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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
Anna Ghosh is the founding agent of Ghosh Literary. She started her career as a literary agent in New York City in 1995 and was previously a partner at Scovil Galen Ghosh.
The agency offers worldwide literary representation for print and digital media and all allied rights, including motion picture, theatrical and multimedia rights.
Anna’s client list includes New York Times bestsellers, winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Guggenheim and other awards, as well as unheralded gems. Her literary interests are wide and eclectic and she is known for discovering and developing writers. She is particularly interested in literary narratives and books that illuminate some aspect of human endeavor or the natural world. Anna does not typically represent genre fiction but is drawn to compelling storytelling in most guises.
Anna studied Cultural Anthropology and Literary Journalism at Hampshire College, Massachusetts and Liberal Studies at The New School for Social Research, New York. Originally from India, Anna now lives in San Francisco, California.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Literary * Mainstream * Science Fiction * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Autobiography * Biography * Business * Celebrity * Cultural/Social Issues * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Film/Entertainment * Fitness * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Journalism * Medical/Medicine * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Music * Narrative * Photography * Politics * Pop Culture * Religion * Science * Spirituality * Technology * Travel * True Adventure * True Crime * Upmarket *
P.O. 765 2000 Allston Way Berkeley CA 94701 USA
Saint Gibson
Speilburg Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Saint Gibson is a literary agent with the Speilburg Literary Agency. Saint Gibson was born in California and raised in the deep South before moving up to moody New England. Prior to joining Speilburg, she worked as an assistant acquisitions editor at Tantor Media and as a ghostwriter of contemporary romance novels. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from The University of North Carolina at Asheville, and a master’s degree in Theological Studies from Princeton Theological Seminary. She currently lives in Boston with her fiance and spoiled Persian cat, and spends her free time hunting for vintage clothes in thrift stores and reading tarot cards. Saint is also an author of romantic fantasy books.
Saint is interested in representing adult novels and graphic novels in the genres of romance, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In romance, she’s most interested in representing queer and polyamorous love stories of all kinds, especially historicals that read like KJ Charles or Cat Sebastian, or high heat, high angst contemporary romances that feel like Sierra Simone or Tiffany Reisz books. She loves a hard-won HEA no matter the circumstances, and some of her favorite romance tropes include forbidden love, marriage in trouble, exes to lovers, and second chance romance. She’s not a good fit for sports romances or secret babies.
In speculative fiction, she’s a sucker for atmospheric, character-driven contemporary fantasy stories with supernatural or psychological themes, especially gothics of all subgenres. In high fantasy, she loves stories that center relationships or politics, with intricate religious, magical, and sexual worldbuilding, such as the Kushiel’s Legacy series. No matter the genre, she loves a good heist or haunting story.
Saint is also interested in representing select titles in religious and metaphysical nonfiction, particularly titles with a progressive bent or interfaith appeal. She’s interested in memoirs of faith lost or found, accessible theology that engages with current events and pop culture, and stories of syncretism.
In addition to building her own list, Saint handles the rights catalog for the agency. If you are a co-agent or other party interested in rights availability for any of our titles, please email Saint.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Erotica * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Graphic Novel * Horror * Magical Realism * Romance * Science Fiction * Upmarket Fiction *
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues * Gay/Lesbian * Religion * Spirituality *
Jaclyn Gilbert
Drift(less) LiteraryDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Jaclyn Gilbert is a literary agent with and the founder of Drift(less) Literary. She began her career in sales and marketing at Workman Publishing before joining Janklow & Nesbit’s foreign rights team—where she helped secure translation rights to works by Jhumpa Lahiri, Tom Wolfe, Laura Hillenbrand, Sarah Manguso, Maggie Nelson, and many others. Jaclyn holds a B.A. from Yale and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. In 2018, her debut novel, Late Air, was published by Little A, and her stories, essays and reviews have appeared in Post Road Magazine, Tin House, Long Reads, The Paper Brigade, Lit Hub, and elsewhere. Formerly she worked as a literary agent at Cullen Stanley International, where she worked on selling works for translation by Kiese Laymon, Gina Apostol, Ariana Reines, and Kate Zambreno.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Short Story Collection *
NONFICTION: General Nonfiction * Memoir *
Tara Gilbert
KT LiteraryDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Tara Gilbert is a literary agent with KT Literary. She is a literary agent based out of Portland, Oregon. Tara began their career working as an intern in 2017 and soon became an agent in 2019. Tara’s passion is working with LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Neurodiverse, body diverse, and underrepresented authors and illustrators, focusing on fiction and graphic novels for MG, YA, and adults. Their clients include award nominees Lee Mandelo, CG Drews, ST Gibson, bestselling illustrator Joanna Cacao, and more.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Contemporary * Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Historical * Horror * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Magical Realism * Multicultural Fiction * NoPB * Romance * Science Fiction * Upmarket Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Ethnic * Gay/Lesbian * Lifestyle * Middle Grade * Multicultural * New Age * Spirituality * Young Adult *
Charlotte Gillies
