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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
Matt McGowan is a literary agent with the Frances Goldin Literary Agency. Matt is also a Vice President with the agency. He is looking for emotionally, intellectually, and formally adventurous work of all kinds and is particularly interested in writers who believe nonfiction can be as artful as fiction. Queries for literary fiction, essays, history, memoir, journalism, biography, music, popular culture & science, sports (particularly soccer), narrative nonfiction, cultural studies, as well as literary travel, crime, food, suspense and sci-fi are all welcome. Among MattÕs clients are Eula Biss, Stephen Burt, Dan Crane, John DÕAgata, Brian Evenson, Josh Garrett-Davis, Aram Goudsouzian, Justin Hocking, Lia Purpura, David Shields, and Ryan Van Meter. Matt was featured in Poets & WritersÔ ÒTwenty-One Agents You Should KnowÓ and his clients have won or been shortlisted for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award, Pen/Revson Award, PEN USA Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O. Henry Award, the Graywolf Literary Nonfiction Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Rona Jaffe Award, the Edgar Award, the Orion Book award, the Triangle Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and have received NEA, Whiting, Guggenheim, and Lannan Foundation grants. They publish in major magazines like The New Yorker, Harpers, and the New York Times Magazine, direct MFA writing programs such as Brown University and the University of Iowa, and have appeared on The Colbert Report, Conan OÕBrien, Bookworm, NPR, as well as covers of the New York Times Book Review and New York Times bestseller lists.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Humor Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Satire | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Food Drink | History | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Lifestyle | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Sports | Travel |
Biography
Peter McGuigan is a literary agent with and the founder of Ultra Literary. With mega-bestselling clients including Jennette McCurdy and Trevor Noah, Peter McGuigan represents literary stars, both todayÕs and tomorrows. After almost thirty years in the book publishing business, Peter has seen the industry – and the agent’s role in it – evolve.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Autobiography | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Film Entertainment | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Lifestyle | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Money Finance | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Reference | Science | Technology | True Adventure | True Crime |
Biography
Kate McKean is a literary agent with the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. Kate McKean joined HMLA in 2006. She earned her masterÕs degree in fiction writing at the University of Southern Mississippi and began her publishing career at the University Press of Florida. She is proud to work with New York Times bestselling authors in a wide variety of genres including Daniel Mallory OrtbergÕs TEXTS FROM JANE EYRE, Madeleine RouxÕs YA horror series ASYLUM, and Brittany GibbonsÕ memoir FAT GIRL WALKING. In addition to working with clients, she is an adjunct professor at New York University.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Gothic Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Art | Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Illustrated | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Pop Culture |
Biography
Gabriella Melendez is a literary agent with Great Dog Literary. She is an assistant agent at Great Dog Literary, where she represents both young adult fiction and adult fiction.
Gabriella currently lives in the DMV area and received her Bachelors degree from the University of Maryland. She was previously a prose editor for UMDÕs literary journal, STYLUS, as well as an editor for their academic journal. Gabriella is also a graduate of the Denver Publishing Institute, where she focused her efforts on learning about the different divisions of publishing and ways to promote diversity. She began interning at Great Dog in January 2022 before transitioning full time to the Great Dog Team.
Gabriella is working towards her goal of promoting diversity and underrepresented voices in fiction with specific interest in stories by Latinx/Hispanic authors. Her taste gravitates towards commercial or upmarket fiction and she is interested in stories that present real issues in a digestible format for a wide range of readers. When sheÕs not working, Gabriella loves scouring Book Tok for more young adult/new adult fantasy or romance titles to add to her ever-growing TBR, playing TTRPG games, and dancing.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | New Adult Fiction | Romance |
Larissa Melo Pienkowski
Jill Grinberg Literary ManagementCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >Biography
Larissa Melo Pienkowski is a literary agent with Jill Grinberg Literary Management. She grew up outside of Boston and attended Simmons University, where she earned her degree in Social Work and Sociology, performed poetry competitively and recreationally, and edited a number of literary magazines. Larissa later went on to receive her MA in Publishing and Writing from Emerson College, where she worked with the likes of Beacon Press and Barefoot Books, before becoming the assistant publisher of a small indie press. She joined Jill Grinberg Literary Management in 2020 and is now working to build her list. The daughter of Brazilian and Polish immigrants, Larissa speaks Portuguese and Spanish and travels to experience as much of the world as possibleÑalways with a good book in hand.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Art | Beauty Fashion Style | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Food Drink | History | Investigative | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Poetry | Science | Travel |
Biography
Jon Michael Darga is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. He represents titles across a diverse range of genres, including, most recently, the biography Vivian Maier Developed by Ann Marks, the cookbook Cookies: The New Classics by Jesse Szewczyk (named a Best Cookbook of 2021 by the New York Times), the photography book Portrait of an Artist by Hugo Huerta Marin, and the New York Times bestselling oral history of ÒGreyÕs AnatomyÓ How to Save a Life by Lynette Rice.
