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Literary Agent Directory
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Biography
Abigail Koons is a literary agent and partner with Park & Fine Literary and Media. She is an agent, partner, and the Executive Director of International Rights. She heads up the International Rights and Serious Nonfiction departments. She represents a select list of both emerging and established fiction and nonfiction authors, with a particular interest in projects that explore our relationship with the world around us.
Abigail began her professional career working for Swedish multinational corporation EF Education in visa and immigration law. She left to attend the NYU Summer Publishing institute before joining The Nicholas Ellison Agency, a division of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as a foreign rights assistant and junior agent where she worked with Nelson DeMille, Christopher Moore and many other internationally bestselling authors. She joined Theresa Park at Park Literary shortly after its inception as the Foreign Rights Director and literary agent, and has proudly participated in its evolution to Park & Fine Literary and Media.
A graduate of Boston University, Abigail considered post-graduate work in international business, literature, and law until she discovered being a foreign rights and literary agent allowed her to pursue all three interests simultaneously. She lives in Brooklyn with her family (but travels often).
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Food Drink | History | How-To | Lifestyle | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Sports | Travel |
Biography
Sara Kornienko is a literary agent with the Barbara Bova Literary Agency. She holds a M.A. in English and a B.A. in English with minors in Creative Writing and Journalism from Florida Gulf Coast University. During her Master’s program, she was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Florida Gulf Coast University’s literary journal, Mangrove Review. Currently, Sara teaches writing courses at her alma mater. As an educator and avid reader, she believes stories have the power to connect us, forge understanding, and foster healing. She is passionate about sharing her love of writing and helping others find their unique voice so they can tell their own stories. In 2023, she joined Barbara Bova Literary Agency, and as a literary agent, she is excited to help authors along their writing journey and champion their amazing books.
Sara was born and raised in Kansas City, but after more than 10 years in Southwest Florida, she’s officially a Floridian—pulling her winter clothes out of the closet any time the temperature hits the 60s. When she’s not reading, she can be found at a local coffee shop, walking the beach, or playing tennis with her husband.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Satire | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Sara Kornienko is a literary agent with the Barbara Bova Literary Agency. She holds a M.A. in English and a B.A. in English with minors in Creative Writing and Journalism from Florida Gulf Coast University. During her MasterÕs program, she was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Florida Gulf Coast UniversityÕs literary journal, Mangrove Review. Currently, Sara teaches writing courses at her alma mater. As an educator and avid reader, she believes stories have the power to connect us, forge understanding, and foster healing. She is passionate about sharing her love of writing and helping others find their unique voice so they can tell their own stories. In 2023, she joined Barbara Bova Literary Agency, and as a literary agent, she is excited to help authors along their writing journey and champion their amazing books.
Sara was born and raised in Kansas City, but after more than 10 years in Southwest Florida, sheÕs officially a FloridianÑpulling her winter clothes out of the closet any time the temperature hits the 60s. When sheÕs not reading, she can be found at a local coffee shop, walking the beach, or playing tennis with her husband.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Satire | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Elizabeth Kracht is a literary agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates. Elizabethjoined Kimberley Cameron & Associates in the fall of 2010 and is the author of The AuthorÕs Checklist: An AgentÕs Guide to Developing and Editing Your Manuscript. She represents both literary and commercial fiction as well as nonfiction, and brings to the agency experience as a former acquisitions editor, freelance publicist, and writer.
ElizabethÕs career in publishing took root in Puerto Rico where she completed her BA in English and worked as a copyeditor and proofreader for an English-language newspaper. When she returned to the mainland, she found her Òvein of goldÓ in book publishing. She thrives on working closely with authors to build their careers, and is currently in graduate school earning her MFA in creative writing at San Jose State University.
ElizabethÕs eclectic life experience drives her interests. She appreciates writing that has depth, an introspective voice, and is thematically layered. Having lived in cities such as New York, San Francisco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, she is compelled by multicultural themes and characters and is drawn toward strong settings.
