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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.
Biography
Minju Chang is a literary agent with BookStop Literary Agency. Minju joined BookStop in 2006, and represents middle-grade and young adult writers of all genres. She has a particular interest in smart adventure/mystery novels, magical realism, and intense literary fiction, but her real weakness is for funny, clever, and gutsy characters with big attitudes. BookStop clients and their work have earned national recognition from such organizations as the American Library Association’s Notable committee, the American Booksellers and from ÔYoung Reader’ committees in a number of states.
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FICTION: Fiction, Graphic NovelCHILDRENÕS 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
Farley Chase is a literary agent with the Chase Literary Agency. He says: “I’ve worked in publishing since 1996. I became a literary agent in 2002 and founded Chase Literary Agency in 2012. I’ve worked at The New Yorker magazine, as an editor at Talk Miramax Books and was an agent at the Waxman Literary Agency before going out on my own. I’m on the Board of the AALA and Literary Agents of Change where I also serve as Treasurer. I’m keen to see submissions from writers of every background but especially BIPOC and otherwise marginalized points of view. I’m interested in literary and commercial fiction of all kinds, especially plot, voice, and character-driven stories. I agree with Lorrie Moore who wrote “We don’t often know what intimate life consists of until novels tell us.” I’m interested in narrative nonfiction of all kinds, especially stories that tell us something new about things we think we know. I’m keen to see memoir, natural history, science, current affairs, journalism, history, and biography. Original business and self-help books stemming from expertise are also of interest. And I’m especially interested in graphic and comics storytelling in fiction and nonfiction.”
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Animals, Art, Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Environment, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, How-To, Humor Nonfiction, Illustrated, Journalism, Lifestyle, Memoir, Military War Nonfiction, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Photography, Politics, Pop Culture, Reference, Science, Self-Help, Sports, Travel, True Crime
Biography
Dr. Jacinta Chavous-Kambach is a literary agent with Serendipity Literary Agency. Dr. Jai is a best-selling author, magazine columnist, Intuitive Relationship & Intimacy Coach, speaker, and diversity advocate. Her passion, experience, and education allow her to use her skills and gift of intuition in her business and writing.Dr. Jai holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from California University San Marcos, an M.B.A in Organizational Psychology and Development from American Intercontinental University Los Angeles/London, and an Educational Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University System.She is the co-host of the Strategic Ladies Mindful Media Show Radio Show, an adjunct professor, and an avid reader and writer. She is the co-author of the bestseller book Let Meditation Mend You, which gets to the grit of meditation and how it can positively impact oneÕs life.Dr. Jai is a published BMI singer and songwriter who has worked with many accomplished artists. She has written with Emmy award-winning songwriter Janie Lidey and has debut singles, I Know You Want Me and Hyperventilate, co-written with Paul Hines, an award-winning artist who collaborated with Teena Marie, Michael Jackson, and Debarge. She won the title of Ms. Egypt in the Queen of the Universe Pageant 2016, winning the title and trophy of best smile.Cheeky, intuitive, and free-spirited, Dr. Jai loves life, reading, writing, and connecting with people. She also admits to her love for elephants and antiques.What SheÕs Looking For:Dr. Jai is a generalist that loves a good story, both fiction and nonfiction alike. She is particularly fond of romance that encompasses exciting relationship dynamics, intimacy, mystery, and fantasy.