Park & Fine Literary and MediaDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Charlotte Gillies is a literary agent with Park & Fine Literary and Media. She works alongside Theresa Park, supporting authors of principally bestselling commercial fiction as well as a short list of serious nonfiction. Prior to joining Park & Fine Literary and Media, Charlotte worked in television development at WarnerMedia. She has a passion for storytelling in all its forms and gravitates towards works that explore interpersonal relationships and questions of existentialism through a comedic lens. She enjoys bold, character driven narratives, particularly from female perspectives, and always stays on top of the latest in TV, film, and pop culture. Charlotte holds a B.A. in Literature and Media Studies from Hunter College and currently resides in Brooklyn.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Humor Fiction * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Commercial * General Nonfiction * Humor * Narrative * Pop Culture * Women’s Issues *
Sara Gilligan
The Lisa Ekus GroupDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Sara Gilligan is a literary agent with The Lisa Ekus Group. A graduate of the Mass Communications program at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and a former journalist, Sara moved to the Pioneer Valley in the spring of 2014 and fell in love with it instantly. She joined the Lisa Ekus Group in May 2015 as a Literary and Marketing Associate, working with authors to develop their proposals, creating the online cookbook catalog, and handling all aspects of social media and PR. She is the liaison for the Media Training program and helps lead a number of new company initiatives. Once a picky eater who only liked Easy Cheese and McDonald’s french fries, Sara now loves to both cook and eat anything fresh she can get her hands on. In her spare time she loves to get through (and add to) her pile of “To Be Read” books, meditate, hang out with her pup Link, and take trips to any and every where she’s never been before.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION:
NONFICTION: Cooking/Cookbook * Diet/Nutrition * Food/Drinks * Health/Wellness * Lifestyle * Narrative *
Peter Ginsberg
Curtis Brown Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Postal Mail *Biography
Peter Ginsberg is a literary agent with the Curtis Brown Literary Agency. Peter joined Curtis Brown following sales and subsidiary rights positions at Doubleday and St. Martin’s Press. Peter opened Curtis Brown’s San Francisco office in 1992. He developed the agents’ publishing course at the New York University Center for Book Publishing and has taught at the Stanford Publishing Course and the Stanford Communications Workshops as well as the University of California at Berkeley. Peter has served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Authors’ Representatives and the board of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * General Fiction *
NONFICTION: Autobiography * Biography * Business * Current Events/Affairs * General Nonfiction * History * Memoir * Military/War * Money/Finance * Politics * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development *
Biography
Susan Ginsburg is a literary agent with Writers House Literary Agency. Susan says: “I’ve been in the business for over 35 years, and with Writers House for 25. I got my start on the editorial side, as editor-in-chief of St. Martin’s and Atheneum Books and Executive Editor of Pocket Books at Simon & Schuster, where I had the fortune to publish such wonderful writers as Alice Walker (THE COLOR PURPLE) and John Irving (THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP). My agenting career has spanned both fiction and non-fiction, and I continue to work closely with all my authors editorially. Right now, I am especially looking for fiction—particularly, literary voices who have a great story to tell, filled with emotionally compelling characters—but would also love to see the commercial fiction, unique memoirs, and rich narrative non-fiction that I’ve enjoyed working with throughout the years. I am not the right agent for picture books, science-fiction, or epic fantasy (though fantastical elements and magical realism are welcomed!).”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Crime/Detective/Police * General Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * New Adult * Picture Book * Romance * Thriller * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * History * Juvenile * Memoir * Middle Grade * Money/Finance * Narrative * Politics * Science * Young Adult *
120 Broadway 22nd floor New York NY 10271 USA
Elena Mechlin Giovinazzo
Pippin PropertiesDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Email *Biography
Elena Mechlin Giovinazzo is a literary agent with Pippin Properties. She always thought she’d be an English teacher. That is, until the day she realized (later than she cares to admit) that books came from someplace and that there were jobs in those places. She immediately set out to find one of those jobs. After attending the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver she worked her way through positions in subsidiary rights and marketing, until she landed at Pippin in June of 2009 and never looked back. She has been mining the queries for gold and jewels ever since.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Historical * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Gift/Novelty * History * Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
Katie Gisondi
Laura Dail Literary AgencyDO NOT QUERY – THIS AGENT IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONSQuery method(s): Online Form *Biography
Katie Gisondi is a literary agent with the Laura Dail Literary Agency. She graduated from Hamilton College in 2020 with a BA in Creative Writing. Before finding her home at LDLA she worked at Cut + Run Productions NYC and ran social media at Eaton Hemp Superfoods. In her spare time, she fangirls over romantasy, thrillers, and Jane Austen.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Horror * Humor Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Romance * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Medical/Medicine * Nature * Science *
Biography
Amy Giuffrida is a literary agent with the Belcastro Agency. After Amy earned her BA at the University of Kutztown and a M.Ed. from Lock Haven University, she incorporated her love of reading and books with being a middle school teacher. Amy’s biggest joy was to put the perfect book in the hands of a teen and change their minds about reading. Amy turned this love into a career by reading romance slush for a publishing company, then interned for various literary agencies, until she became an associate literary agent in 2020. In her spare time, you can find Amy either listening to, reading, or talking about books. She also loves binge-watching teen and reality TV shows—all while snuggling with one or more of her three rescue dogs.
