grade. Most of all, she loves being surprised. Nothing is more exciting that being over the moon for a book sheÕd never expected to like. So at the end of the day, just grab her attention, and she wonÕt care what the book is about!
Not looking for: Just make sure the writing is strong, and please watch out for unnatural dialogue and word repetition. When every character Òcranes their neck,Ó Òwheels aroundÓ or Òsteels themselvesÓ she does tend to roll her eyes. Also, as much as she loves paranormal and dystopian, she is not taking any of those on at the moment.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Dating Relationships Sex | Food Drink | Health Wellness | Humor Nonfiction | Inspirational Nonfiction | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Self-Help | True Crime |
Biography
Christy Fletcher is the Co-Head of UTA Publishing and a literary agent with UTA. Christy joined UTA as the Co-Head of Publishing at the beginning of 2023 after 20 years of running her own agency, Fletcher & Company.
Growing up in a house filled with books and obsessive readers, Christy developed a lifelong affinity for great storytelling and unique voices. Her clients include a wide array of influential, award-winning and bestselling writers including Kate Bowler, David Leonhardt, Yung Pueblo, Gretchen Rubin, Eric Ries, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, and Melissa Urban.
In fiction, she has represented bestselling novelists and authors who have won major literary prizes including Daniel Mason, Ken Kalfus, Alan Hollinghurst, Maggie OÕFarrell (in the U.S.), the late Rebecca Godfrey, among others. Her clientsÕ work has been adapted into stage plays, television series, feature films and an opera.
She has worked in collaboration with institutions like StanfordÕs D.School, design and strategy firm IDEO, and The International Spy Museum to help them develop strategies around intellectual property and media.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Investigative | Journalism | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology |
Biography
Richard Florest is a literary agent with Creative Management. Richard Florest joined Rob Weisbach Creative Management in 2012. He develops and represents fiction, non-fiction, and childrenÕs fiction writers for the company. He previously held editorial positions at Putnam/Penguin Group, Miramax Books, and The Weinstein Company, where he published authors such as Man Asian Prize winner and Man Booker Prize nominee Tan Twan Eng. Richard was the Director of Acquisitions at Open Road Integrated Media before joining Rob Weisbach Creative Management in 2012. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Richard now lives in Manhattan with his wife and daughter. He is a graduate of Saint Anselm College.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | General Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction |
Biography
Caitie Flum is a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates. She joined Liza Dawson Associates in July 2014 as assistant and audio rights manager. She graduated from Hofstra University in 2009 with a B.A. in English with a concentration in publishing studies. She interned at Hachette Book Group and Writers House. She was an editorial assistant then coordinator for Bookspan, where she worked on several clubs including the Book-of-the-Month Club, The Good Cook, and the ChildrenÕs Book-of-the-Month Club.
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Erotic Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Crafts | Current Events Affairs | History | Humor Nonfiction | Investigative | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Amy Flynn is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. She has 20 years of experience in childrenÕs book publishing. She started her career as an editor at the former Houghton Mifflin Books for Children in Boston, where she trained under industry legends Walter Lorraine and Anita Silvey. Among the dozens of talented creators she had the honor and pleasure of working with are Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop, whose The Snake Scientist launched the long-running acclaimed ÒScientists in the Field” series; award-winning nonfiction picture book author-illustrator Don Brown; artist James Rumford; storyteller Alice McGill; and Olivier Dunrea and his beloved ÒGossie & Friends” series. Amy also worked as an elementary school teacher before she joined Rubin Pfeffer Content in 2019.
As an agent, she represents writers and illustrators of fiction and nonfiction for children, from picture books to young adult novels. She is thrilled to work with a growing list of clients including Julien Chung, Ellen Surrey, Federico Gastaldi, Carter Higgins, Wendell Minor, Heather Montgomery, Rob Sanders, Lina Maslo, Dan Paley, Robyn McGrath, Mk Smith Despres, Jennifer Richter, Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Greenwald, Dana VanderLugt, and Nadine Pinede.
A cum laude graduate of Middlebury College with a major in American Literature and a minor in Spanish, Amy studied in Madrid and at Oxford. She holds an M.A. in English and an additional Master of Arts degree in ChildrenÕs Literature from Simmons University. She has a passion for the collaborative editorial process and is drawn to beautifully written and compelling stories and topics, with an underlying guiding belief in the power of books to connect, inspire, and affirm the lives of young people.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Graphic Novel |
Biography
Katherine Flynn is a literary agent with Calligraph. Katherine has been an agent since 2008. Her clients are award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling writers. Recently, her authors have won or been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the George Washington Prize, the Hillman Prize for the Common Good, and the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, alongside numerous best-of-the-year selections and many other accolades.