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Mystery, RomanceNONFICTION: Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Biography
Jennifer Chen Tran is a literary agent with Glass Literary Management. With over a dozen years of experience in the publishing industry, Jennifer is passionate about nurturing and championing the creative lives of the authors and artists she is honored to represent. She works with a wide range of award-winning talent, including entrepreneurs, journalists, physicians, thought leaders, James Beard nominated chefs, and graphic novelists, among others. Jennifer is an editorial agent who believes in the art and magic of collaboration. She works with her authors from concept to publication, helping to polish each creatorÕs work so that it can best shine in a competitive marketplace.Prior to joining Glass Literary Management, Jennifer was a literary agent at Folio Literary Management and Idea Architects and served as Of Counsel at The New Press. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Northeastern School of Law and a Bachelors in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis. She is an attorney in good standing in California and New York, a member of the Authors Guild, and a member of the Association of American Literary Agents.As a person of color and daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Jennifer is deeply committed to amplifying voices from persons with disabilities, BIPOC, LGBTQ, underrepresented, marginalized, and neurodiverse communities. Her ultimate goal is to work in concert with authors to create books that will have a lasting positive social impact on the worldÑbooks that inform, entertain, and inspire.In her free time, you can find Jennifer relaxing with a good book, trying to complete a recipe with too many ingredients, or exploring the Lone Star State with her family.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Art, Biography, Business Book, Celebrity, Computers, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Design, Environment, Family, Fitness, Food Drink, Gardening, Gift Novelty, Health Wellness, History, How-To, Humor Nonfiction, Illustrated, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Music, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Parenting, Photography, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports, Technology, Travel, True Adventure, True Crime, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Laurie-Maude Chenard is a literary agent with United Talent Agency (UTA). She represents clients in both fiction and nonfiction. She gravitates toward unique, voice-driven stories by writers from historically underrepresented communities, exploring themes of identity (and its fluidity), race, culture, gender, and sexuality.SheÕs drawn to contemporary literary and upmarket fiction with multifaceted characters navigating strong internal conflicts and complex relationships. She has a particular interest in coming-of-age stories, as well as psychological and speculative novels that blend wit and humor with emotional depth. She also enjoys narratives with multiple POVs and timelines. Books she loves include AMERICANAH by Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie, TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin, MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar, A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING by Ruth Ozeki, and THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman.For nonfiction, Laurie-Maude is interested in deeply personal memoirs that grapple with larger issues such as CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner, KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller, IN THE DREAM HOUSE by Carmen Mar’a Machado, and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion. SheÕs also looking for narrative nonfiction and big idea books that get to the root of human behavior and help explain sociological trends and cultural phenomena in the realm of art, fashion, technology, health, work, and urbanism. One of her recent favorites is MONSTERS by Claire Dederer.Born in China and raised in QuŽbec and Massachusetts, Laurie-Maude studied Culture and Politics and Global Business at Georgetown University. After graduating, she worked briefly in advertising before joining UTA in 2021. She now lives in New York. In her free time, you can find her getting into street photography, roaming Prospect Park for the perfect sunny spot, and trying to turn any day into one spent by the ocean.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Art, Beauty Fashion Style, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Technology, Women’s Issues
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Elyse Cheney is a literary agent with the The Cheney Agency. Born in Brooklyn, Elyse Cheney attended the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in English with an additional focus on art history. She began her career at an art gallery in Manhattan, later landing a position at at a boutique literary agency on the Upper East Side. In 1996 she moved to Sanford J. Greenburger as an agent. While there, she represented groundbreaking titles like A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers and The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah. In early 2006, she opened The Cheney Agency. Some of her notable titles include The World as It Is and After the Fall by Ben Rhodes, She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, A Very Stable Genius and I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker, Doing Justice by Preet Bharara, Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig, National Book Award winner The Future Is History by Masha Gessen, New York Times bestseller Zealot by Reza Aslan, Pulitzer Prize winning biography Malcolm X by Manning Marable, critically acclaimed novels The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman and Among the Ten Thousand Things by Julia Pierpont, #1 New York Times bestseller No Easy Day by Mark Owen, New York Times bestseller This Town by Mark Leibovich, The Daughters of Kobani by Gayle Lemmon, Moonwalking with Einstein by Josh Foer, Endurance by astronaut Scott Kelly, and When in French by Lauren Collins. In 2013, she was named one of the most powerful women in New York by the New York Daily News. She was also pictured on the cover of Poets and WriterÕs Magazine as a game changer in publishing.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story Collection, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Economics, General Nonfiction, Journalism, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Science
Biography
Jennifer Chevais is an associate agent with The Rights Factory. Jennifer is currently building her list of authors specialising in fantasy, science fiction, and horror, but she also has a soft spot for thrillers, upmarket fiction, memoir, graphic novels, and many more.
JenniferÕs experience includes freelance acquisition reading and translating for a French publisher as well as nearly a decade in advertising.