Some of Amy’s favorite books: It by Stephen King; The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; Looking for Alaska by John Green; Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston; The Grace Year by Kim Liggett; The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid; The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab. Her favorite TV shows are Buffy, The Boys, Schitt’s Creek, Stranger Things, and anything remotely like Married at First Sight.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Commercial * Contemporary * Horror * Middle Grade Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Celebrity * Cooking/Cookbook * Cultural/Social Issues * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Film/Entertainment * Fitness * Food/Drinks * Gay/Lesbian * Health/Wellness * How-To * Journalism * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Photography * Pop Culture * Psychology * Spirituality * Travel * True Adventure * True Crime * Women’s Issues *
245 Park Avenue 39th Floor New York NY 10167 USA
Biography
Bill Gladstone is a literary agent with Waterside Productions, Inc. He founded Waterside Productions, Inc. in 1982, and has personally placed more than 5000 titles with dozens of publishers. He has represented stars of the technical world ranging from Peter Norton to Linus Torvalds and was responsible for selling the first For Dummies book, DOS for Dummies by Dan Gookin, which led to the phenomenal series which now has sold over 300 million copies.
Currently, Mr. Gladstone represents individual authors such as spiritual teachers Eckhart Tolle, Dr. Barbara DeAngelis, and Neale Donald Walsch, radio talk show host Thom Hartmann, international peace advocate Dr. Ervin Laszlo, philanthropist Shari Arison, the Napoleon Hill Foundation, New York Times bestselling authors Victor Villasenor, Gay Hendricks and John Assaraf, environmental activists Michael Tobias, Paul Ehrlich, Hunter Lovins, musician Neil Young, and many other outstanding authors and professionals dedicated to creating books which inspire and improve the world. Mr. Gladstone is also the author of the best-selling novels The Twelve and The Power of Twelve, co-author with Jack Canfield of The Golden Motorcycle Gang as well as producer of the film Tapping the Source and co-author of the book Tapping The Source (released in paperback as The Complete Master Key System by Tarcher/Random House).
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction *
NONFICTION: Business * Environment * General Nonfiction * Inspiration * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Music * Spirituality *
2055 Oxford Ave. Cardiff by the Sea CA 92007 USA
Biography
Alex Glass is the founder and literary agent with Glass Literary Management. Alex started Glass Literary Management in 2015 after an eighteen-year career in book publishing. For the previous thirteen years he was a literary agent at Trident Media Group, where he built a diverse list of successful authors.
Prior to becoming an agent, Alex worked in marketing at the Putnam Berkley Publishing Group and spent three years in the literature program at the National Endowment for the Arts.
Alex has had the privilege of representing debut novelists and memoirists along with celebrities, professional athletes, and nationally renowned experts. He became a literary agent because he wanted to give talented creative writers a platform to develop their craft and reach the widest possible audience, and his novelist clients writing for adults and children are international bestsellers and have won awards such as the PEN/O’Henry, the Edgar, and the Newbery. Along the way, he has been able to follow his interests into other areas of publishing, and his client list includes bestselling authors in health and wellness, sports, history, business, narrative nonfiction, memoir, celebrity, and popular culture.
Alex has represented thirteen New York Times bestsellers and numerous other national and international bestsellers. His books have been published in over two dozen languages around the world, and many have been optioned for film and television, including Matt Bondurant’s The Wettest County in the World, which became the feature film LAWLESS, directed by John Hillcoat; and Chad Kultgen’s Men Women & Children, which became the feature film of the same name, directed by Jason Reitman.
Alex has been interviewed and quoted in publications like Publisher’s Weekly, the Wall Street Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Entertainment Weekly, which called him “an A-list agent.” He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and the MFA program at American University. He lives in New York City with his wife, Sarah, a book editor, and their daughters, Gabrielle and Vivienne.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Crime/Detective/Police * Ethnic Fiction * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * NoPB * Suspense * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Biography * Celebrity * Cooking/Cookbook * Ethnic * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Inspiration * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Multicultural * Narrative * Pop Culture * Science * Sports *
138 West 25th Street 10th Floor New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Carla Glasser is a literary agent with The Betsy Nolan Literary Agency.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION:
NONFICTION: Art * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Design * Gardening * How-To * Lifestyle * Money/Finance * Parenting/Child Guidance * Psychology * Self-Help/Personal Development *
214 West 29th Street Suite 1002 New York NY 10001 USA
Biography
Linda S. Glaz is a literary agent with and the founder of The Linda S. Glaz Literary Agency. She says: “Well, it’s not a secret. I worked for the most amazing literary agency for the last thirteen years, but after the announcement of its closure in August of 2022, and with the encouragement of my ex-bosses, I made the decision to form the Linda S. Glaz Literary Agency. With a huge GULP and overall peace about the decision, I began to put the pieces into place. It’s beyond exciting when a debut author receives an offer for publication, and I’m always thrilled to be part of that moment. I hope to help launch more careers as I move forward.