Katherine represents history, biography, politics, current affairs, investigative journalism, narrative nonfiction, cultural criticism, pop culture, adventure, true crime, science, nature, medicine, business, sociology, and psychology. She also represents select fiction, and is fond of urban or foreign locales, crime novels, insight into women’s lives, biting wit, and historical settings. That said, she is open to anything that is well-written and contains a good, fresh story or big idea. She prizes securing major deals for her authors with quality publishers and placing international and film/tv rights for their books.
Prior to establishing Calligraph, Katherine worked at the Kneerim & Williams Agency for fifteen years. She previously edited history textbooks, taught English literature and composition to high school students, and worked in a rare book shop. She serves as the publishing consultant to Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute and is a Boston Book Festival board member. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University and then pursued her Ph.D. in History at Brown University, where she is now A.B.D.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Environment | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Investigative | Journalism | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Parenting | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Sports | Technology | True Adventure | True Crime |
Biography
Sheldon Fogelman is a literary agent with the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. Sheldon Fogelman has worked with many of the most distinguished authors and illustrators in children’s books throughout his career. As agent, his clients have included JosŽ Aruego, T.A. Barron, Denise Brunkus, Bryan Collier, Richard Egielski, Susan Jeffers, Steven Kellogg, Arnold Lobel, James Marshall, Jill McElmurry, Mary Pope Osborne, Richard Peck, Jerry Pinkney, Peggy Rathmann, Barney Saltzberg, John Steptoe, Rosemary Wells, and Mo Willems, among many others. He has worked on several literary estates including James Marshall’s, for which he currently acts as trustee. He was also Maurice Sendak’s attorney for over forty years. In addition, Sheldon was one of the earliest agents to attend Bologna Children’s Book Fair regularly, and he has represented various publishers including William Morrow Children’s Division and Albert Whitman & Co., with regard to dramatic/motion picture/television rights. He has also been a featured speaker at many conferences including the Annual SCBWI Conference in Los Angeles and New York.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction |
Biography
Emily Forland is a literary agent with Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. She represents voice-driven literary fiction and non-fiction, among them bestsellers and prize winners, and has a special place in her heart for original writing that jumps off the page. Equally drawn to a traditional domestic novel as she is to more idiosyncratic work, she seeks out beautifully crafted writing, characters that come fully alive on the page, and stories rooted strongly in their setting. Humor is always welcome. In addition to literary fiction, she represents memoir, narrative nonfiction, history, biography, food writing, cultural criticism, graphic novels, and young adult fiction. Query by email preferred.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Literary Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Food Drink | History | Humor Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Politics | True Crime |
Biography
Emily Forney is a literary agent with the BookEnds Literary Agency. Emily is, as she likes to say, a professional fangirl. From the early days of crafting fiction prompts on Tumblr to writing miniseries on how to write a successful fantasy battle scene, she fell in love with the minor details of storytelling. After receiving her MFA in Creative Writing, emphasizing in YA fiction, she worked for a popular fiction press as an editor until she realized she wanted to stay with her favorite authors throughout their careers. She was a publishing and editorial fellow for the LA Review of Books,where she trained with her editorial background. Becoming an agent, especially at BookEnds, was fate.
Growing up, Emily would stay awake until sunrise to finish new YA releases, and honestly, she just desperately wants the vampire trend to return. She enjoys the whimsy, the complexities, and the warmth young adult and childrenÕs books offer, and she hopes to work with authors interested in turning their speculative worlds into series. With a BA in History and certificates in Classics and Latin studies, sheÕs also a big fan of historical fiction and mythological works.
She writes about identity and youth through her experiences as a young black woman, particularly focusing on genre fiction as a means to explore tropes otherwise dominated by white voices. Emily would particularly like to read #OwnVoices stories and is always on the lookout for new Black authors.
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Accepting Submissions | Black Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
David Forrer is a literary agent with InkWell Management. David began his career in publishing in 1997 after receiving a Masters in Creative Writing (fiction) from Boston University. He has been an agent with InkWell Management since it was created in 2004. His areas of interest and representation range from literary, commercial, historical and crime fiction to suspense/thriller, humorous non-fiction and popular history.