In fiction, she represents literary, commercial, womenÕs, thrillers, mysteries, historical, and crossover YA. In nonfiction, she is interested in high concept, health, science, environment, prescriptive, investigative, true crime, voice- or adventure-driven memoir, sexuality, spirituality, and animal/pet stories.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Animals | Biography | Dating Relationships Sex | Environment | Food Drink | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | Humor Nonfiction | Investigative | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Pop Culture | Reference | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | True Adventure | True Crime | Upmarket Nonfiction |
Biography
Miriam Kriss is a literary agent with the and the founder of Codex Literary Agency. She launched the Codex Literary Agency in 2024, after nearly two decades at the Irene Goodman Literary Agency, where she served as Vice-President. She is excited to grow Codex Literary, a boutique agency with a full service reach. She represents everything from hardcover historical mysteries to all subgenres of romance, from thrillers to science fiction, from young adult fiction to fantasies, and everything in between. If it’s fun to read she probably represents it.
She doesn’t look for specific stories, focusing instead on finding a voice she can fall in love with and champion. This strategy of taking on only clients she’s passionate about has led to six-figure deals for first-time authors and numerous client appearances on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. She’s confident that if someone has the narrative drive to keep her up late turning pages, she can help them do the same. Her passion is helping writers hone their voices and discover their strengths.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Jackie Kruzie is a literary agent with Focused Artists. Jackie fell in love with books when her elementary school hosted its yearly Young AuthorÕs Conference. For weeks leading up to the day, students were encouraged to write, draw, and create their books, and conference day was full of live readings, theatrical performances, and meet-and-greets with real authors. That early introduction to books prompted a life-long love of reading and writing.
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Jackie earned a masterÕs degree in library science and advocated for literacy in both school and public libraries while cultivating her writing skills. She joined many writerÕs groups participating in workshops and attending conferences and served as the regional advisor for her local chapter of the Society for ChildrenÕs Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Here she connected with agents and editors prompting a desire to shift from libraries to publishing. She was an acquisitions editor for an Indie publisher before completing a 6-month internship with Olswanger Literary and joining the team at Focused Artists.
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Jackie is the author of The Lousy Layup, a graphic novel published by Capstone Publishing, and a contributing chapter in Serving Patrons with Disabilities published by The American Library Association. She is the creator of the P.A.S.S. Approach, an innovative step-by-step guide designed to help librarians, and others, communicate more effectively with those who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices. This approach was featured in American Libraries Magazine receiving national recognition and earning her an invitation to present at the American Library Association conference in 2023.
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Jackie has taught numerous workshops on writing, literacy, and the value of open access to information at writing and library conferences nationwide. Jackie is open to queries for children and adult fiction across multiple genres.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Mystery | Thriller | Western Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Danya Kukafka is a literary agent with Trellis Literary Management. She is the author of the bestselling novels Notes on an Execution and Girl in Snow. She works as a literary agent, and is actively building her client list at Trellis Literary Management.
Danya began her career as a student at New York UniversityÕs Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she created a major titled ÒThe Art of the Novel.Ó After internships at various literary agencies, she followed that passion to Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, where she was privileged to work as an assistant editor for writers like Meg Wolitzer, Paula Hawkins, Lauren Groff, Brit Bennett, Emma Straub, Gabriel Tallent, Helen Oyeyemi, Maile Meloy, Sigrid Nunez, and many more.
DanyaÕs most recent novel, Notes on an Execution, won the 2023 Edgar Award for Best Novel and was chosen as the New York Times Best Overall Crime Novel of the Year. Her debut, Girl in Snow, was released in 2017Ñit was alsoa national bestseller, an IndieNext Pick, a B&N Discover pick, and received favorable reviews from The New York Times (EditorÕs Choice) and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Her fiction has been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide, and Notes on an Execution is currently in development as a feature film.