Twitter: @jchevais
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | Science Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |Memoir |
Biography
Ernie Chiara is a literary agent with Fuse Literary. He loves nothing more than getting to work with his amazing clients on the books of their dreams. Having first joined Fuse Literary as a writer and client himself, he knows what itÕs like to be in the query trenches, and his goal is to be the type of agent every writer hopes to find.Prior to becoming a literary agent, Ernie was an associate agent at Fuse, an assistant to Fuse Senior Agent Tricia Skinner, and a mentor and Communications Director for the Pitch Wars writer mentorship program. A former copywriter for a Fortune 500 client, Ernie is also the founder of TBRstack.com, a platform for authors and publishing professionals to share lists of their favorite books.Outspoken about the issues of equality, both in society as a whole and as they relate to the publishing industry, Ernie values accuracy in representation and the raising of marginalized voices. He strives to be a fierce advocate for his clients and their interests, and is passionate about bringing their stories to a broader audience.In his free time, Ernie enjoys sketching and painting, whaling away on his drum kit, binge-watching the latest fantasy series, and having fun with his three amazing kids. He specializes in Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror in the Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade categories, as well as YA Contemporary.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Faith Childs is a literary agent with the Faith Childs Literary Agency. Faith represents writers of literary fiction and serious nonfiction, many of whom have won major literary and journalism awards. For more than two decades, she has headed her own agency in New York. Her representation includes these latest books: “Them,” by Nathan McCall; “Of Blood and Sorrow,” by Valerie Wilson Wesley; and “That Mean Old Yesterday,” by Stacey Patton. A lifelong reader and lover of literature in all its forms, she became an agent in order to make literature and the written word central to both her personal and professional lives. In the decade before becoming an agent, Ms. Childs was an attorney.Ms. Childs is active in publishing education programs, particularly those designed to increase the representation of people of color in the publishing industry. She lectures frequently at university publishing programs, writersÕ conferences, and graduate creative writing programs on the centrality of literature to our culture, the publishing industry, and the relationship between the writer and literary agent. A founding member of Women’s Voices for Change, she has served on the boards of The New Press, the only non-profit press in the public interest, the Advisory Board of the New School University’s Creative Writing Program, and the PEN Open Book Committee.
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FICTION: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural FictionNONFICTION: Art, Autobiography, Biography, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, History, Journalism, Memoir, Military War Nonfiction, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics
Biography
Lucy Childs is a literary agent with The Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency. Lucy’s been at the agency since 1995, having switched from professional actress to literary agent. Her clients include Frances Sherwood, Elizabeth Diamond, and Peter Charles Melman.Interested in both commercial fiction (women’s and mystery), and especially literary fiction (including historical), as well as narrative non-fiction. While willing to read just about anything as long as it’s intelligent and well-written, Lucy isn’t interested in seeing horror, fantasy, sci-fi, self-help, or poetry.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: General Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Biography
Danielle Chiotti is a literary agent with Upstart Crow Literary. Danielle has worked in publishing for twenty years. Formerly an editor, she joined Upstart Crow when it was founded in 2009. She is honored to work on books with accolades including National Book Awards finalists, Kirkus Prize winners, and NYT Editor’s Picks. Her authors have received recognition from the Guggenheim Foundation, the James Beard Foundation, the Schneider Family Book Award, the Lambda Literary Awards, the Story Prize, and more.Danielle specializes in upmarket and literary fiction, young adult and middle grade fiction, as well as select nonfiction. Thanks to her extensive editorial background, she enjoys working closely with authors to develop projects. She welcomes first-time authors with a unique voice and point of view.Her clients include Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (WVU Press), Brian Broome, author of Punch Me Up to the Gods (Mariner), Jacqueline West, author of the NYT bestselling Books of Elsewhere (Penguin), The Collectors and Long Lost (Harper/Greenwillow), Alisa Zipurksy, author of Healing Honestly: The Messy and Magnificent Path to Overcoming Self-Blame and Self Shame, and Nicole D. Collier, author of Just Right Jillian and The Many Fortunes of Maya (Clarion).