Darga graduated from the University of Michigan with Honors with a BA in English and Creative Writing, and later attended the Columbia University publishing program. Before coming to Aevitas, he was an editor at Crown, a division within Penguin Random House, where he worked on several bestsellers and award winners.
Darga represents both non-fiction and fiction as an Aevitas agent based in Michigan. He is most interested in voice-driven pop culture writing, non-fiction histories that re-cast the narrative by emphasizing unexpected or unheard voices, and both adult and young adult commercial fiction that features diverse casts and new stories. He is not looking for genre fiction like political/crime thrillers, fantasy/sci-fi, or non-fiction in the self-help/how-to/business categories.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Upmarket Fiction |Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | History | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | True Adventure | True Crime |
Biography
Dan Milaschewski is a literary agent with the United Talent Agency (UTA). He joined UTA at the beginning of 2018. He represents a wide range of authors in nonfiction and fiction. In nonfiction, he’s looking for humor, pop culture, pop science, and history. In fiction, he’s looking for upmarket page-turners that are any combination of funny, twisty, shocking, weird, and sneakily deep.
Dan grew up in Beverly, MA, where he was indoctrinated in the religion of Dunkin Donuts, Boston sports, and dive bars. He studied English and Government at Harvard University, but spent more time with drag comedy musical group, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Dan lived in Boston, LA, and Manhattan before settling down in Brooklyn.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | History | Humor Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Science |
Biography
Dan Milaschewski is a literary agent with the United Talent Agency (UTA). He joined UTA at the beginning of 2018. He represents a wide range of authors in nonfiction and fiction. In nonfiction, heÕs looking for humor, pop culture, pop science, and history. In fiction, heÕs looking for upmarket page-turners that are any combination of funny, twisty, shocking, weird, and sneakily deep.
Dan grew up in Beverly, MA, where he was indoctrinated in the religion of Dunkin Donuts, Boston sports, and dive bars. He studied English and Government at Harvard University, but spent more time with drag comedy musical group, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Dan lived in Boston, LA, and Manhattan before settling down in Brooklyn.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | History | Humor Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Science |
Biography
Jessica Mileo is a literary agent with InkWell Management. She joined InkWell Management in 2017 and primarily focuses on childrenÕs books, childrenÕs graphic novels, womenÕs fiction, rom-coms, commercial/book club fiction, and select prescriptive and narrative nonfiction. The projects she works with are high concept, commercial, and have a juicy hook. She is always looking for books that are from points of view of underrepresented folks in books and media, such as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+. Her clients include New York Times Bestselling author Rory Power, USA Today Bestselling author KC Davis, New York Times Bestselling author Allison Saft, Julio Anta, and Ava Wilder.
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Crafts | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Travel |
Biography
Christina graduated from Pace University with a degree in English Literature, Culture, & Media and a minor in Classic & Medieval Studies. Before joining the NYLA team, she spent two years as the Foreign Rights Assistant at InkWell Management. She is also a member of AALA.
She is interested in adult fiction in the following genres: romance, historical fiction, and horror. Focusing mainly on romance, she is especially drawn to historical, suspense, and paranormal, but is happy to read anything and everything in between! When it comes to historical fiction, Christina is looking for female-driven narratives and multi-generational storylines in a pre-20th century setting. As for horror, sheÕs open as long as it includes a mix of the supernatural/paranormal (she loves a ghost story!) and some lighthearted contentÑshe wants to be scared, but not scared enough to put it down! She is also on the hunt for a Gothic taleÑwhether it takes place in the haunted halls of an old mansion, or within the ranks of a creepy cult, count her in. Additionally, she is open to YA romance and horror.