And now, I wake up every single morning pinching myself to be sure I really have this amazing career. I love helping authors realize their dreams! I also teach nationally to help writers attain new levels of success in their craft, so watch for me at a conference near you. Or better yet, invite me to share at your conference on an array of topics from Are You Writing What You’re Called to Write? to Deep Deep POV, and more cutting-edge topics to help authors take their work to the next level. I would love it if you considered being part of this journey with me.”
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Christian Fiction * Contemporary * General Fiction * Historical * Inspirational Fiction * Mystery * Religious * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Business * Christian * Cooking/Cookbook * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * Inspiration * Mind/Body/Spirit * Money/Finance * Religion * Spirituality * Sports * Travel * Young Adult *
New Baltimore MI USA
Biography
Mollie Glick is a literary agent with Creative Artists Agency. After graduating from Brown University, Mollie began her publishing career as a literary scout, advising foreign publishers regarding the acquisition of rights to American books. She then worked as an editor at the Crown imprint of Random House, before switching over to “the other side” and becoming an agent at JVNLA (The Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency) in 2003.
Mollie’s list includes literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, and a bit of practical non- fiction. She’s particularly interested in fiction that bridges the literary/commercial divide, combining strong writing with a great plot, and non-fiction dealing with popular science, medicine, psychology, cultural history, memoir and current events. She’s very hands-on, working collaboratively with her authors to refine their projects, then focusing on identifying just the right editors for the submissions. In addition to her work as a literary agent, Mollie also teaches classes on non-fiction proposal writing at Media Bistro, and a copy of her instructional article on non-fiction proposal writing will be featured in this year’s edition of the Writers Digest guide to literary agents.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Historical * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Science Fiction * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Business * Ethnic * History * Lifestyle * Memoir * Money/Finance * Multicultural * Narrative * Science * Travel *
Biography
Stacey Kendall Glick is a literary agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC. Stacey Kendall Glick, Vice President, joined DG&B in 1999 after working in film and television development for five years. Following a number of internships in the entertainment business, her first job after college was at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, where she looked for book projects to be adapted into feature films. Next, she worked as a story editor at Hearst Entertainment, where she scouted material for television movies. Stacey grew up just outside of Manhattan and is a former child actress who appeared on television, in theater, and in feature films. She now lives in New Jersey with her husband and four daughters (the youngest are identical twins), and enjoys cooking and baking, sipping wine and cocktails, taking pictures, shopping, theater, going to Mets games and eating chocolate, cheese and spicy tuna hand rolls (not necessarily in that order) when she can find the time. She has a wide-ranging and eclectic client list, and is interested in many subjects, including (but not limited to) on the adult side: nonfiction including memoir, parenting, cooking and food, psychology, science, health and wellness, lifestyle, current events, pop culture, and select adult contemporary fiction. And on the children’s side: YA, middle grade, nonfiction, and picture books. Stacey is a member of the AAR and is a council member of the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature (RUCCL.org).