Danya is interested in representing literary fiction with particularly propulsive storylines. She is seeking literary suspense, sophisticated thrillers, book club fiction, speculative fiction, and experimental fiction. She also loves true crime that feels attuned to today’s cultural conversations, and upmarket fiction you can read in one gulp. Her dream authors include: Megan Abbott, Angie Kim, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Rene Denfeld, Julia Phillips, Celeste Ng, Akwaeke Emezi, Susan Choi, Alex Marzano-Lesnevish, Jia Tolentino, Karen Thompson Walker, and Gabrielle Zevin.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | General Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | True Crime |
Biography
Ali Lake is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. She is open to submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and YA. She loves books that show her a new corner of the world or unexpected facet of human experience through an original, surprising voice.
For nonfiction, Ali seeks serious and narrative nonfiction, pop science, memoir, evidence-based self-help, and cookbooks.
She is looking for upmarket fiction in the rom-com, thriller, and horror genres and literary fiction with a commercial hook. She loves books with a speculative element.
She is interested in voicey, fun YA novels that explore deeper issues and challenge readersÕ world views.
Previous to joining OÕConnor Literary Agency, Ali worked at Janklow & Nesbit Associates and ICM Partners (now acquired by CAA). She has BA in English and French Literature from Columbia University. She loves to dance, run, and hike.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Fitness | Health Wellness | History | Journalism | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Science | Self-Help | Technology |
Biography
Natalie Fischer Lakosil is a literary agent with and the founder of Looking Glass Literary & Media. Natalie began her career in 2008, working at agencies including the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, Bradford Literary Agency, Irene Goodman Agency, and as the Licensing & Permission Manager for Cognella Academic Publishing for eight years before founding Looking Glass Literary & Media in 2023. An honors graduate of the University of San Diego, California, Natalie holds a B.A. in Literature/Writing. For over a dozen years she has championed and helped to build the careers of numerous award-winning, critically acclaimed and bestselling authors. Natalie represents adult nonfiction, adult cozy mystery/crime, female-driven thrillers, upmarket womenÕs/general fiction, illustrators, and all ages (picture book, chapter book, MG, YA) of childrenÕs literature, both fiction and nonfiction.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | Mystery | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Animals | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Design | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Illustrated | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Parenting | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Technology | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Marie Lamba is a literary agent with the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency. Marie Lamba (www.marielamba.com) is author of the young adult novels What I MeantÉ (Random House), Over My Head and Drawn, of the picture book Green Green: A Community Gardening Story (Farrar Straus Giroux), and of the upcoming picture book A Day So Gray (Clarion). Her articles appear in more than 100 publications, and she’s a frequent contributor to WriterÕs Digest. Marie has worked as an editor, an award-winning public relations writer, a book publicist, and has taught classes on novel writing and on author promotion.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Satire | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Animals | Art | Biography | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Environment | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Food Drink | Gardening | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Parenting | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Technology | Travel | True Adventure | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Andrew Lampack is a literary agent with the Peter Lampack Agency. Peter joined the William Morris Agency in 1967 through its now famous mail room training program, acceptance into which is said to be more competitive than Harvard. Peter was David Geffen’s first assistant when David was a rising star in the television department, then served as an assistant to Sol Leon and Lou Weiss, veteran TV agents and co-heads of the department before being promoted to an agent himself. His other mentors at WMA included President Nat Lefkowitz, and Executive VP and International Head of the Film Department Howard Hausman.
As a novice agent still in his twenties, Peter discovered and sold a treatment/pilot script entitled, The Sign of the Tiger, the Way of the Dragon by Ed Spielman and Howard Friedlander, which became the iconic television series Kung Fu starring David Carradine. Peter’s other clients included head writers of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, The Merv Griffin Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, Laugh In, and the comedian and talk show host Steve Allen.