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Short Story Collection, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Cookbook Cooking, Crafts, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, Humor Nonfiction, Illustrated, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-HelpCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Erica Christensen has been in the publishing industry since 2014, holding various positions. She was born and raised in the Heartland of America and now resides near the beautiful Emerald Coast with her family of five and her sassy, spunky lab-pit mix named Kali.ÊShe is seeking:ÊContemporary YA and Adult Romance ranging from Sweet to Erotic. Inclusive manuscripts from #OwnVoices authors are welcomed and strongly encouraged! Erica is not a fit for Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance or Historical Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Erotic Fiction, Fiction, Romance, ThrillerCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Adam Chromy is a literary agent with Movable Type Managment. After receiving a degree in finance and management from N.Y.U.Õs Stern School of Business and spending a decade as a sales and marketing specialist for technology startups, Adam Chromy decided to blend his love of narrative with his modern entrepreneurial spirit. The result was Artists and Artisans Inc., where for ten years he represented authors with a professional rigor seldom seen in the book business. After hundreds of published books and dozens of bestsellers, Adam relaunched his company as Movable Type Management to better serve clients by offering them the higher visibility afforded by film and television adaptations of their work.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Computers, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, How-To, Humor Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Reference, Science, Self-Help, Sports, Technology, Travel
Biography
Lynn Chu is a literary agent with Writers’ Representatives. Lynn holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and is a member of the New York State Bar and of the Bar of the Southern District of New York.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Religious Fiction, Sports Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Computers, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Economics, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Humor Nonfiction, Law Legal, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Reference, Religion, Science, Self-Help, Sports, Technology, Upmarket Nonfiction
Biography
Steven Chudney is a literary agent with The Chudney Agency. Steven says: “After more than fifteen years in book publishing I founded The Chudney Agency in 2002, specializing in the wonderful world of children’s books. My very first job in publishing was selling paperbacks for Dell Publishing in their small telemarketing department. Since then I have held various sales and marketing positions at Viking Penguin, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, and Simon & Schuster where I was first the marketing director and then director of licensing and brand development. My last publishing position was with Winslow Press where I held the position of Senior Director of Marketing, Sales & Subsidiary Rights. I have sold and marketed every imaginable type of book – adult and children’s, hardcovers, pop-up books and paperbacksÑto wholesalers, independent bookstores and chain stores alike. And, having worked at various publishing houses, I know many editors and art directors in the industry.Successes along the way included the marketing campaign to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Eloise, by Kay Thompson, the launch of the Nickelodeon line of books, and the acquisition and initial development of the Cheerios brand for Simon & Schuster into one of the bestselling board book series’ of all time. Not to mention all the first time novels and picture books I worked on as well. Now, as an agent, I find that I really love the beginning of the process: reading manuscripts and discovering new talent. I also enjoy the challenge of developing authors and illustrators, and making sure their books find the largest audience possible.Since I began my agency in 2002, I have had the good fortune to work with new and established writers and illustrators, pairing them with the right editor at the right publishing house, and guiding and managing their careers. Working with sub-agents covering TV and film rights, as well as foreign language agents in key territories and countries all over the world, I continue to be excited about the opportunities for my authors and illustrators.”
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Humor Nonfiction, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Jane Chun is a literary agent at the Transatlantic Agency. She joined Transatlantic in 2023 after four years at Janklow & Nesbit Associates. Prior to her time at J&N, she worked on a freelance project for HG Literary and interned at Writers House and Maximum Films & Management.Before entering the publishing world, Jane attended NYU where she majored in History and minored in Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology; Creative Writing; and Spanish. She returned to NYU shortly after graduation and a brief stint at Asian CineVision and the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) to receive her M.S. in Publishing with distinction. She is a native New Yorker.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Environment, Food Drink, History, Illustrated, Investigative, Journalism, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Science, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Kayla Cichello is a literary agent with Upstart Crow Literary. She brings to Upstart Crow Literary nearly a decade of experience in childrenÕs publishing. A former Conference Coordinator for the Summer and Winter Conferences for the Society of ChildrenÕs Book Writers and Illustrators, she most recently logged several years as assistant to Senior Agent Jennifer RofŽ at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. She is open to picture books through YA and illustrators, and select adult manuscripts in the upmarket and contemporary romance categories. She is searching for those voices that make her laugh and keep the page turning. Some of her clients include author Ana Ot, author of the upcoming THE HEART NEVER FORGETS (Atheneum/S&S, 2024) and author/illustrator Kirbi Fagan, illustrator of the New York Times Bestselling A HORSE NAMED SKY (Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2023) and several unannounced upcoming projects.
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FICTION: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Upmarket FictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Chapter Book Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Andrea Cirillo is a literary agent with the Jane Rotrosen Agency. Andrea began her publishing career in the editorial department of Dell Books where her childhood addiction to commercial fiction was nourished and expanded. After nearly five years on the editorial side of the table, she joined JRA intending to gain a different perspective and has called it home ever since. She has a strong affinity for female voices and primarily represents writers of general fiction, women’s fiction, and suspense, many of them from their debut novels.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s Fiction
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Andy Clapp is a literary agent with Cyle Young Literary Elite. He was born and raised in Liberty, North Carolina. After graduating from Southern Alamance High School, he attended the University of Mount Olive, where he played tennis. Andy is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree at Liberty University. He is married to Crystal and has two beautiful daughters, Cheyenne and Autumn, and one son, Brady.