Right now, Christina is especially looking for: sports romance, reality TV/game show themed romance, and either a romance or horror featuring paranormal investigators.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Family Saga | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Jan Miller is a literary agent with Dupree Miller & Associates Literary Agency. Jan is the founder and CEO of DMA. She has the rare blend of irrepressible optimism, personal warmth, and shrewd entrepreneurial instincts. She doesnÕt just find markets, she creates them. Her unwavering instincts have yielded thousands of international bestsellers across all categories of nonfiction and fiction. She cherishes working with creative people who make the world a better place, and, as she always hastens to add, Òwe are brokers of intellectual ideas.Ó
She is an activist for education and human rights which she considers her greatest life work. She and her husband, Jeff Rich, have sponsored dozens of educational scholarships and financed a library in South Africa for The Wilson Foundation. For more than a decade, they have raised millions of dollars for Best Buddies International which is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Jan currently serves on the board of SMU Tate Lecture Series, The World Affairs Council, The Dr. Phil Foundation and The Shriver Report.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Christian Fiction | Christian Nonfiction |Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mainstream Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Romance | Satire | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Economics | Food Drink | Lifestyle | Memoir | Money Finance | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Religion | Self-Help | Spirituality |
Liseanne Miller
Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc.Accepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >Biography
Liseanne Miller is a literary agent with Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc. Liseanne had the pleasure of growing up in the literary world in New York City. She considers many of her clients as close family friends. Liseanne loves to read and brings an eye for branding and design to the table. She is honored to be able to carry on her fatherÕs legacy.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Science Fiction | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Beauty Fashion Style | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Computers | Cookbook Cooking | Education | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Health Wellness | History | Illustrated | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Psychology | Reference | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | Travel | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Scott Miller is a literary agent with and the Executive Vice President of Trident Media Group. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English and a JD from the Temple University School of Law, as well as a member of the New York State Bar.
After graduating law school, Scott followed his lifelong love of all things related to the entertainment business and went directly to the mailroom at the William Morris Agency (now William Morris Endeavor). In 2000, Scott left the William Morris Agency to be one of the founding members of Trident Media Group. He represents numerous New York Times and international best sellers for fiction and nonfiction. Scott has worked on practically every type of book, gravitating toward unique stories that are well told, across genres. As a career manager for his clients, Scott is involved in every aspect of an authorÕs professionÑideation, editing, promotion, marketing, and taking the authorÕs works into every facet of the entertainment business.
Scott lives just outside of New York City and is married with two children.
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Accepting Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Autobiography | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Film Entertainment | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Money Finance | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Politics | Pop Culture | Reference | Religion | Science | Spirituality | Sports | True Crime |
Biography
Stu Miller is a literary agent with and the owner of Stuart M. Miller Co. Literary Agency.
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Accepting Submissions |Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Dystopian Fiction | Erotic Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Mainstream Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Satire | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Tom Miller is a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates. He joined Liza Dawson Associates as a senior literary agent in summer 2018 after three years as literary agent with the Carol Mann Agency. Prior to becoming an agent, Tom held executive and senior-level editorial positions with Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Wiley, and McGraw-Hill. As an editor, Tom acquired and edited numerous New York Times bestselling and prize-winning books by authors including Deepak Chopra, Jared Diamond, Judy Collins, Steve Forbes, Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades, Erica Jong, Jack Cafferty, Ginger Rogers, Kirk Douglas, Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Shirley Temple Black, Anna Murdoch, Oliver North, Annette Funicello, Dr. Loren Cordain, Charles Busch, Brian Wilson, Erich Schiffmann, and Peter Straub. He graduated from Harvard College with a degree in English, French, and German literatures.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Diet Nutrition | Economics | Health Wellness | History | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports |
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Ben Miller-Callihan is an associate agent with Handspun Literary. He joined Handspun Literary Agency as an associate agent in 2019, after working behind the scenes since the agency’s founding in tech support and bookkeeping roles. He spent more than a decade teaching high school English, and has (under Courtney’s oversight) begun taking on his own clients at the agency. His interests include humor, YA and middle grade novels, speculative fiction (especially decolonial sff), cookbooks, mainstream-ish fiction a la David Mitchell and William Gibson, non-traditional spiritual themed work in the vein of Patricia Lockwood and Killing the Buddha, and anything food-related.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky (B.A., English), and New York University (M.A., English Education), he lives in San Diego with his human, canine, and kitchen appliance families.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Paranormal Fiction | Satire | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction |Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Food Drink | Pop Culture |
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Courtney Miller-Callihan founded Handspun Literary Agency in 2016, after more than ten years with Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. Her eclectic list includes womenÕs fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, romance, science fiction & fantasy, YA novels, humor, and practical nonfiction.
A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., Literature), and Johns Hopkins University (M.A., English), she lives in San Diego with her family.
She is always looking for stories she canÕt stop reading.
For adult fiction, Courtney represents only mainstream fiction (including historical fiction and womenÕs fiction), romance (all subgenres except inspirational), mystery novels, and speculative fiction.
For nonfiction, Courtney represents work targeting all age groups (children and adults). Though she will consider nonfiction on any topic, work that deals primarily with issues of religion or spirituality is unlikely to be a good fit.
She is not currently accepting new middle-grade, early reader, or picture book submissions.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Erotic Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Satire | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | BIPOC Nonfiction | Humor Nonfiction | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Multicultural Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science |
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Grace Milusich is a literary agent with Looking Glass Literary & Media. She is an associate agent and Natalie Lakosil’s marketing and publicity assistant. Grace has worked with Natalie in various roles for roughly eight years. After graduating from the National University of Galway with a MasterÕs degree in Publishing, Grace worked in various editorial and marketing roles for publishing houses all across Ireland. When she realized her favorite part of the publishing process was working directly with authors, helping them to reach their fullest potential, she began to work more closely with Natalie.
Born and raised in New York, Grace used her international perspective on the publishing industry to join Natalie at Irene Goodman Literary Agency as a Junior Agent and marketing assistant. Her experience at publishing houses gives her valuable insight into what editors are looking for. Grace is a member of the AALA and SCBWI. During her free time, Grace enjoys listening to Ethel CainÕs discography on repeat, running, and baking anything that involves cinnamon.
Grace is interested in pursuing both YA and adult pieces (with a particular interest in pieces that narrow the gap between YA and adult). She is passionate about twisty fantasy, thrillers, and contemporary fiction featuring powerful/challenging themes. She would also like to see stories exploring religious trauma, unputdownable pacing, gothic or mysterious narratives, and complex characters. Grace is also a lover of the found family trope in all its forms. Grace is hoping to work on romantasy projects that feature BIPOC protagonists, and she is a sucker for morally grey or unlikeable characters too!
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Religious Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Cookbook Cooking | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Pop Culture |
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Caroline Miranda is a literary agent with Don Congdon Associates. After graduating from New York University with a B.A. in English & American Literature in 2018, Caroline interned with Don Congdon Associates and the Lotts Agency before rejoining DCA as their assistant in 2019. Caroline is a member of the AALAÕs DEI committee. She also serves on the Literary Agents of Change Board of Directors and co-directs its Fellowship Program. Caroline is looking to represent diverse voices in speculative fiction, in both the childrenÕs and adult markets, as well as select nonfiction. In all fiction, Caroline is interested in gothic horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Within those genres, she particularly enjoys high-concept, plot-driven work with strong world-building and compelling emotional stakes. Caroline is also seeking short stories in any speculative genre collected around a clear theme. As for Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction, Caroline gravitates to lovable casts of characters, coming-of-age stories, and a sense of adventure. In nonfiction, Caroline is looking for engrossing narratives with intersectional perspective and distinct voice that guide readers through history or science in an accessible and deeply personal way.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Paranormal Fiction | Science Fiction | Short Story Collection |BIPOC Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | History | Journalism | Medical Medicine | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science |
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Stefanie Molina is a literary agent with _Ladderbird. Prior to becoming an agent, Stefanie spent her career advocating for marginalized folks in publishing as a technical editor at a national laboratory, senior editor at the literary journal F(r)iction, and book coach and editor for women of color. She is Asian Latina, (Mexican, Japanese, and Irish), and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, both from the University of California at Davis. Aside from reading, she enjoys hiking, swimming, baking, and playing the piano, but spends most of her time spoiling her fur baby Samson. Her favorite place in the world is Yosemite National Park.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Animals | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Food Drink | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction |
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Katie Monson is a literary agent with SBR Media. She has been self-employed, watching children in her home for the last 12 years, and has enjoyed the privilege of being home to raise her children. She recently made the decision to massively change up her life and find a different path to take while still being able to home with her kids, leading her to SBR Media. Katie has always had a passion for reading ever since she was a little girl. Over the years she developed a strong interest in reading indie romance books, which naturally led to blogging, beta reading and editing small manuscripts for authors. She is self-motivated, organized and ready to represent clients and help lead them to success.
When Katie isnÕt reading, sitting by the pool, or complaining about the cold Rochester winters, she can be found traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and spending time with her husband and four children in Rochester, NY.
ÒA book is a device to ignite the imagination.Ó ~ Alan Bennett
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Humor Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
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Mary C. Moore is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. She has represented the Nebula-nominated The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (Orbit,2021); and Indie Next and Book of the Month pick The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker (Inkyard, 2021).
MaryÕs first career was in field biology, which took her around the world, from Ghana to Costa Rica to Maui, before settling at the San Francisco Zoo. But her love of books proved to be just as strong as her love of animals. While working at the zoo she earned her MFA in Creative Writing and English at Mills College, Oakland. She worked as a literary agent at Kimberley Cameron & Associates before moving to Aevitas.