Peter also represented The Negro Ensemble Company, a groundbreaking off-Broadway theater troupe which presented original dramatic plays about the social and economic conditions of African Americans. That company’s play, Ceremonies In Dark Old Men by Douglas Turner Ward won the Pulitzer Prize.
After 5 years in the television department, Peter transitioned into film where he represented actors, writers, directors and producers. He successfully packaged Gordon’s War, written by Spielman and Friedlander and produced by Robert Schaffel, also a client. The 20th Century Fox/Palomar Pictures film was actor Ossie Davis’ debut as a feature film director. Peter sold the first television script by Sylvester Stallone, a then-aspiring writer in New York. He also represented a production company which was a joint venture between Robert Schaffel and Academy Award winner Jon Voight.
Peter sold a first novel by Jeffrey Konvitz, his direct rival at the talent agency CMA. That novel, The Sentinel, became a New York Times Best Seller. Peter sold the film rights to head of Universal Pictures, Ned Tanen, as the largest book-to-film deal of the year with Konvitz writing the screenplay and producing the film. Peter sold The Mediterranean Caper by Clive Cussler, the first in the now famous ‘Dirk Pitt’ action adventure book series.
Cussler’s third novel, Raise The Titanic, hit the New York Times Best Sellers List and remained there for 24 weeks. (Peter sold the film rights to British entertainment tycoon Lord Lew Grade in the largest book-to-film deal of the year. (Many years later Peter sold film rights in the series to Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz for what was reputed to be the largest deal of its kind in Hollywood history.)
In 1977 Peter founded his eponymous agency. He has represented NYT Best Selling authors Sally Mandel, Doris Mortman, John Coyne, Warren Adler, Ted Bell, Martha Grimes and Clive and Dirk Cussler. His longtime client, J. M. Coetzee, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. Non-fiction authors have included Laurence Bergreen, Gerry Spence, Judith Kelman and Peter Scardino, MD, the Head of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. Peter continues to ply his trade every day.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction |General Nonfiction | Science | Technology |
Biography
Cole Lanahan is a literary agent with The Seymour Agency. As an agent, Cole Lanahan possesses a wide range of skills to offer her authors. Aside from being a published author of eight novels, Cole holds a degree in Organizational Leadership from Colorado State. Her past experiences include lobbying the United States congress for better mental health initiatives, leading a multimillion-dollar mental health nonprofit, creating strategic corporate partnerships, and implementing large-scale marketing campaigns.
When sheÕs not traveling, Cole lives in the Midwest with her husband, daughter, four dogs, and twenty chickens. Her personal interests include reading, quilting, and performing with her acoustic band.
Cole is actively looking for all genres of YA, all genres of adult romance, psychological suspense in the vein of The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine, and thrillers in the vein of Verity by Colleen Hoover and IÕm thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid. In nonfiction she is looking for humor, business, self-help, lifestyle, and arts and crafts books.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Speculative Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |Animals | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Crafts | Dating Relationships Sex | Family | Fitness | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Money Finance | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Mira Landry is a literary agent with the Corvisiero Literary Agency. She is an associate literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency. Born and raised in British Columbia, she has lived on four continents, traveled to over eighty countries, and now resides in Colorado with her husband where she still seeks adventure in both real life and on the page. She has a bachelorÕs degree from the University of British Columbia and a Certificate of Creative Writing from Simon Fraser University. After a decade building her own business as a photographer, sheÕs eager to help authors turn their art into a career. As a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers board member and past co-chair for their Colorado Gold Conference, sheÕs dedicated to building writing and literary communities through events and educational programming. This has extended to her co-hosting a new podcast, Writers Who Read, analyzing recently published novels using Literary Forensics.
Mira is seeking literary and upmarket adult fiction, ideally character-driven literary explorations with efficient, stunning prose and commercially appealing plots. SheÕd love to see experimental, artful writing that reels her in with continuously building tension and curiosity. She likes when speculative aspects are well-woven amid the protagonistÕs journey and mostly set within our current reality without too many dragons, vampires, or aliens. She prefers romance that is embedded in womenÕs fiction, and mysteries rich in visceral settings and complex characters.