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Diet Nutrition | History | Humor Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Technology |
Biography
Clara Foster is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management UK. She joined ACM UK in 2023 after spending time at HarperCollins, Creative Media Agency Inc., and The Blair Partnership, and is now looking to represent writers across genre fiction, upmarket, and reading-group, as well as select non-fiction. She is editorially-focused and works closely with clients in the lead up to submission to publishers. Clara is adamant that the relationship between agent and author functions best as a partnership—this means being in regular discussion with authors about what they want for their careers as well as their manuscripts, and making herself available to answer any publishing-related questions.
In fiction, she is looking for stories in the upmarket/book-club sweet spot where literary and genre-fiction meet (think Circe and Lessons in Chemistry), intensely emotional literary women (think Luster by Raven Leilani or The Guest by Emma Cline), and just about anything written with beautiful prose, a high-stakes plot, and/or a folkloric, legendary, or mythical grounding (think She who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, A Marvellous Light by Freya Markse, or Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo). She loves a romance in any genre—fantasy, historical, mystery, or a combination of all three—and will, no matter how dark a book gets in the middle, always gravitate towards a happy ending.
Clara is also looking for projects in the YA/Crossover space. Much like her taste in adult fiction, she wants to see clever world-building, emotional (and flawed) characters, and preferably a romantic sub-plot—or main plot. Here however she would like to find writing from authors who push the boundaries even further: new twists on old tropes, high concepts (an idea you can pitch in a sentence), and perspectives we rarely get to see. Clara’s enduring favourites from her teenage years are The Hunger Games and A Series of Unfortunate Events—she would love to help publish books that stick just as steadfastly with a new generation of readers.
In Non-fiction, Clara would like to find highly practical guides aimed squarely at women with the intention of filling crucial gaps in our collective knowledge. Books she thinks have done this successfully include Girls That Invest by Simran Kaur and How To Work Without Losing Your Mind by Cate Sevilla.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Business Book | Dating Relationships Sex | Family | Health Wellness | Pop Culture | Science | Self-Help | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Clara Foster is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management UK. She joined ACM UK in 2023 after spending time at HarperCollins, Creative Media Agency Inc., and The Blair Partnership, and is now looking to represent writers across genre fiction, upmarket, and reading-group, as well as select non-fiction. She is editorially-focused and works closely with clients in the lead up to submission to publishers. Clara is adamant that the relationship between agent and author functions best as a partnershipÑthis means being in regular discussion with authors about what they want for their careers as well as their manuscripts, and making herself available to answer any publishing-related questions.
In fiction, she is looking for stories in the upmarket/book-club sweet spot where literary and genre-fiction meet (think Circe and Lessons in Chemistry), intensely emotional literary women (think Luster by Raven Leilani or The Guest by Emma Cline), and just about anything written with beautiful prose, a high-stakes plot, and/or a folkloric, legendary, or mythical grounding (think She who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, A Marvellous Light by Freya Markse, or Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo). She loves a romance in any genreÑfantasy, historical, mystery, or a combination of all threeÑand will, no matter how dark a book gets in the middle, always gravitate towards a happy ending.
Clara is also looking for projects in the YA/Crossover space. Much like her taste in adult fiction, she wants to see clever world-building, emotional (and flawed) characters, and preferably a romantic sub-plotÑor main plot. Here however she would like to find writing from authors who push the boundaries even further: new twists on old tropes, high concepts (an idea you can pitch in a sentence), and perspectives we rarely get to see. ClaraÕs enduring favourites from her teenage years are The Hunger Games and A Series of Unfortunate EventsÑshe would love to help publish books that stick just as steadfastly with a new generation of readers.
In Non-fiction, Clara would like to find highly practical guides aimed squarely at women with the intention of filling crucial gaps in our collective knowledge. Books she thinks have done this successfully include Girls That Invest by Simran Kaur and How To Work Without Losing Your Mind by Cate Sevilla.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Business Book | Dating Relationships Sex | Family | Health Wellness | Pop Culture | Science | Self-Help | Women’s Issues |
Renee Fountain
Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary ManagementAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >Biography
Renee Fountain is a literary agent with Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management. She’s also the president and a publishing industry veteran, a reviewer for Kirkus and New York Journal of Books, and a book scout for The CW Network.
During her almost decade-long tenure with major houses such as Harcourt Brace and Simon & Schuster, Ms. Fountain had the great fortune of working with some of the best writers and illustrators in the publishing world.
Additionally, with more than ten years of licensing and branding experience, she has been involved in creating book-related merchandise including iconic favorites such as Raggedy Ann and Nancy Drew; as well as brokering film and television options.