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FICTION: Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, Religious FictionNONFICTION: Nonfiction, Religion, SpiritualityNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Fiction, Christian Nonfiction
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Anna Clark is a literary agent at WordLink, Incorporated. AnnaÕs passion for a good story started as a child on the theatre camp stage and was nurtured throughout her life by a love of reading and performance. She is a proud Filipino-American born and raised in southern Georgia by her first generation mother and southern grown father. She attended Belmont University, earning a degree in English, Theatre, and Education. She now resides in Nashville where she has worked as a high school teacher and Teaching Artist for a local theater.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Suspense Fiction
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Ginger Clark is a literary agent with Ginger Clark Literary. Ginger launched Ginger Clark Literary in 2021 to guide and support authors as they build and grow their careers in publishing. With over two decades of experience at Writers House and Curtis Brown, in addition to active work in major positions at the Association of AuthorsÕ Representatives, Ginger is an expert in contracts, foreign rights, and negotiating with all the top publishers. She prides herself on always putting her clients first. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College, and lives with her husband outside New York City.
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FICTION: Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: General Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Lansing Clark is a Literary Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit Associates. Having grown up in New York City, Lansing Clark attended Oberlin College and majored in English. A reader from a young age, she became interested in publishing, interning at literary agencies and then working in the Entry-Level Training Program at CAA before joining Janklow and Nesbit Associates in 2024, where she assists Kirby Kim and Paul Lucas.Lansing is interested in a wide range of fiction, both literary and commercial, speculative, and historical, especially enjoying family dramas, stories with a complex central relationship, and themes of identity and belonging. In nonfiction, she’s drawn to narratives that illuminate a certain history, social phenomenon, or psychological experience, as well as any deeply personal, humorous, or otherwise thought-provoking memoirs.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Speculative FictionNONFICTION: Cultural Social Issues, History, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Psychology
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William Clark is a literary agent with Wm Clark Associates. William Clark is a native of Stuart, Virginia and was educated in the United States, France, and England. Moving to New York in 1992, he expected to write poems for the rest of his life, but worked at several agencies, including Virginia Barber Literary Agency and William Morris Agency, before founding the agency in 1999. He is a former director of the Association of American Literary Agents and founding director of its charitable arm, Literary Agents of Change; and a member of The Authors Guild. He is a longtime Buddhist practitioner, and currently serves on the Shambhala Board.You may read an interview with William Clark at WriterÕs Digest. Here is a .pdf of an abridged version of a speech he gave several years at the Seoul Book Fair on on the topic of Òthe role of the literary agent.Ó He sat with polymath William Harvey for a conversation about inspiration, creativity, and community at the Undisclosed Location.
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FICTION: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Architecture, Art, Autobiography, Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Design, Film Entertainment, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Humor Nonfiction, Illustrated, Law Legal, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Music, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Photography, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Technology, Travel, True Crime, Upmarket Nonfiction
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Lane Clarke is a literary agent with Ultra Literary. She believes in representing books that transport your mind, whether it be in a fantastical world, or the real one. She is always hoping to learn something new from books, and strives to represent a diverse list of creators. She represents all age groups and is fairly genre-agnosticÐshe simply looks for stories that have something to say in both the fiction and nonfiction space. She earned a Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from Virginia Tech, and a law degree from The University of Chicago Law School. She is the co-founder of PitBlk, a Twitter pitch event for Black writers from across the diaspora, and is the brain behind #BVM, the Black Voices Matter hashtag. She lives in the Washington D.C.-area with her husband and two fur babies.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Board Book, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Bill Clegg is a literary agent with The Clegg Agency. Bill represents authors such as Mary Jo Bang, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Mark Doty, Rivka Galchen, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Salvatore Scibona, and Rebecca Wolff. But he’s an author, too, having published last year the memoir Portrait of an Addict as Young Man and this April the follow-up Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery. Both published by Little, Brown, the memoirs delve into Clegg’s drug addiction and recovery.