Mira would specifically love to see more work from Indigenous/First Nations authors, as well other historically marginalized and underrepresented voices.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Cultural Social Issues | Economics | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Psychology | Science | Sports | Women’s Issues |
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Felice Laverne is a literary agent with and the cofounder of the ArtHouse Literary Agency. Her publishing career has always been rooted in championing bold voices and writers from marginalized communities. After obtaining her bachelorÕs degree in English, Creative Writing, from Georgia State University, she started her career at About Words Agency directly after college where she worked as an agent until leaving to complete her masterÕs degree in Publishing at Kingston University in London, England. There, Felice specialized in Diversity & Inclusion in Publishing, which drove her career-long passion for bold voices the world had never heard before.
After years of then partnering with major houses as a book editor and ghostwriter, including having edited phenomenal big-name books such as Zerlina MaxwellÕs The End of White Politics (Hachette) and Paola RamosÕ Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity (Vintage), among so many others, she is now back to her roots as a literary agent with a growing list of bold titles.
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Accepting Submissions | Black Literary Agents | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | Action Adventure | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Satire | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Art | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Design | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | Gardening | History | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Self-Help | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Daniel Lazar is a literary agent with Writers House Literary Agency. Daniel says: “As an agent, and a reader, I’m a generalist. I work across fiction, non-fiction and children’s books.
I love unputdownable stories that introduce me to new worlds, or recreate ones I already know. Explorations of relationships, history, faith, science, culture — yes, please. I love comics and graphic novels, so whether you’re working in prose or in panels or a combination of elements, all formats are welcome. I grew up the oldest of six, and I’m uncle to fifteen (so far), so I’m always intrigued by unique views on parenting and family life.
Check out some of my clients below. On Instagram I’m @DanLazarAgent, and post more about my authors or what I’m reading outside of work.
If your pages can make me hold my breath or miss my subway stop… I’d love to hear from you.”
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Cultural Social Issues | Family | Fitness | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Pop Culture | Religion | Science |
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Susanna Lea is a literary agent with and the founder of Susanna Lea Associates. She studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford. She was previously director of international projects at ƒditions Fixot/Robert Laffont, supervising the publication and sale of rights for international bestsellers, before leaving to found Susanna Lea Associates.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Health Wellness | History | Lifestyle | Mind Body Spirit | Science | Upmarket Nonfiction |
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Shannon Lechon is a literary agent with the Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency. She began her career with literary agency internships at P.S. Literary and Cake Creative, as well as an editorial internship with Penguin Random House. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees in criminology and English from Florida State University and a master’s in publishing from New York University.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | Health Wellness | History | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Psychology | Science | True Crime |
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Albert Lee is a literary agent with the United Talent Agency (UTA).
Albert Lee represents primarily platform-driven nonfiction, with an emphasis on diverse and outsider storytellers, bold personalities on the page, and unique Òbig ideaÓ books with a strong value proposition for the reader. He very selectively represents childrenÕs authors, with a particular interest in multi-platform intellectual property with franchise potential. He spent the first two decades of his career as an editor and journalist before joining independent literary agency Aevitas Creative Management, where he signed and represented such clients as National Public Radio, the estates of Albert Einstein and Muhammad Ali, meditation teacher Bob Roth, actor-activist Gabrielle Union, and tech diversity pioneer Ellen Pao.