Renee is looking for all types of adult and YA fiction and non-fiction. She prefers: thrillers, horror/dark fantasy, urban/contemporary fantasy, humor, sci-fi, pop-culture, memoirs, and narrative/commercial. She DOES NOT represent previously published books (including self-published), Westerns, Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Erotica, Poetry, Novellas or Short Story Collections.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Economics | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Psychology | Sports | True Crime |
Biography
Diana Fox is a literary agent with Fox Literary. Diana is also the owner of Fox Literary. She says: “I am actively seeking the following: young adult fiction (all genres), science fiction/fantasy, romance, historical fiction, thrillers, and graphic novels. I’m always interested in books that cross genres and reinvent popular concepts with an engaging new twist (especially when thereÕs a historical and/or speculative element involved).
On the nonfiction side I’m interested in memoirs, biography, and smart narrative nonfiction; I particularly enjoy memoirs and other nonfiction about sex work, addiction and recovery, and pop culture.”
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Beauty Fashion Style | Biography | Dating Relationships Sex | Food Drink | History | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Science | Travel |
Biography
Laurie Fox is a literary agent with the Linda Chester Literary Agency. Laurie, who joined the agency in 1989. A graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz (Creative Writing and Theatre Arts), she is a published author of fiction and poetry, including Sexy Hieroglyphics (Chronicle Books) and two novels, My Sister from the Black Lagoon (starred Publishers Weekly review; San Francisco Chronicle bestseller) and The Lost Girls, both published by Simon & Schuster. The movie of The Lost Girls starring Vanessa Redgrave, Jolie Richardson, Iain Glen, and Louis Partridge, was released in 2022. She represents books in the areas of literary and quality fiction, thrillers and speculative fiction, memoir/biography, cultural history, popular culture, quirky humor, narrative nonfiction, history and current events, art and artists, and science and technology.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Pop Culture | Reference | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology |
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Kat Foxx is an assistant agent with The Rights Factory. Kathleen joined The Rights Factory as an editorial assistant in early 2023 and was promoted to Assistant Agent in the fall of the same year. She has an editorial background, running a freelance fiction editing company. Kat is also a writer and is heavily involved in the online writing community. She also produces/hosts the #badasswriters podcast, edits audio for The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, and is a founder/host of #MoodPitch.
Outside of creative work, Kat enjoys travelling, photography, creative cooking, hiking, and spending time in OntarioÕs beautiful cottage country. SheÕs a proud mom of five kids. She *loves* cats, coffee, chocolate, cheese, Argentinian wine. Outlander, This Is Us, YouÕve Got Mail, John Krasinski, Ryan Reynolds, and Tom Hanks are favourites!
Kat is building her list of exceptionally talented authors in commercial and book club fiction as well as some select nonfiction topics. She keeps a detailed MSWL and what sheÕs looking for in queries on her website at kathleenfoxxagent.com/mswl.
In fiction, sheÕs looking for Adult and YA thriller/mystery/suspense, gothic and supernatural horror, historical fiction (preferably pre-20th century), historical fantasy/magical realism (less magicians/wizards/kings/queens and more witches, ghosts, time travel, past lives, etc.), and romcom and romance (light spice). She also enjoys anything nostalgic and anything to do with past lives and soul connections, haunted houses, ancestry, and midwifery/natural childbirth. Kat *loves* creepy, scary stories that make her eyes water and give her goosebumps! Across ages and genres, stories that normalize blended, single-parent, adoptive, racially and/or culturally diverse, and same-sex relationships and families are high on her list.
For nonfiction, Kat is seeking compelling memoirs that read like fiction, motherhood/natural pregnancy and childbirth/midwifery/planned unassisted births, single parenthood (especially if paired with overcoming an abusive relationship with the other parent), past life/reincarnation, the ÒbrotherhoodÓ mentality of law enforcement, narcissistic abuse recovery, true crime, wine/food/travel, a history of witches and witchcraft, and ancient locations/civilizations.
Please do not query Kat with: picture books or MG stories, political or legal thrillers, erotica, extreme violence or torture, space operas, graphic novels, poetry, epic or high fantasies, hardcore sci-fi, werewolves, demons, vampires (unless theyÕre human-friendly or like ADOW), high-tech stories, anything to do with politics, AI-generated stories, biographies, academic works, self-help, health and fitness, sports, science, DIY, or religious-centred works.
Kat is always seeking projects from BIPOC, disabled, neurodiverse, and historically underrepresented writers and would love to see more LGBTQIA+ stories/writers!
On Twitter (X), Instagram, and Threads, Kat can be found @_LiteraryKat_ and on Blue Sky @literarykat
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Gothic Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Speculative Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Environment | Family | Food Drink | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Parenting | Psychology | Spirituality | Travel | True Crime |
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Abigail Frank is a literary agent with Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. She is passionate about stories for young people, especially those that are hilarious, poetic, quietly heartbreaking, and/or swoon-worthy, and she cares about voice, above all. She gravitates towards picture books that feel entirely original, chapter books with big personalities, and novels about unforgettable teens falling in love. She is committed to advocating for the work of marginalized authors and artists, and sheÕs actively looking for stories that allow young readers to recognize themselves in the books they love. She is also looking for select adult projects, including narrative nonfiction (especially if it explores pop culture, healthcare, or higher education) and rom-com-y commercial fiction.
Abigail joined the Greenburger team in 2017 after interning at Writers House. Formerly an assistant to Brenda Bowen, she now assists Faith Hamlin with her extraordinary and eclectic list of clients. Abigail graduated with a degree in English Literature from Swarthmore College and worked in healthcare before pursuing her passion for books. Find her mostly retweeting @abigailcrfrank
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Erotic Fiction | Graphic Novel | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Sports Fiction | Western Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Beauty Fashion Style | Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | History | Humor Nonfiction | Illustrated | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Spirituality | Sports |
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Valerie Frankel is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. She has collaborated with celebrities, public figures, and experts on more than thirty books, including two #1 New York Times bestsellers, Unhinged by Omarosa Manigault Newman and Melania and Me by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. Other bestsellers sheÕs ghostwritten include Stay Hungry by Sebastian Maniscalco and A Shore Thing by Snooki.
Before becoming a ghostwriter, Frankel, a Dartmouth grad, has been an award-winning journalist and author (sheÕs written twenty-one books under her own name, novels, memoirs, and self-help guides), and served as Articles Editor at CondŽ NastÕs Mademoiselle for a decade.
Frankel joined Aevitas to put her thirty-five years of editorial experience to use by helping you realize your dream of becoming an author. SheÕs interested in non-fiction (memoir, health and wellness, business, lifestyle) and fiction (thriller, mystery, romance, YA). SheÕs based in Brooklyn, New York, and loves cats.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Crime Fiction | Mainstream Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |Business Book | Health Wellness | Lifestyle | Memoir |
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Alexandra Franklin is a literary agent with the Curtis Brown Literary Agency. She joined Curtis Brown in 2023 as an associate in the dramatic rights department and as an associate agent in the books department. She was previously an assistant at Writers House and then an associate agent at Vicky Bijur Literary Agency. She holds an MFA in poetry from The New School. Alexandra is particularly interested in upmarket and literary fiction, narrative nonfiction and memoir, and select literary YA.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Upmarket Fiction |Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction |
Biography
Stephen Fraser is a literary agent with the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency. Stephen joined the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency as an agent in January 2005. He worked most recently at HarperCollins Children’s Books, where he edited such creative talents as Mary Engelbreit, Gregory Maguire, Michael Hague, Ann Rinaldi, Kathryn Lasky, Brent Hartinger, Stephen Mitchell, and Dan Gutman. He began his career at Highlights for Children and later worked at Scholastic and Simon & Schuster. A graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, he has a Master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons College in Boston. He represents both children’s and adult books in a wide range of genres.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Science Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Pop Culture |
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Rosa Frazier is an assistant agent at The Seymour Agency. She began her agenting journey as a Summer 2023 mentee under Marisa Cleveland, Literary Agent at The Seymour Agency. Rosa is the writer of over a dozen Adult Romance novels since 2012, self-publishing since 2014. In 2021, she was selected to participate as a mentee in the last class of Pitch Wars for her contemporary romance. As a recovering attorney, Rosa spent four years as a clinical law professor. An essay she wrote was published in a non-fiction legal publication. As an Afro-Latinx author, her goal is to share stories of Caribbean and South American heritage, folklore, and other languages and dialects. She is drawn to underrepresented BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled creatives, hoping to help them reach their authorial dreams. Rosa is seeking picture, middle-grade, and YA contemporary romance, mystery, and thrillers with inclusive and diverse perspectives.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Black Literary Agents | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction |Business Book | Crafts | Gardening | Lifestyle | Memoir | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Sports |
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Rosa Frazier is an assistant agent at The Seymour Agency. She began her agenting journey as a Summer 2023 mentee under Marisa Cleveland, Literary Agent at The Seymour Agency. Rosa is the writer of over a dozen Adult Romance novels since 2012, self-publishing since 2014. In 2021, she was selected to participate as a mentee in the last class of Pitch Wars for her contemporary romance. As a recovering attorney, Rosa spent four years as a clinical law professor. An essay she wrote was published in a non-fiction legal publication. As an Afro-Latinx author, her goal is to share stories of Caribbean and South American heritage, folklore, and other languages and dialects. She is drawn to underrepresented BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled creatives, hoping to help them reach their authorial dreams. Rosa is seeking picture, middle-grade, and YA contemporary romance, mystery, and thrillers with inclusive and diverse perspectives.