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Contemporary * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Romance * Women’s Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * Current Events/Affairs * Dating/Relationship/Sex * Diet/Nutrition * Food/Drinks * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * How-To * Humor * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Middle Grade * Narrative * Parenting/Child Guidance * Politics * Pop Culture * Practical * Prescriptive * Psychology * Science * True Crime * Young Adult * Women’s Issues *
One Union Square West Suite 904 New York NY 10003 USA
Biography
Suzanne Gluck is a literary agent with and the co-head of the Worldwide Literary Department at William Morris Endeavor, the largest single provider of authors to major publishing houses. Over the course of her twenty-year career she has represented a wide range of bestselling and prizewinning writers.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction * Suspense * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Biography * Computers * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Science * Technology *
11 Madison Avenue 18th Floor New York NY 10010 USA
Biography
Anne Glusker is a literary agent with The Spieler Agency. She is a long-time editor, at publications ranging from the Washington Post to Forbes to the American Lawyer; she has overseen stories and projects on everything from food to business, fashion to politics, health care to education. As an agent, her interests lie in nonfiction with a strong narrative that treats of-the-moment social & political issues and in can’t-put-it-down memoir and fiction that features strong storytelling. She is particularly interested in stories and situations featuring women, disability issues, people of color, and LGBTQ issues. She loves a contrarian point of view and a look into rarely seen worlds.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Ethnic Fiction * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * General Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Women’s Fiction *
NONFICTION: Beauty/Fashion/Style * Business * Cultural/Social Issues * Education * Food/Drinks * Health/Wellness * Memoir * Narrative * Politics *
Biography
Aria Gmitter is a literary agent with Whimsy Literary Agency. She joined the Whimsy Literary Agency in 2020. She is a writer, journalist, and editor, and a 2016 Denver Publishing Institute graduate. Before that, she was a literary assistant to Peter Miller of Global Lion Intellectual Property Management. She has an MFA from Full Sail University and graduated salutatorian of her class, a Masters of Science in Health Law from Nova Southeastern University, and a graduate certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications from Reed College of Media at West Virginia University. She earned her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami majoring in English Literature and Comparative Religious Studies. Her first short story, “Friend of the Fatherless” published by Bethany House in Encountering Jesus: Modern-Day Stories of His Supernatural Presence and Power, in 2015. Her works have been featured on iHeartRadio, MSN, Yahoo!, Yourtango, Prevention, PsychCentral, xoJane, Cosmo, PopSugar, AuthorsPublish, and more.
Aria is looking for Christianity and inspirational nonfiction, mind/body/spirit, parenting, pop culture, astrology, self-help, cookbooks, romance, crime/mystery novels, psychological thrillers for adult, middle grade, YA, gift books, illustrated, humor and parodies, and children’s books.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * NoPB *
NONFICTION: Art * Christian * Cooking/Cookbook * Gift/Novelty * Humor * Inspiration * Juvenile * Mind/Body/Spirit * New Age * Parenting/Child Guidance * Photography * Pop Culture * Self-Help/Personal Development *
49 North 8th Street Penthouse 6G Brooklyn NY 11249-2845 USA
Biography
Miriam Goderich is a literary agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC. Miriam Goderich and Jane Dystel have been partners since 1995 and they work closely as an agenting team to generate book ideas, help create book proposals, place projects with publishing companies, and negotiate all contracts pertaining to publishing and subsidiary rights. In addition, Miriam is an insightful editor who has been responsible for discovering and working on a number of first novels. She is also very involved in developing nonfiction projects and taking them from the conceptual stage to publication. Miriam’s areas of interest include: literary and commercial fiction as well as some genre fiction, narrative nonfiction, pop culture, psychology, history, science, art, business books, and biography/memoir. Miriam received a BA in Comparative Literature and an MA in English from Columbia University. She was born in Cuba and, prior to settling in the New York area, lived in Spain and Miami, Florida. Currently, she resides just outside the City with her husband and son, a dog, and a parrot.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * General Fiction * Juvenile Fiction * Literary * Mystery * Romance * Suspense * Thriller *
NONFICTION: Art * Biography * Business * Cooking/Cookbook * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Inspiration * Juvenile * Lifestyle * Memoir * Mind/Body/Spirit * Narrative * Pop Culture * Psychology * Science * Self-Help/Personal Development *
One Union Square West Suite 904 New York NY 10003 USA
Biography
Adria Goetz is a literary agent with KT Literary. Sheis based out of the beautifully gloomy Pacific Northwest. Adria got her start in publishing as an intern at Martin Literary Management in 2013. She represents picture books, middle grade, graphic novels, and adult fiction. She graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor’s degree in English with a Creative Writing emphasis, as well as the Columbia Publishing Course. In 2019, she was selected as a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree. Adria has eclectic taste but particularly enjoys projects that are tinged with magic, have so much heart you can practically hear their heartbeat, and have a compelling, commercial hook. In her spare time she can be found rewatching Gilmore Girls for the millionth time, listening to Taylor Swift, and dreaming about the mossy stone cottage in the woods she would like to live in one day. You can read Adria’s full manuscript wishlist at adriagoetz.com.
Adria Goetz is seeking picture books (especially by author-illustrators), middle grade fiction, graphic novels, and adult fiction—particularly rom coms, thrillers, and upmarket fiction.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Children’s Fiction * Commercial * Contemporary * Family Saga * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Graphic Novel * Historical * Magical Realism * Middle Grade Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * Mystery * Picture Book * Romance * Suspense * Thriller * Upmarket Fiction * Women’s Fiction *
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9249 S. Broadway #200-543 Highlands Ranch CO 80129 USA
Biography
Ellen Goff is a literary agent with HG Literary. She graduated from The University of Chicago (2016) with a BA in English, a minor in Cinema and Media Studies, and a focus in Creative Writing. Ellen has worked everywhere from The White House under the Obama administration to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. At HG Literary, she assists Carrie Hannigan on all children’s titles from picture books to middle grade to young adult. Ellen’s own list consists of YA writers and illustrators. She is also a member of HG’s foreign rights team.
Ellen is interested in all genres and formats of YA, especially anything spooky, historical fiction, and graphic novels. She has a soft spot for Shakespeare as well as southern gothic stories that remind her of her home state of Kentucky. Ellen runs a twelve-member YA writing group and workshop in NYC.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Fantasy * General Fiction * Graphic Novel * Historical * Horror * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Science Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
NONFICTION: Cooking/Cookbook * Food/Drinks * Juvenile * Middle Grade * Young Adult *
6 West 18th Street #7R New York NY 10011 USA
Biography
Thomas Goff is a literary agent with Goff Literary. He served on the editorial staff at Fortune, New York Magazine and Esquire and has represented authors from the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. He negotiated and sold the film rights for the movie blockbuster Top Gun and sold the stage rights for the play The Quilters which was nominated for six Tony awards, including Best Musical. He first brought the author of How To Make A Man Fall in Love With You to market and her relationships books have now sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and have appeared in more than 10 languages. He is a literary agent, registered in the State of California. The writers and published authors that Goff has successfully represented include screenwriter and investigative reporter Charles Piller, historian and biographer Porter Williamson, education expert Dr. Richard Moore, mystery writer Brian Lysaght, writer Ehud Yonay, and oral historians Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley Allen. Goff represented Cooper and Allen in selling their oral history, The Quilters, to the stage, a production that was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Musical and is a continuing favorite for production on local high school and national university stages across the United States. Goff edited, packaged and sold to Paramount Pictures the magazine article Top Guns, authored by Ehud Yonay, which appeared in May 1983 in California Magazine which became the top-earning motion picture for the year 1986 as Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise. Goff was earlier managing editor of the Merv Griffin Show where he was segment producer for award-winning interview 1983 interview series on the Reagan White House and on Disney Studios. As articles editor at Esquire Magazine, he assigned and produced the first major introduction and investigation of the Neoconservative movement and as a senior editor at New York Magazine, assigned and edited the magazine’s major investigative pieces including an 1977 in-depth review of the NYPD and their mistakes in tracking down the Son of Sam killer, David Berkowitz. He is also experienced in celebrity reputation management and has provided critical and confidential repositioning services to some of the nation’s highest ranking chief executives and business leaders.
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Mystery * Religious *
NONFICTION: Biography * General Nonfiction * Health/Wellness * History * Mind/Body/Spirit * Reference * Religion * Science *
PO Box 5220 Pasadena CA 91117 USA
Biography
Barry Goldblatt is a literary agent with Barry Goldblatt Literary. Barry says: “To paraphrase Garrett Morris of SNL, children’s books have been very, very good to me. It was never my planned career option, however.
I came to New York in the summer of 1989 after graduating from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Journalism. I’d just finished an intensive six-week course on science fiction with James Gunn there, and I was determined to come to the city and get an editorial job at a science fiction magazine or book publishing company. If I’d only done a little research beforehand, I’d have realized how few editorial positions there were that fit that description. Fortunately I had a great interviewer at Simon & Schuster who explained a bunch of other job options, including describing the subsidiary rights department, which sounded like a lot of fun. I added that to my application letters and suddenly started getting a lot more calls for interviews
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Chapter Book * Children’s Fiction * Graphic Novel * Juvenile Fiction * Middle Grade Fiction * Picture Book * Young Adult Fiction *
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C/O Industrious – Brooklyn 594 Dean Street – 2nd Floor Brooklyn NY 11238 USA
Biography
Shauna Golden is a literary agent with the ArtHouse Literary Agency. After graduating with her Masters in Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago, Shauna moved to LA to pursue a career in the music industry. She quickly realized this particular avenue was not for her and decided to pursue her first and longest love, books. She is currently back home in Orlando and is excited to help authors develop their stories and be their biggest cheerleader. As an associate agent, Shauna is looking for Fantasy and Upmarket Fiction. She also has her own Booktube and Bookstagram accounts at “Shauna’s Book Journal.” When she doesn’t have her nose in a book she loves playing with dogs and relaxing with friends and family and a glass of wine or cup of tea.
Shauna is often drawn to stories that are a little strange, and especially ones that use speculative or fantastic elements in beautiful, original ways. Across the board, she’s looking for an inclusive cast of characters, across gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, and mental health spectrums. Of course, if any manuscript that is submitted to Shauna makes her see the world through a new perspective, then this is an extra plus! She loves reading about strong, badass women, as well, in all genres. She would love to see anything centered around Irish or Celtic history and lore/mythology.
YA & New Adult Fantasy, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Speculative Fiction
Shauna is mostly looking for YA and New Adult fantasy with major character development. She loves to see fantastical and unique worlds but needs to see the characters overcoming challenges and learning about themselves. If there is an epic or dark romance interspersed, even better! She loves fantasy, especially those that are informed by, or inspired by, the myths and superstitions of a culture.
Favorites in this genre: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Hibiscus Daughters Series by Lana Popovic
Shauna is also looking for Upmarket and Book Club Fiction. She is extremely interested in books that delve into complicated relationships and don’t have a pretty bowtie ending. She loves to see books that discuss heartbreak and aren’t afraid to NOT sugarcoat difficult topics, anything that pushes the limit.
Favorites in this genre: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Stolen by Lucy Christopher, The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali
For speculative fiction Shauna is really looking for light speculative elements interspersed within Upmarket novels. She loves dark and difficult matters but has a huge soft spot for Cozy Speculative Fiction as well.
Favorites in this genre: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
What She Doesn’t Want: Erotica, Westerns, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Middle Grade, Children’s books
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: Ethnic Fiction * Fantasy * Gay/Lesbian Fiction * Multicultural Fiction * New Adult * Romance * Upmarket Fiction * Young Adult Fiction *
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Altamonte Springs FL USA
Biography
Ronald Goldfarb is a literary agent with and the founder of Goldfarb & Associates. Ronald Goldfarb is a Washington, D.C. attorney, author, and literary agent. He is listed in Who’s Who In the United States, Who’s Who In Law, and other listings of prominent Americans, writers and scholars.
Born in New Jersey and educated in its public schools, he began college (at 16) at Syracuse University. Combining his last year of undergraduate work (BA 1954) with his first year of law school, he graduated (LLB) in 1956 and was one of the youngest to be admitted to the New York Bar that year. He continued his education at Yale Law School, where he earned Masters (LLM, 1960) and Doctorate (JSD, 1962) degrees from Yale. He was later admitted to the California and District of Columbia and United States Supreme Court bars. Goldfarb’s work at Yale Law School was interrupted when he accepted a commission and served three years in the United Sates Air Force JAG, where he prosecuted and defended numerous courts-martial cases running the gamut from AWOL to murder and desertion (capital offenses).
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This literary agent represents:
FICTION: General Fiction *
NONFICTION: Biography * Business * Current Events/Affairs * General Nonfiction * History * Journalism * Memoir * Money/Finance * Narrative * Politics * Science * True Crime *
c/o RP &B 510 King St., Suite 301 Alexandria VA 22314 USA
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Author Coaching Testimonials
“Mark, finding you has been both a treat and a treasure—I just signed a contract with my new literary agent!
My career has spanned publishing, TV, and feature film. I’ve served as Creative Dir. for the Magazine Group, TIME Inc.; Dir. of Time World News Service, a Founding Dir. of TIME-Life Films; Exec. Prod. for both the CBS and NBC TV Networks; Prod./Dir.: Movies of the Week: CBS Cinema Center Films and Universal MCA.
In today’s publishing marketplace, agents come and go. They also very often seem to just want an easy pathway to make a buck. Many authors are let go by their agents because their last book didn’t do well enough and the agent doesn’t want to devote the time to help the author. That’s not what you’re about Mark. Even established authors need this type of support in today’s marketplace.”
Author of ten fiction and nonfiction books
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“I’m psyched to have this be official. After getting five different offers for representation from top literary agents, I signed with Stephanie Tade who got me a 6-figure book deal with Penguin!
Getting multiple agents interested in my work was really important to me. I’ve dealt with agents before and gotten screwed on things contractually so I wanted to do it differently this time. I wanted choices.
Having you help me create that, and navigate my options, was really helpful. I heard other authors talk about their great relationships with their agents and it made me want the same thing. Now I have that.”
Author of Woman on Fire
(Penguin Books)
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“After sending out the query Mark revised for me, I had the opportunity to speak with literary agents from top agencies such as Janklow & Nesbit, Trident Media, Anderson Lit, and Folio. I signed with Don Fehr at Trident and, a short time later I had a publishing contract with Berkley Books, which recently published my book in hardcover.
Before that, I sent my query letter out on my own to 30 or 40 agents and got a lot of rejections. I then found Mark online while I was researching agents. I was surprised that he offered so much during his initial consultation—for a very modest amount of money.
I don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t worked with Mark. I can’t even imagine that now though, because of the grief and detours I experienced before we worked together. It was a time-consuming pain in the neck. If you want to get the attention of top literary agents and publishers, there is no substitute for working with an insider. You can’t beat experience. And having Mark on your side is incredibly valuable.”
Author of Single Handed
(Berkley Books, a Division of Penguin Random House)
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“AHHH! OMG, it happened! I got three offers of representation for my children’s picture book in the United States, even though I live abroad! When I woke up and found the first offer for representation in my email in box, I wanted to scream. But my family was still asleep so I couldn’t. 🙂
Just 8 minutes after I sent a query letter to one of my favorite agents, she replied and asked to see my manuscript. A short time later we had a lovely conversation. She was interested in representing me and sounded very positive and enthusiastic about my book. Since I also got offers from two other agents, I had to turn two of them down. One of them was upset and it felt like I was breaking her heart, but you just have to do it. I kept reminding myself that this is a good problem to have!”