Since joining UTA, he has worked with a broad array of writers, thinkers, journalists, and category leaders, including Uzo Aduba, Zaila Avant-Garde, Nate Bargatze, Noah Baumbach, Cliff Bleszinski, John Cho, Pinky Cole, Common, Cameron Crowe, Lindsay Crouse, Terry Crews, Stephen Curry, Hilary Duff, Billy Eichner, Jay Ellis, Cynthia Erivo, Tavi Gevinson, Max Greenfield, Paris Hilton, Arianna Huffington, Gary Janetti, Daniel Dae Kim, John Leguizamo, Don Lemon, Lizzo, Keegan-Michael Key & Elle Key, Joseph Nguyen, Elliot Page, Seth Rogen, Heidi Schreck, Omid Scobie, Keila Shaheen, Cat Stevens / Yusuf, George Takei, Kenan Thompson, Jonathan Van Ness, Jose Antonio Vargas, Malala Yousafzai, and many others. He also helped establish the hugely successful publishing programs for leading childrenÕs brands Blippi and Cocomelon.
Lee is a native of Kentucky and graduate cum laude of Princeton University. He serves on the board of the Academy of American Poets and lives in New York.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Mystery | Romance |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Reference | Self-Help | Technology | Women’s Issues |
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Lindsay Leggett is an associate agent with The Rights Factory. Lindsay grew up in the frozen wilds of Northern Ontario, and turned a love of reading and writing into a passion for editing. After working for a variety of authors and publishers, she found a home at The Rights Factory.
Lindsay is focused on Graphic Novels, Romance, and YA/MG with bite.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Graphic Novel | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller |
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Becky LeJeune is a literary agent with the Bond Literary Agency. Becky met Sandra at the Denver Publishing Institute when she was a student there in 2007. After DPI, she spent 2 years working as the managing editor for a cookbook imprint, and then 5 years as an acquisitions editor at The History Press before joining Sandra at BLA in 2014.
She is interested in adult and teen general fiction, horror, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, science fiction, and fantasy.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Cookbook Cooking | Food Drink |
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Lisa Leshne is a literary agent with The Leshne Agency. She has been in the media and entertainment business for 30+ years. In 1991, she co-founded and served for over a decade as Publisher of The Prague Post, the largest English-language newspaper in Central Europe, along with its book division and website. She held positions in NY as Senior Consultant for AccentureÕs Entertainment & Media Group; Executive Director, Strategy and Business Development for Dow Jones; Executive Director, International, for the Wall Street JournalÕs WSJ.com, overseeing advertising, marketing and circulation in Europe and Asia; and Vice-President, Strategy and Business Development, for Ink2, an industry leader in the print-on-demand industry and owner of Cardstore.com (NYSE:AM). Lisa spent the year after Sept. 11, 2001 at the Partnership for New York CityÕs Financial Recovery Fund, evaluating grant applications and providing strategic advice to small businesses destroyed in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. Prior to founding The Leshne Agency in 2011, Lisa began her career as a literary agent at LJK Literary.
LisaÕs clients include a diverse list of #1 New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer and Polk award-winning, and debut authors across many genres. She is most passionate about memoir and narrative non-fiction that elevate social justice topics, womenÕs issues, and underrepresented voices. She also acquires in the sports, business, political, health and pop-culture genres, and is always seeking exceptional literary and commercial fiction.
Lisa represents many award-winning journalists, including Julissa Arce, Cynthia Brown, Heather Cabot, Dean Calbreath**, Deborah Copaken*, Ken Davidoff, Turney Duff*, Monique El-Faizy, Jennifer Gould, Barry Levine, Daisy Lewellyn (d. 2016), Anetta Nowosielska, and Samantha Walravens, as well as Czech bestselling novelist, memoirist and winner of the Magnesia Litera and Franz Kafka Prizes, Ivan Klima and Screenwriter, novelist and memoirist Leslie Lehr. She represents the business memoir and manifesto LEVEL UP by #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Political leader and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams*, and her business partner at NOW Corp, Lara Hodgson; three-time Olympic gold medalist and the most decorated US soccer player of all-time, former US National Team Captain, Christie Pearce Rampone, Three-time WWE WomenÕs Champion as ÒAJ LeeÓ and mental health advocate, AJ Mendez*, Ultra-marathoner, motivational speaker and Atlanta Hawks co-owner Jesse Itzler*, Celebrity trainer, fitness sensation and creator of the TorchÕd workout, Isaac ÒBootsÓ Calpito; Knicks Superfan Anthony Donahue; Bravo TVÕs Real Housewives of New York star Luann de Lesseps; Hip Hop DJ, producer and rapper with RUN D.M.C. and The Beastie Boys DJ Hurricane, Jukebox the Ghost guitarist and singer Tommy Siegel, Former TOPGUN instructor and defense analyst Commander Guy Snodgrass; Neuropsychologist and brain health expert, Dr. Kristine Keane; Pediatrician and parenting expert Dr. Harley Rotbart; Gastroenterologist, medical journalist and founder of TULA skincare, Dr. Roshini Raj; Disability rights activist Meg Zucker; Photographer and Artist-in-Residence at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Christopher Michel, Survivor Corps founder Diana Berrent; Happiness entrepreneur Scott Simon, New York Law School professor Robert Blecker and Entrepreneurial lawyer Steve Cohen; Artist and Meme King Adam Padilla, and sculptor and artist Randy Polumbo; Author and writing coach Mina Samuels*, and bloggers David Futrelle aka We Hunted the Mammoth, Jill Smokler aka Scary Mommy, Latoya Shauntay Snell aka Running Fat Chef,
*denotes NYT Bestselling author; **denotes Pulitzer and Polk award-winning author
TALENT MANAGEMENT: Lisa manages a select number of her literary and entertainment clients, overseeing business matters, speaking engagements, and advising them over the course of their careers.
Originally from Champaign, Illinois, Lisa has a BA in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has been profiled for entrepreneurial activities on 60 Minutes, Prime Time Live, the BBC, and featured in Fortune, Money, The New York Times, Washington Post, London Times, Advertising Age, Smithsonian and other publications. Lisa is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study on The Prague Post, and has been an invited speaker and panelist at Harvard and Columbia Business Schools. She has two adult children and lives in Manhattan with her husband and their rescue dog, Luna May. Lisa is active on several non-profit boards and in her spare time loves to see Broadway shows and experimental theater. She is a veteran of four New York City marathons and several Olympic-distance triathlons. Lisa is a member of the Association of Author Representatives, the AuthorÕs Guild, the WomenÕs Media Group, and PEN America. She serves on the faculty of The Faulkner SocietyÕs WriterÕs Festival in New Orleans, LA and the Kauai WriterÕs Conference in Kauai, HI.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Computers | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | Inspirational Nonfiction | Journalism | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | Travel | Women’s Issues |
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Ann Leslie Tuttle is a literary agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC. Ann Leslie Tuttle joined DG&B in 2017 after working for 20 years at Harlequin Books where she most recently was a Senior Editor. At Harlequin, she was fortunate to work on an extensive and varied list of bestselling and award-winning titles in romance and womenÕs fiction. She received her B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. from the University of Virginia. Finding and nurturing talented new writers has always been Ann LeslieÕs passion. At DG&B, she is actively seeking all kinds of romance from contemporaries, historicals, and romantic suspense to paranormals and inspirationals. Ann Leslie lives in New York City with her husband and young daughter, who is just discovering the magic of books and writing.
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Art | Dating Relationships Sex | Inspirational Nonfiction | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Self-Help |
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Alexandra Levick is a literary agent with Writers House. Alexandra (she/her) is a senior literary agent at Writers House, LLC. developing her picture book, middle grade, young adult, and adult lists. Previously, she worked with the agency at large as the Media Rights Manager for film and tv, helping to match clients to coagents, negotiating film deals, and taking meetings with producers, studios, and co-agencies. Prior to that, she worked with Writers House Senior Vice President, Merrilee Heifetz, Senior Agent Rebecca Sherman, covered for Senior Agent Stephen Barr’s paternity leave, and covered for Senior Agent Brianne JohnsonÕs family leave. Alexandra has worked as a bookseller in both the adult and childrenÕs markets, as well as on the house side of the publishing business in publicity. She holds a Masters of Science in Publishing: Digital and Print Media, with a specialization in Media Content Development from New York University and a Bachelor of the Arts in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing from the University of Rochester.
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Accepting Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Illustrated | Science |
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Ellen Levine is the Executive Vice President and a literary agent with Trident Media Group. Ellen Levine has represented many award-winning authors whose books have become international best-sellers and have been made into major feature films such as Michael OndaatjeÕs The English Patient, Daniel WoodrellÕs WinterÕs Bone, Russell BanksÕ Affliction, and Louis SacharÕs Holes. Her clients have won Pulitzer prizes, National Book Awards, National Book Critics Circle Awards, P.E.N. Faulkner and Hemingway Prizes, The Booker Prize, Giller prizes, Governor General Awards, the Newbery and an Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection. Ellen founded the Ellen Levine Literary Agency in the eighties which she merged with Trident in 2002. Ellen treasures working with her brilliant authors of literary fiction and also loves to handle well-written popular commercial fiction. In addition, she represents a wide variety of non-fiction, with particular interest in memoir, narrative non-fiction, popular culture, history, politics, womenÕs issues, biography, science, essayistic work, and the odd quirky book. Ellen enjoys guiding her established and extraordinarily gifted authorsÕ careers, and at the same time loves discovering fresh talent and new voices. She is always looking forward to seeing what irresistible book projects the next day will bring.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | History | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Women’s Issues |
Paul Levine
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Paul Levine is a literary agent with the Paul S. Levine Literary Agency.
Companies: The Law Office of Paul S. Levine (opened 1992) and The Paul S. Levine Literary Agency (opened 1996; expanded 2008)
Areas of literary interest:
Fiction Ð Adventure, Children/Juvenile/Young Adult, Mainstream, Mysteries, Politics/Law, Romance, Thrillers, WomenÕs Fiction, Comic Books/Graphic Novels
Non-Fiction Ð Business/Commerce, Children/Juvenile/Young Adult, Contemporary/Popular Culture, How-To/ Self-Help, Mind/Body/Spirit, Politics/Law, Relationships, Sports
Company location: Venice CA
Birthplace: New York City
Hometown: Montreal
Education: J.D., University of Southern California; M.B.A., York University, Toronto; B.Commerce (Magna Cum Laude), Concordia University, Montreal
Previous legal experience: Resident Counsel, Hearst Entertainment Productions; Attorney, Business and Legal Affairs, Warner Bros. Television; Associate,
Law Office of Stephen F. Rohde
Dream retirement job: Entertainment law professor
Passionate about: Rock and Roll and Folk Music
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Literary Fiction | Mainstream Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Computers | Cookbook Cooking | Dating Relationships Sex | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Law Legal | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | New Age | Politics | Pop Culture | Reference | Science | Self-Help | Sports | Technology | Travel | Women’s Issues |
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Yael Levy is a literary agent with Olswanger Literary LLC. He has years of experience in publishing as an author and developmental editor. Seeking manuscripts that bravely explores the human condition, social structures, the worldÉIconoclasts welcome!
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Science Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Business Book | Journalism | Memoir | Science |
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Bibi Lewis is a literary agent with the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency. She joined the agency in 2014. She acts as the agencyÕs royalties and office manager and is currently building her list in both ChildrenÕs and Adult. For ChildrenÕs she represents Picture Books through Young Adult, with a particular interest in big hearted Middle Grade, innovative non-fiction and Young Adult Contemporary and Thrillers.
On the adult end, Bibi is primarily looking for womenÕs fiction, upmarket commercial and book club fiction and contemporary and historical romance. She enjoys projects with a big hook, complicated and fully realized characters, and sharp, quick paced prose. She is also looking for select mysteries and thrillersÑparticularly domestic suspense and unexpected takes on true crime.
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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 | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |True Crime |