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Dawn Frederick is a literary agent with Red Sofa Literary. She is the owner of Red Sofa Literary, established in 2008. After earning her B.S. in Human Ecology and M.S. in Library and Information Sciences, she moved to the Twin Cities, to work for Oliver Press. Eventually she met Laurie Harper of Sebastian Literary and became an agent in 2002.
Between working in both chain and independent bookstores, books have played a significant role in her personal and professional lives. From working with sales reps, booksellers, and building strong relations with her bookstore customers, it was clear that truly finding a good book requires knowing what readers want. ItÕs no surprise she eventually became an agent, as it was a natural progression.
Dawn co-founded the MN Publishing Tweet Up, a local community social monthly meetup. She was formerly a member of the Board of Director for Loft Literary and a former President of the Twin Cities Community Advisory Council for MPR. In addition to being an instructor at Loft Literary, Dawn has taught extensively around the country on the ABCs of getting published at many writing conferences.
She lives in St Paul, with her three cats, rescue dog, and a very surly bird. When she isnÕt chasing down a cat or gardening, she can be found attending a show at First Avenue.
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CoCo Freeman is a literary agent with the Linda Chester Literary Agency. She recently joined the agency. She is a graduate of Bard College with a B.A. in Written Arts. Before joining Linda Chester, CoCo worked for Tom Yoon Productions developing projects and editing existing material. She is looking for smart adult commercial fiction, mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, young adult, middle grade and select picture books.
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Stephanie Fretwell-Hill is a literary agent with Red Fox Literary. Stephanie started her publishing career in 2004 at Walker Books Ltd. in London, where she sold foreign language rights.
In 2011, she moved back home to Atlanta, where she spent four years at Peachtree Publishers as an editor. During her time there, her acquisitions received such honors as YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, Bank Street Best ChildrenÕs Books of the Year, ParentsÕ Choice Awards, and starred reviews from major trade magazines.
Stephanie joined Red Fox Literary in 2016. She represents authors and illustrators of literary fiction and narrative nonfiction picture books and middle grade. Her clients include New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio, Paddington Bear illustrator R. W. Alley, Carolyn Crimi, Donna Gephart, Drew Beckmeyer, and Archana Sreenivasan. The books she represents have won numerous awards, including Newbery Honor, Sibert Honor, the Jane Addams Book Award, the Youth Book Prize for Social Justice, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, and many starred reviews. StephanieÕs tastes are eclectic, but across all genres she looks for compelling, diverse voices and strong hooks combined with literary merit and classroom value. Most of all, she loves stories and art with the perfect mix of humor and heart.
Stephanie lives in Asheville, NC with her polymath husband, two feisty girls, and one perfect border collie. When she isnÕt working, she can often be found hiking, sewing, playing the ukulele, or hanging out at the playground.
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Claire Friedman is a literary agent with InkWell Management. She joined InkWell in 2016. Originally from Salt Lake City, Claire spent three years working for her local indie bookstore, The KingÕs English, before moving to New York to attend Columbia University. Claire graduated with degrees in English and History, and continues to have stress dreams about the core curriculum. Prior to joining InkWell, Claire interned at Don Congdon Associates. She enjoys reading literary fiction, young adult and childrenÕs books, and narrative non-fiction.
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Rebecca Friedman is a literary agent with and the founder of Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency. Rebecca began her career at Greenburger Associates. From there, she worked at Sterling Lord Literistic and the Hill Nadell Agency, before starting her own agency in 2013. She is a graduate of Barnard College and lives in Los Angeles with her family. Rebecca is interested in commercial and literary fiction with a focus on literary novels of suspense, womenÕs fiction, contemporary romance, and young adult, as well as journalistic non-fiction and memoir. Most of all, she is looking for great stories told in strong voices.
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