Author/Illustrator of Lon-Lon’s Big Night
and many other children’s books
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“Mark, after you helped me land a top literary agent, I got publishing offers from THREE well-known publishers: Amacom, Palgrave Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill (they’re publishing my book in hardcover)!
I was at Disneyworld with my family, in the Haunted Mansion, when I got the call. I went outside and listened to the voicemail message from my agent. A huge smile came over my face. It was a fantastic feeling. For a moment I felt like life was perfect and the angels were singing.
You’re filling an important need so I’ll say this to every other author reading this testimonial. Mark showed me that getting a top literary agent is a science. If you’ve written a book, or you’re in the process, you’ve already invested a lot—a lot more than money. Don’t stop yourself from getting out there to fulfill your purpose and dreams. Thank you so, so much, Mark!!!”
Author of Customer Focused Process Innovation (McGraw Hill)
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“I got a book deal! After I started sending out my new query letter I had 6 literary agents request my manuscript in a short amount of time, which is awesome. Then, within 2 weeks of my agent starting to pitch my story to publishers, we had an offer. I signed a book contract yesterday. A little while later my agent told me that a TV co-producer asked for more info about my book.
By the way, the acquiring editor that fell in love with the manuscript jumped in with both feet and we just worked out our timeline for publication. She’s as passionate about getting my book out as I am, and that means everything. She read the manuscript in two days and said she couldn’t put it down. And the book is going to be published as a hardcover!”
Author of A Chick in the Cockpit
(Behler Publications)
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“Thank you Mark! After you helped me get a well-known agent with Hartline Literary Agency (for my previously self-published murder mystery), he got me a deal with an American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) approved publisher. I’m hard-pressed to find anything that I had an expectation for that you didn’t deliver on.
Before I worked with you I sent out queries, but no one ever requested my complete manuscript. Comparing your new version of my query to the one I wrote before, I can see a vast difference.
I’ve been in business for 35 years so I’m not just saying this… what you’re doing is phenomenal. There are other people offering similar services, but the difference is your success. Others might say they do similar things but, if you research them, they don’t have your background or track record.”
Author of The Rector
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“Mark, you’re a miracle worker. Thanks to your help with my book, query letter, and synopsis… I now have a legitimate publisher who described my book as ‘Powerful Magic’ and it’s now available in bookstores and online!
I’m a lifelong academic writer who one day found myself writing inspired short stories that came to me in dreams and I began thinking of them as novels. That’s when I had a momentous conversation, an introductory coaching call with Mark Malatesta, the American creative writing coach, or rather, to be precise, a how-to-sell-yourself-and-your-work adviser. It was the best-spent money of my life apart (possibly) for my wedding ring.”
Author of The Black Inked Pearl
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“Within 4 minutes of sending out my query letter, a top literary called me on the phone (the #1 agent on my wish list). Less than 30 days later I had three major publishers making offers. A few days after that, I signed a deal with Random House. Mark, your query letter did that.
My agent talked about the query letter you helped me create for a long, long time. When he first called me on the phone, he hadn’t seen any of my sample chapters. It was just the query letter that did it. Communicating the right thing is so important. You are a wonderful medium helping authors find their voice and elevate their writing from just a hobby to a real business… a source from which they can both learn and earn.”
Author of Lights Out
(Random House)
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“MARK, MARK, MARK!!!!!!! Holy smokes… I just signed my book deal. First, two well-known literary agents asked to represent me. One of them responded to my query letter in less than 4 minutes!!
Then THREE different publishers wanted my book and started talking about making offers. The publisher I chose is perfect for me because they produce titles for the trade, educational, and scientific markets. And they agreed to publish my book as a hardcover!!!
When I met you, Mark, it was a pivotal time. I was under the belief that I could self-publish my book with a vanity press and then seek a publisher. I didn’t know what a literary agent was, why I needed one, or how to get one. I was wandering in the dark. You guided me in the right direction and gave me a solid plan.”
Author of Intestinal Health
(Rowman & Littlefield)
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“Boom!!! I just signed a contract with Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins for (what I’ve been told by several people) is a very large advance for a first-time author.
Before working with Mark I submitted my book to agents but didn’t get any interest. This time around I got a top NY literary agency (Fine Print Lit). What cloud is higher than 9?
I had several agencies interested before deciding to go with Fine Print. And, to be honest, all of the attention didn’t surprise me. The query letter and proposal that Mark helped me develop were incredible. Agents actually said things to me like: ‘Scott, I read your proposal and I’m just blown away by it!’ Mark is extremely talented at what he does. If you have the opportunity to work with him, take advantage of it.”
Author of The Unbreakable Boy
(Harper Collins/Thomas Nelson)