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FICTION: Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story Collection, ThrillerNONFICTION: Art, Biography, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Humor Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Military War Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Politics, Pop Culture, Science, True CrimeCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Lucy Cleland is a literary agent with the Frances Goldin Literary Agency. She joined the agency in 2025 and brings over a decade of experience representing prize-winning authors of fiction and nonfiction. Her taste is bold and eclectic; she loves working with writers who, to steal from a line Dickinson, Òtell all the truth but tell it slant.ÓLucyÕs clients have been National Book Award and Pulitzer finalists, winners of the NBCC Award and PEN America Awards, recipients of MacArthur ÒGeniusÓ grants, and elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; their books have been featured in the New Yorker Briefly Noted, New York Times EditorsÕ Choice, and a variety of best books of the year lists, as well as ranked as USA Today Bestsellers and selected for the Book of the Month Club. LucyÕs nonfiction taste is anchored by her interest in the way culture shapes us (and we shape it). She represents Ôbig ideaÕ books, narrative nonfiction, pop culture/cultural criticism, history, psychology, social science, philosophy, natural science, and select memoir. SheÕs looking for stylish writers who have their hands on a curiosity-inducing subject, books that add depth and context to conversations in the zeitgeist, and experts that offer readers powerful and urgent clarity about their lives and the world around them. In fiction, Lucy is drawn to novels with sticky or unusual concepts. On the literary side, she loves authors that explore how social issues and human hearts get painfully and gloriously tangled up together. On the commercial side, she gravitates towards transportive historical fiction and genre-bending contemporary work, particularly grounded fantasy and sci-fi stories that trace the downstream effects of a single ÒtwistÓ on our world. Regardless of genre, authors writing from marginalized perspectives are heartily welcomed.A southern transplant originally from Atlanta, Lucy lives with her wife and two dogs in Boston. Previously, she worked as an agent at Kneerim & Williams and Calligraph. You can find her on instagram at shelfpromotion.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Economics, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, How-To, Law Legal, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Parenting, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Technology, Upmarket Nonfiction, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book
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Chris Clemans is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. He received his BA in English from Duke University, with a minor in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. After internships at The New Republic and The New York Observer, he began his career in publishing at William Morris Endeavor. In 2014, he left WME to help start The Clegg Agency, where he became an agent. He joined Janklow & Nesbit in 2018.ChrisÕs authors have become instant New York Times bestsellers and been honored with numerous awards and distinctions, including a National Book Foundation Ò5 Under 35Ó honor, a National Book Award in Fiction longlist selection, a PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel longlist selection, a Chicago Review of Books Award in Fiction, an Andy Warhol Arts Writers Grant, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, a Rona Jaffe Foundation WritersÕ Award, a Barnes & Noble Book of the Year finalist selection, a Barns & Noble Discover selection, a Center for Fiction First Novel Prize longlist selection, a Chicago WriterÕs Association Book of the Year Award, a New American Press Fiction Prize, a Heartland Booksellers Award in Fiction finalist selection, multiple High Plains Book Awards in Fiction, multiple New York Times Book Review EditorsÕ Choice selections, and multiple Best Books of the Year selections from The New York Times, NPR, Vogue, and Chicago Tribune, and others.Recent and upcoming titles include Abundance by Jakob Guanzon, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata, How Can I Help You by Laura Sims, On Vanishing by Lynn Casteel Harper, Life Is Everywhere by Lucy Ives, The Novelist by Jordan Castro, Future Feeling by Joss Lake, Ruthie Fear by Maxim Loskutoff, Every Other Weekend by Zoela Renee Summerfield, Talent by Juliet Lapidos, Everything is Fine by Vince Granata, The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis, The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures by Jennifer Hofmann, The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Planes by Peter C. Baker, Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval, How to Walk on Water by Rachel Swearingen, Letter to a Stranger by Colleen Kinder, Slonim Woods 9 by Daniel Barban Levin, Calling Ukraine by Johannes Lichtman, Minor Prophets by Blair Hurley, Game of Edges by Bruce Schoenfeld, Sucker by Daniel Hornsby, The Sea Elephants by Shastri Akella, Tropic‡lia by Harold Rogers, Ways and Means by Daniel Lefferts, Alive Day by Karie Fugett, Words for my Comrades by Dean Van Nguyen, and End of Active Service by Matt Young.His taste in fiction tends toward the literary, and on the nonfiction side heÕs interested in narrative journalism, cultural criticism, and voice-driven memoir and essays.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Literary FictionNONFICTION: Art, Biography, Cultural Social Issues, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, Journalism, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, SportsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction