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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.
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Biography
Saritza Hernandez is a literary agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Known as the first literary agent to represent marginalized creators in the digital publishing space, Saritza is a self-proclaimed geek with a passion for all things Star Wars, Star Trek, and tabletop gaming. Her love of great storytelling is what has driven her work in the publishing industry for the past 17 years and her passion for amplifying queer and BIPOC voices is what continues to drive her today. An avid romance and science-fiction reader, and strong advocate of the LGBTQ+ community, she enjoys fresh voices in YA and adult genre fiction. She specializes in romance and young adult fiction by and for diverse audiences.
She also represents writers and illustrators for middle grade, young adult, and adult (fiction and nonfiction) and is actively building her list in the following categories:
Adult fiction – romance, science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Adult narrative nonfiction – cooking books (not cookbooks), parenting, humor.
Young adult and middle grade fiction – contemporary/realistic fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror.
Young adult and middle grade nonfiction – cooking books, humor, queer narratives, queer history.
Graphic novels – adult, young adult, middle grade (including nonfiction).
Illustrators – middle grade to adult categories
Her client titles include: 2018 Lambda Literary Finalist and 2017 NYPL Book of the Year DREADNOUGHT (Diversion Books) by April Daniels; 2019 RITA Winner, THREE-WAY SPLIT (Entangled) by Elia Winters; 2020 YA Debut, SALTY, BITTER, SWEET (Blink/HarperCollins) by CNN Producer Mayra Cuevas; and 2021-2022 YA contemporary fiction titles, TROUBLE GIRLS by Julia Lynn Rubin (Wednesday/Macmillan); and UNEXPECTING by Jen Bailey (Wednesday/Macmillan).
Saritza teaches a 10-week course at the UCLA Extension on publishing for the Writing Department, speaks at writer workshops across the country and through her local library system in Orlando, Florida and various “LitLando” writing community groups. She also participates in book events like the upcoming virtual book festival Wordplay, hosted by The Loft.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Upmarket Fiction |Food Drink | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Multicultural Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Science | Technology |
Biography
Paloma Hernando is a literary agent with Einstein Literary Management. She joined Einstein Literary Management as an Associate Agent in 2020. Paloma has been working in independent publishing since 2015, involved in editing, publishing, and selling mini-comics, zines, graphic novels, webcomics, and large-scale anthologies. A 2017 graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, Paloma currently lives in Brooklyn.
PalomaÕs favorite books often have a bit of magic in them, and she loves being able to dive into any world, real or invented, presented on the page. She is looking for both graphic novels and prose fiction for YA or adult, including more mature stories, particularly ones that deal with difficult emotions and nuanced characters. She loves romance, particularly queer romance, science fiction that feels fresh, high fantasy, and middle grade with a good sense of humor. She is interested in non-fiction for all ages, especially anything that digs into media analysis or an event in history. She loves a story with a strong voice and solid construction.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Romance | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Current Events Affairs | History | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Technology |
Biography
Ali Herring is a literary agent with Spencerhill Associates. Ali joined Spencerhill in 2017. She represents a broad range of upmarket and commercial fiction, and is proud to represent, among others, Bram Stoker Award winner Lora Senf, bestselling inspirational author Kristin Billerbeck, and finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award for distinguished science fiction and winner of the Pen New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award, Kristy Acevedo. A former magazine associate editor, Ali has a diverse background in communications and editorial. She graduated valedictorian of her class at Berry College in 2001, where she obtained her bachelorÕs degree in Journalism. She is seeking middle grade and young adult fiction in all genres, science fiction and fantasy, romance, womenÕs fiction, and inspirational fiction, especially category and single-title romance. She particularly likes high-concept commercial fiction with a literary flair. If you’d like a better idea of her interests, you can find her on Twitter, @HerringAli, where she regularly posts #MSWL’s. Please query her only via the Query Manager link under the submission’s tab.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction |Christian Fiction |Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Dystopian Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Horror | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Christa Heschke is a literary agent with the McIntosh & Otis Literary Agency. Christa graduated from Binghamton University with a major in English and a minor in Anthropology. She started in publishing as an intern at both Writers House and Sterling Lord Literistic, where she fell in love with the agency side of publishing. Christa has been at McIntosh and Otis, Inc. in the Children’s Literature Department since 2009 where she is actively acquiring for all age groups in childrenÕs.
Christa is taking on picture books very sparingly and is not taking on rhyming picture books. SheÕs interested in fiction and nonfiction picture books about environmentalism, especially the ocean, as well as diverse cultures and identities. She is more open in middle grade and young adult, prioritizing BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse, and disabled writers. She is interested in contemporaryÐwhether issue-driven or lighter and rom-comÐas well as various genres including horror, fantasy, mystery/thriller, and historical. She is considering adult fantasy very sparingly, and is not open to any other adult work. She is not interested in rhyming picture books or religious texts.
She leans toward more literary writing. Some specific topics that interest her in addition to the above are unique, atmospheric settings/world-building and underrepresented cultural influences, offbeat narrative structures, complex romances, stories featuring siblings or friendship dynamics, and stories featuring artists of any kind.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | Humor Fiction | Romance |
Biography
Lane Heymont is President and literary agent with The Tobias Literary Agency. Lane HeymontÕs literary agent journey began at the age of eight when his grandfather paid him $5 to read and discuss the classics of literature. He started his publishing career at The Seymour Agency. In 2016, Lane formed The Tobias Literary Agency. With his eclectic taste and particular passion for horror, Lane is the top literary agent in the genre.
Some of LaneÕs favorite reads include horror classics such FRANKENSTEIN, OR THE MODERN PROMEHTEUS by Mary Shelley, THE WILLOWS by Algernon Blackwood, and the works of Sheridan Le Fanu, Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft (in spite of his being a monster himself), Nathaniel Hawthorne, the BrontŽ sisters, Daphne du Maurier, Ann Radcliffe, and more. Newer horror favorites include THE HUNGER by Alma Katsu, THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones, and ALL THE WHITE SPACES by Ally Wilkes.
Outside of horror, LaneÕs favorite novels include SKELETONS AT THE FEAST by Chris Bohjalian, KNIGHT OF THE BLACK ROSE by James Lowder, the DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by Maya Angelou, and THE DINOSAUR ARTIST by Paige Williams.
As a literary agent, Lane represents a broad range of commercial fiction and serious nonfiction. In fiction, he is especially interested in projects broadly defined as horror. This includes select young adult horror. He is always looking for projects by underrepresented voices both in horror, fiction in general, and nonfiction.
In nonfiction, Lane focuses on the sciences, cultural studies, history, pop-culture, and celebrity projects.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Environment | History | Journalism | Memoir | Nature | Philosophy | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Technology | True Crime |
Jordan Hill
New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.Accepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Online Form >Biography
Jordan Hill is a literary agent with New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. She is primarily pursuing literary and upmarket fiction for adults. She loves intergenerational stories that grapple with complexities of families and culture through time and anything with an unreliable narrator or a speculative bent. SheÕs also a fan of weird short fiction. In the YA space, sheÕs drawn to contemporary thrillersÐanything with high stakes and a heart. For Middle Grade readers, she looks for adventure or contemporary stories that deal with tough topics for kids. Across the board, she also considers historical fiction or retellings with a fresh approach and compelling perspective.
Prior to agenting she worked in the advertising world at a boutique agency, and before that was a bookseller. She hails from Texas and studied English Language & Lit and Spanish at Smith College. In her free time she loves exploring Brooklyn and is always on the search for the best cheeseburger the city has to offer.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Short Story Collection | Upmarket Fiction |
Biography
Markus Hoffmann joined Regal Literary in 2006 and was made a partner in the agency in 2014, when it became Regal Hoffmann & Associates. He studied English and Russian literature and linguistics in Munich, Moscow, and at Hertford College, Oxford, and started his career in publishing in London in the late 90s before relocating to New York City in 2004. He still betrays his transatlantic allegiance by insisting on the proper pronunciation of the words basil, tomato, and herb (among others). If he ever writes a book, it will be called WHY PUNS MATTER. His main interests as an agent are international and literary fiction, genre-redefining speculative fiction, crime, literary memoir, philosophy, history, music, popular science, and travel literature. He also looks after the agencyÕs foreign rights. He’s obsessed with surfing and capoeira and plays the trumpet in the publishing jazz combo The Editšrial Standards.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Current Events Affairs | History | Memoir | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Philosophy | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Travel |
Biography
Mara Hollander is a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management. She joined FinePrint in 2023 and became an associate agent in 2024. She earned a bachelorÕs degree at GeorgetownUniversity (Hoya Saxa!) and a PhD at Pitt Public Health. SheÕs lived in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and now Charlotte, but calls DC and NYC home. In her free time, she writes fantasy novels, watches a shocking amount of figure skating, roots for the Washington Nationals, and daydreams about petting dogs.
Stories make us who we are, and everyone deserves a chance to write their own narrative. Mara is actively seeking to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, people who are disabled, and people who are chronically ill.
In fiction, Mara is seeking accessibly-written genre novels for Adult and YA audiences that rip your heart out and make you forget the world around you. In particular, sheÕs looking to represent fantasy (including political and romantic/romantasy), light sci-fi, romance, thrillers/mysteries (including political), and womenÕs fiction. She is not the best fit for literary fiction, historical fiction (historical romance is okay), or work written for middle graders or younger audiences. Mara is also interested in narrative nonfiction for adult audiences about mental illness and/or substance use disorders and the American health care system.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Medical Medicine | Narrative Nonfiction | Psychology |
Biography
Ameerah Holliday is a literary agent with the Serendipity Literary Agency. She is a dancer and self-proclaimed poetess from San Diego, California. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from San Diego State University. Holliday is a former editorial assistant intern for Poetry International and currently serves as editorial director for the San Diego Poetry Annual and assistant editor for Kids! San Diego Poetry Annual.
Ameerah has attended the San Diego Comic-Con every year since 2011, is a published poet, and has a cat named after a villain from The Vampire Diaries.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Black Literary Agents | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | General Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Women’s Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Dating Relationships Sex | Health Wellness | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Poetry | Pop Culture | Psychology | Self-Help | Spirituality |
Biography
Ashley Hong is a literary agent with Gardner Literary. She is a literary agent representing adult nonfiction and select fiction.
She was previously an editor at Penguin Random House, where she acquired and edited the New York Times bestselling This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley and A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessey. At PRH, Ashley edited and project managed titles across the Crown and Random House publishing groups, giving her a deep understanding and fondness for a wide breadth of books encompassing general interest, politics, business, history, cookbooks, wellness, Christian/Catholic writing, and more.
Prior to book publishing, she cut her teeth in journalism by working at such outlets as Truthdig, CNN, and WNET, which instilled a love for narrative nonfiction in all its forms.
Ashley joined Gardner Literary in 2023, and is delighted to partner with authors and shepherd their creative work. She is most interested in the books that haunt her in a good wayÑthe kind of writing that she keeps thinking about long after the first read. She gets excited about projects that are incisive, witty, transporting, equal parts seismic and granularÑin essence, books that unearth something within her, be it curiosity, laughter, longing, ache, or sonder. Recent and forthcoming projects include Eli Harwood’s Raising Securely Attached Kids, Alexis Barber’s Too Smart for This, and GG Renee Hill’s Story Work.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction |Christian Fiction | Christian Nonfiction |Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Animals | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Environment | Gardening | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Nature | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Psychology | Religion | Self-Help | Spirituality | Travel | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Marufa Hoque is a literary agent with and the founder of Cresent Literary. She is the founder of Crescent Literary and a graduate of UCLA Extension’s Literary Representation program. As a former teacher at a Muslim girls’ private school where her students were primarily immigrants or children of immigrants, she is dedicated to uplifting voices in publishing.
Marufa has a BA in Geography and a minor in English as books have always been her passion. Her favorite genres are science-fiction and fantasy (if it has a dragon and/or mentions space, she’s all ears!). She currently resides in NYC working on her next novel.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Fantasy | Multicultural Fiction | Science Fiction |
Biography
Elisa Houot is a literary agent with The Seymour Agency. She is the author of five published Young Adult novels. Enthusiastic about discovering new voices, Elisa lives in France with her adorable and barking companion, Muffin.
She joined The Seymour Agency after a MA in publishing. Reader, reviewer, book blogger, short story writer, published author, foreign rights agent, literary agent, Elisa has had many roles in the publishing industry. Beyond anything, she thrives on helping authors build their careers.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Magical Realism | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Thriller |True Crime |
Biography
Antwan Houser is a literary agent with the Hartline Literary Agency. He a dedicated leader who loves working with and impacting the lives of youth and young adults in all facets of life. He is passionate about youth and young adults formerly serving as Youth Pastor at Mount Pisgah MBC and currently serving as the minister over the Young Adult Ministry at Emmanuel MBC in Indianapolis, IN.
He is a college graduate whom has achieved five degrees, to include an Associates, two Bachelors and two Masters. Antwan was the 2015 recipient of the MayorÕs Community Service Award for the State of Indiana awarded by Mayor Greg Ballard, he was the recipient of a Letter of Appreciation for his community service and service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day awarded by Congressman AndreÕ Carson. He one whom lives by his life scripture Òto whom much is given, much is required.”
Antwan, a Pastor and United States Navy Veteran, member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, member of the Indianapolis Urban League as well as a Member of the Indiana Rotary Club is married with three children.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction |Christian Nonfiction | Christian Books ONLY | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Gift Novelty | Inspirational Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Self-Help |
Biography
Macey Howell is a literary agent with WordLink, Incorporated. She is looking for literary fiction, romance, fantasy, psychological suspense and horror, narrative nonfiction, and cross-genre works that encompass any mix of these elements. She especially loves stylistically unconventional writing that uses language in an unexpected way and makes it feel unfamiliar and then familiar again, like moving into a new house and making it your home.
In YA and middle grade, she would like to see contemporary and fantasy projects that are imaginative and have coming-of-age themes that speak to a young readerÕs perspective and concerns. She also considers whimsical and charming picture books that have a strong emotional center and deeply understand the specific context of the audience.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | Literary Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction |General Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction |
Biography
Mandy Hubbard is a literary agent with and the founder of the Emerald City Literary Agency. Mandy began her publishing career on the other side of the deskÐas an author. Her debut novel, Prada and Prejudice, was published by PenguinÕs Razorbill books imprint in 2009, and went on to appear in TIME magazine and Entertainment Weekly. She has since written 10 other novels, published by Harlequin, Flux, and Bloomsbury. Her work has been translated into a half dozen languages and optioned for film.
Soon, Mandy found that she was just as drawn to the business side of publishing as she was the creative one. She considered a career as a literary agent, and tested the waters by interning for an established New York City agency. The internship confirmed sheÕd found her passion, and soon after she sought out an agency interested in adding a new agent to their roster.
Mandy joined D4EO Literary Agency in February of 2010, where she began building her list. A few months later she sold her first book in a 4-way auction. The following year, she brokered her first six figure deal. By the end of 2015 sheÕd sold nearly 70 novels to major publishers, and was ready to launch Emerald City Literary Agency.
Mandy still juggles writing with agenting, and wouldnÕt want it any other way.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Fantasy | Romance | Science Fiction |
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Morgan Hughes is a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management. She grew up in the midwest before relocating to Texas as soon as she turned eighteen. There, she attended Texas Tech University and earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English literature. Morgan was previously an intern and Agency Assistant at Pippin Properties before joining FinePrint Literary in 2023 as an Associate Agent. She currently lives in Texas with her husband and their dog.
Morgan believes that books can change the world and is committed to discovering and uplifting underrepresented voices. She is seeking Middle Grade and YA fantasy / adventure with a particular interest in graphic novels. She is also interested in YA, New Adult, and Adult romance. She loves unique narratives, strong voices, and impressive world-building, but is also drawn to small town vibes and sports settings. She is currently not seeking picture books, science-fiction, thrillers/mysteries, or nonfiction.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Literary Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Sports Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Michelle Humphrey is a literary agent with the Martha Kaplan Agency. Before returning to the Martha Kaplan Agency where she was an agent 2009-2010, Michelle Humphrey was with International Creative Talent and Sterling Lord Literistic. Prior to these stints, she worked as an assistant for Renee Zuckerbrot Agency then Anderson Literary. She has also worked as an English Teacher, proofreader, and Freelance Book Reviewer. Her reviews have been published in Bitch, Bust, and The Women’s Review of Books.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction |Autobiography | Biography | Current Events Affairs | History | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Multicultural Nonfiction | Politics | Reference | Science | Technology | Women’s Issues |
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Allison Hunter is a literary agent with and a founding partner of Trellis Literary Management. She began her publishing career in 2005 working for the Los Angeles-based literary publicity firm Kim-from-L.A, and was an agent at InkWell Management, the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, and Janklow & Nesbit before co-founding Trellis Literary Management in the fall of 2021, in search of more collaborative, boutique approach to client representation.
Allison is actively acquiring literary and commercial adult fiction, especially focusing on upmarket book club and womenÕs fiction, romance and rom coms, thrillers and domestic suspense. She loves great storytelling and unforgettable characters, and is always looking for female friendship stories, campus novels, great love stories, family epics, and books about class and cultural identity. She would especially love to find a smart beach read by an author underrepresented in that category.
In the non-fiction space, Allison is acquiring select memoir, narrative nonfiction, and the occasional prescriptive project. She loves working with journalists and with experts in their field, and is always looking for pop culture, womenÕs issues and for books that speak to the current cultural climate.
Allison has a B.A. in American Studies and Creative Writing from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, she now lives in Austin, Texas, after over a decade in New York City. She loves to cook, host dinner parties, watch all medical TV shows, and brainstorm new book ideas and plots with her authors.
AllisonÕs favorite non-client authors (if your work is similar, please get in touch!): Dolly Alderton, Candice Carty-Williams, Katherine Heiny, Emily Henry, Elin Hilderbrand, Samantha Irby, Liz Moore, Liane Moriarty, Celeste Ng, Emily Oster, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Curtis Sittenfeld, Emma Straub, J. Courtney Sullivan, Jia Tolentino and Rebecca Traister.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Satire | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Business Book | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Food Drink | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Technology | Travel | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
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Daniele Hunter is a literary agent with the McIntosh & Otis Literary Agency. She represents serious nonfiction, literary fiction, children’s books, and graphic novels. Since establishing the agency in 2014, we have seen the publication of numerous New York Times bestsellers and winners of the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, the L.A. Times Book Prize, the Frederick Douglass Book Prize, and many more.
Growing up all overÑAfrica, Europe, the Caribbean, and the USÑI found my home in books where writers confront the chaos of reality and distill it into narratives that leave us wiser and more human for having read them. The books I represent embody this ethos.
Because I wanted to help make books happen, I entered publishing right out of college, and while my job titles have changed, I have never left that world. I began as an editor, where I deepened my love of accessible, idea-driven nonfiction with the power to transform culture. Next, I worked as a literary scout, representing foreign publishers and Hollywood producers. For the last eighteen years, I have been a literary agent, helping authors bring their ideas to life and find their audience.
The time I have spent on various sides of the industry lets me view the agent-author relationship holistically. I routinely help my clients shape and sharpen their projects through a rigorous in-house editorial process. In the bigger picture, I work to help authors hone a career trajectory for their work. This level of focus requires that I cap the number of new clients I will take on.
I am always looking for work that takes me beyond the boundaries of where I currently am. This can be in categories such as history, sociology, psychology, anthropology, medicine, cultural criticism, popular culture, journalism, and sheer whimsy. I look for fiction that is story- and character-driven and engrossing with a strong voice. I have a particular interest in multicultural and African American work. I also have a passion for graphic novels, be they for adults or young readers. In children’s books, I represent the gamut from picture books through chapter books and middle grade readers, to young adult.
In addition to agenting, I hold an MA in cultural anthropology, and I teach a course on Writing for Children in the Publishing Certificate Program at City College.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | New Adult Fiction |
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Kristy Hunter is a literary agent with The Knight Agency. As a graduate of Vanderbilt University and The Columbia Publishing Course, Kristy Hunter began her publishing career in New York CityÑfirst as an editorial intern at Bloomsbury ChildrenÕs Books and then as a book publicist at Grove/Atlantic and Random House ChildrenÕs Books. When she moved to the agenting side of the industry, she was closely mentored by Deidre Knight, president and founder of The Knight Agency, and her first co-agented project sold at auction soon after. As an agent, Kristy enjoys being able to bring a unique perspective to her clients thanks to her diverse publishing background. When sheÕs not curled up with a fantastic book or manuscript, she can be found kickboxing or hiking with her dog and is an active member of SCBWI.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Satire | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
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Alexis Hurley is a literary agent with InkWell Management. Alexis Hurley started her career in 1998 and has been at InkWell since its inception in 2004. Alexis works in the dual capacity of Co-Director of Foreign Rights and agent of domestic works in the areas of literary and commercial fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction and more. She is a native of the Berkshires and a graduate of Dickinson College where she received her BA in English and Art History and a minor in Italian.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Dating Relationships Sex | Food Drink | History | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Reference | Religion | Self-Help | Spirituality |
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Ismita Hussain is a literary agent with Great Dog Literary. She is a Georgia native and graduate of Emory University, where she studied Human Health and Italian. During college, she also worked for various Atlanta area hospitals in departments ranging from neonatal to geriatric care. In her Desi household, she grew up speaking Bangla, Hindi, and Urdu.
Ismita is seeking literary fiction, health-related non-fiction, YA, and short story collections. Some of her favorite authors are Flannery OÕConnor, Cormac McCarthy, Oscar Wilde, and Tom Perrotta. Ismita is especially drawn to fiction with a Southern setting, gritty realist writing, and any books that explore health or disability. Ultimately though, sheÕs a sucker for writing with a great sense of humor. Member: AALA.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Humor Fiction | Literary Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Short Story Collection | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Animals | Art | Biography | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Food Drink | Health Wellness | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Sports | Travel |
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Steven Hutson is a literary agent with WordWise Media Services. He says, “I was a storyteller almost from birth; poems, articles, business letters, advertising copy, and lame excuses. But like most writers, I kept a day job; in-between gigs I found gainful employment as a clerk typist, vitamin buyer, waiter, forklift operator, lifeguard, bookkeeper, grocery manager, printer’s apprentice, and meat cutter. Oh, and I went to college for a while with a major in business.
But the muse didn’t give up on me, and in time I had a couple of books published. One thing led to another; I edited dozens of books for others and managed a writersÕ conference for several years, making many valuable contacts along the way. I’ve mentored hundreds of aspiring authors, I speak often at writers’ events, and I write two blogs. Swimming, gardening, and cooking keep my hands busy in-between. I live in sunny Southern California with my wife Ruth and son Bradley. “
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction |Christian Fiction | Christian Nonfiction |BIPOC Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller | Western Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Diet Nutrition | Environment | Family | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | Gardening | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Inspirational Nonfiction | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Reference | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | Travel | True Crime |
Dara Hyde
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Dara Hyde is a literary agent with the Hill Nadell Literary Agency in Los Angeles. She is a senior agent at the Hill Nadell Literary Agency in Los Angeles and represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including literary and genre fiction, graphic novels, narrative non-fiction, memoir, and young adult. Before joining Hill Nadell, Dara spent over a decade as an editor and rights and permissions manager at independent publisher Grove Atlantic in New York.
Dara has taught or spoken at a number of writersÕ conferences and events, including Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, 826LA, BinderCon, New Orleans WritersÕ Conference, Pima WritersÕ Workshop, PubWest, Long Beach Comic Expo, IWOSC, Antioch University LA MFA, Chapman University MFA, UC Riverside MFA and UCR Palm Desert MFA, Santa Barbara WritersÕ Conference, Fallbrook WritersÕ Conference, and the Literary Editing and Publishing (LEAP) program at USC.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Satire | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Western Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Biography | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Film Entertainment | History | Humor Nonfiction | Illustrated | Journalism | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Travel | True Adventure | True Crime |
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Tia Ikemoto is a literary agent with CAA/ICM.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Mystery | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Memoir | Pop Culture |
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Liv Ivanov is a literary agent with Creative Media Agency, Inc. She has always had a passion for reading wildly immersive, character-driven novels and developed a love for storytelling when her next-door neighbor introduced her to NaNoWriMo back in 2010. After graduating from the University of Missouri and working in operations and video game development for several years, Liv returned to her first love and began volunteering as a reader and fiction editor for literary magazines before starting her internships at Triada US and Creative Media Agency in 2023. Now stepping into her role as an Associate Agent at CMA, Liv is excited to both discover refreshing, compelling, and fantastical stories and champion new creative voices in the industry. In her free time, Liv loves to go hiking in the Rocky Mountains near her home in Colorado Springs, as well as collect books as she slowly works toward making her home office a 1,000-book library.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Fantasy | Gothic Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |
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Nathaniel Jacks is a literary agent with InkWell Management. He joined InkWell Management after graduating from Columbia University with a BA in literature. Among the books he represents are The Birth of Cool by New Yorker contributor Nicola Twilley, The Heavenly Table by Guggenheim Fellow Donald Ray Pollock, American Hookup by sociologist Lisa Wade, Ph.D., The Code of Trust by behavioral expert Robin Dreeke, and Broad Influence by TIME Washington correspondent Jay Newton-Small. He is excited to work with ambitious authors whose books enlighten everyday life, demystify systems, explore the mind, question the status quo, and empower self-improvement. He also oversees contracts at InkWell.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mainstream Fiction | Mystery | Short Story Collection | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Autobiography | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Technology | Travel |