Mary represents a wide range of fiction as an Aevitas agent based in the Bay Area. She likes to work with clients long-term, and is comfortable representing multiple genres/age-ranges that an author is interested in, although prefers to begin a partnership in one genre before jumping to another. She is currently hoping to find layered and deeply satisfying upmarket fiction, bookclub fiction with light speculative elements, and smart female sleuth stories.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Western Fiction | Women’s Fiction |History | Humor Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science |
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Emmanuelle Morgen is a literary agent with Stonesong Literary Agency. She represents childrenÕs books for all ages, from picture book to YA, as well as adult commercial fiction and nonfiction. In fiction, she particularly enjoys science fiction and fantasy, womenÕs fiction and romance, historical fiction, and novels that give voice to the experiences of marginalized voices. She has a soft spot for journey stories and well-developed villains. In nonfiction, she works with psychology, sociology, self-help, and memoir. Emmanuelle has worked in book publishing her entire career, beginning at Fodor’s, the travel division of Random House in 1999. In 2006, she joined Wendy Sherman Associates as an agent, and in 2011 she moved to Stonesong. Prior to starting a career in book publishing, she worked briefly as a teacher, baker, server, and library shelver at various times during high school, college, and a gap year after college. As bi-cultural American, she is particularly interested in outsider stories and perspectives.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | History | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Multicultural Nonfiction | Psychology | Science | Self-Help |
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Gary Morris is a literary agent with the David Black Agency. Gary started working as a literary agent in 1996 after a brief period in graduate school studying literature. These facts are almost entirely unrelated. Since then he has represented New York Times and national best sellers, award-winning non-fiction and fiction. He has worked on books in many categories, including politics and current events, biography, memoir, practical non-fiction, and impractical fiction. He works very closely with his clients to ensure that what is presented to publishers is the best and most marketable expression of their work.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Current Events Affairs | Memoir | Politics |
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Andrea Morrison is a literary agent with Writers House. She says: “I’ve worked in both the California and New York offices of Writers House, having started as an intern, and worked my way up to agent. I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with a variety of award-winning authors and illustrators, in genres ranging from picture books to middle grade and YA, to adult literary and upmarket fiction.
I studied Literature & Writing at University of California, San Diego and earned my MFA in Fiction from Columbia University Ñ not only do I understand the revision process from an agentÕs point of view, I also understand it from a writerÕs perspective. I truly love editorial work, and am hands-on when it comes to helping authors revise and build projects.”
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Accepting Submissions | Authors and Illustrators Only | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Film Entertainment | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Upmarket Nonfiction |
Biography
Deirdre Mullane is a literary agent with Mullane Literary Associates, which she founded in 2007. Deirdre is a publishing executive with more than two decades in the industry as a publicist, editor, publisher, editor, agent, and author.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | Literary Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Current Events Affairs | Environment | Health Wellness | History | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Reference | Religion | Science | Spirituality | Sports |
Biography
Nick Mullendore is a literary agent with the Vertical Ink Agency. Nick Mullendore is the Founder & President of the Vertical Ink Agency, which he established in January 2016 after having worked with the Loretta Barrett Books, Inc. literary agency since March of 1998. He remains the Managing Partner of Loretta Barrett Books – which continues to serve its existing projects and clients – while building his own Vertical Ink list by working with existing Barrett Books clients as well as new clients on their original book projects.
Nick began his publishing career in publicity at HarperBusiness, the trade business books imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. There he learned in-depth the world of major publishing before making the leap to agenting. Over the years heÕs worked with authors such as Ray Kurzweil, Mariah Stewart, Mark Nepo, Jessica Bird, George Weigel, Betty White, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Chaz Bono, Phil Plait, Harold Schechter, MJ Rose, Carol Goodman, Jack Kelly, Noah Levine, Dr. James Martin, Wayne Muller, Bill OÕHanlon, Melvin Urofsky, Theresa Rebeck, and many others on a variety of bestselling fiction and nonfiction books.
Nick has a wealth of experience selling US, foreign, audio, and television and film rights for a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books. He specializes in nonfiction, particularly in the genres of Mind/Body/Spirit, Health & Wellness, Business & Leadership, Inspiration & Motivation, Current Events & Politics, Popular Science & Psychology, Pop Culture, Memoir, Humor, History, and Sports, and is willing to consider proposals in other nonfiction genres as well. Nick is more selective when it comes to the fiction he takes on, but itÕs fair to say that he loves fiction that successfully rides the line between ÒliteraryÓ and ÒliterateÓ, while still maintaining something of a commercial sensibility.
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Accepting Submissions |BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Current Events Affairs | Health Wellness | History | Humor Nonfiction | Inspirational Nonfiction | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Sports | Travel |