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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
Heather Schroder is the founder of Compass Talent. Before founding Compass Talent in 2014, Heather got her start at ICM in foreign rights and worked as an agent for over 25 years . Her clients include authors of literary and commercial fiction; upmarket non-fiction, including memoir, journalism, history, science and cookbooks; and a select list of middle grade and YA. Heather has represented numerous bestsellers, including Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Billy LynnÕs Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain, Methland by Nick Reding, and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Bryan Mealer and William Kamkwamba, among others. She is also proud to represent Guggenheim fellows, MacArthur Geniuses, National Book Award winners, and TED Fellows. Heather has spoken at numerous workshops and writersÕ retreats and is currently serving on the board of the Association of Author Representatives (AAR).
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Romance | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Economics | Food Drink | Lifestyle | Memoir | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Reference | Religion | Science | Spirituality | Sports | Technology |
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Susan Schulman is a literary agent with the Susan Schulman Literary Agency. The Susan Schulman Literary Agency specializes in representing motion picture, television and allied rights, foreign rights, live stage including commercial theater, opera and dance adaptations, new media rights including e-book and digital applications, and other subsidiary rights on behalf of North American publishers and literary agents. The agency also represents its own clients domestically and internationally in all markets. The agency has a particular interest in fiction and non-fiction books for, by and about women and women’s issues and interests, as well as all levels of childrenÕs books including picture books, middle-grade and young adult, history, science, pop culture, and memoir. Our primary interest however is in authors and their projects which explore big ideas about the world and being human.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Sports Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Computers | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Economics | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Law Legal | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Politics | Psychology | Reference | Religion | Science | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | Travel | Upmarket Nonfiction | Women’s Issues |
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Hannah Schwartz is a literary agent with the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency. She started reading at age 5 and hasnÕt stopped. She began her publishing career as an intern at Paper Lantern Lit and then Writers House Literary Agency after graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in English Literature, Writing and Psychology. She landed at SKLA as the business manager in 2016 after spending four years at InkWell Management.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction |Humor Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Psychology |
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Dani Segelbaum is a literary agent with Carol Mann Agency. She joined the Carol Mann Agency in 2021 as a literary agent and subrights manager.She is interested in both fiction and non-fiction. Dani is seeking non-fiction titles with an emphasis on politics, womenÕs issues, popular culture, and current events. Dani also loves memoir, narrative non-fiction, lifestyle, and cookbooks. In fiction, she is looking for literary and upmarket adult fiction including debut, historical, rom-coms, mysteries, and womenÕs fiction. In both fiction and non-fiction, Dani hopes to work with authors from diverse backgrounds to tell stories that are important to them. She loves compelling narrators and is drawn to writing that is voice-driven, highly transporting, and features unique perspectives and marginalized voices.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Humor Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Self-Help | Sports | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
Lynn Seligman
Lynn Seligman Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Postal Mail >Biography
Lynn Seligman is a literary agent with the Lynn Seligman Literary Agency in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Lynn has a B.A. from Goucher College, a M.A. in French Literature from Columbia University, near completion of a Ph.D. in French Literature from Columbia.
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Accepting Submissions |BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mainstream Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Art | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Education | Gift Novelty | Government | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Money Finance | Music | Nature | Photography | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | True Adventure | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
Charlie Serabian
Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc.Accepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >Biography
Charlie Serabian is a literary agent with Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc. Charlie brings an eclectic mix of skills to the forefront of Global Lion. A graduate of SCAD’s film and television department, his focus on writing for the screen and stage slowly transitioned to the world of books. Having worked closely with Peter Miller for several years, he’s taken the Literary Lion’s teachings to heart. He lives in Hollywood, Florida with his two black cats Bob and Betty, who he finds increasingly difficult to tell apart.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Religious Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller |Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Health Wellness | History | Illustrated | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Parenting | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Sports | Travel | True Crime |
Charlie Serabian
Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc.Accepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email >Biography
Charlie Serabian is a literary agent with Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc. Charlie brings an eclectic mix of skills to the forefront of Global Lion. A graduate of SCADÕs film and television department, his focus on writing for the screen and stage slowly transitioned to the world of books. Having worked closely with Peter Miller for several years, heÕs taken the Literary LionÕs teachings to heart. He lives in Hollywood, Florida with his two black cats Bob and Betty, who he finds increasingly difficult to tell apart.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Religious Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Thriller |Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Health Wellness | History | Illustrated | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Parenting | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Sports | Travel | True Crime |
Jiton Sharmayne Davidson
Serendipity Literary AgencyCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Online Form >Biography
Jiton Sharmayne Davidson is a literary agent with the Serendipity Literary Agency. Born in the final year of the Baby Boom, Jiton sees herself as a bridge between the Black Power/Black Arts movements of the late 1960s and the Hip Hop generation. As a literary historian and activist, Jiton has sat at the knee of black literary legends, such as Sam Greenlee, Gwendolyn Brooks, Amiri Baraka, Ntozake Shange, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Haki Madhubuti, and so many others. Today, Jiton nurtures her revolutionary spirit by seeking and promoting the stories of those who are not a part of the mainstream literary canon, but whose contributions to society helped to transform the consciousness of a generation with poetry, plays, and literary works of revolution.
Jiton has been a writer/scholar for most of her life. She received her MA in African American literature from Howard University and pursued further graduate studies in African American literature at Penn State University. Jiton then earned her MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She was reborn. Her love of children led her to teach creative writing to students from second grade through high school, and to become a certified childrenÕs yoga instructor. As a literacy advocate, JitonÕs mission is to ensure that children of color see themselves reflected in both ÒOwn VoicesÓ and mainstream books, with a diversity of characters. Jiton believes that all childrenÕs books have the potential to spark young minds and inspire organic change.
Jiton is a childrenÕs book author and aspires to be a recovering OH (Original Hermit).
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CLOSED to Submissions | Black Literary Agents | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Science Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction |
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Katie Shea Boutillier is a literary agent with the Donald Maass Literary Agency. Katie Shea Boutillier joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2011. She is the Rights Director handling the agencyÕs translation and audio rights, and selected film/TV and electronic rights. In addition, Katie is focusing her list on womenÕs fiction and YA: realistic, contemporary, upmarket, historical (1920s +), domestic suspense, psychological suspense/thrillers, magical realism, light fantasy, light sci-fi. Memoir and narrative non-fiction only on referral. She loves books with big voices and strong hooks. She is a cum laude graduate of Marist College.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Horror | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction |
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Charlotte Sheedy is a literary agent with and the founder of Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency. After working at the Dial Press for thirteen years, Charlotte established the Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency in 1974. In 1995, she joined Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc., as an affiliate agency.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Graphic Novel | Horror | Literary Fiction | Mystery |General Nonfiction | Art | Autobiography | Biography | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | History | Humor Nonfiction | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics |
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Ken Sherman is a literary agent with Ken Sherman & Associates. Ken is also President of Ken Sherman & Associates. The company was established in 1989, and handles film, television, and book writers, as well as selling film and television rights for books and life-rights.
An agent for more than twenty years, Ken is also a popular and accomplished speaker, having taught and lectured extensively at venues including UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount University, both in New Orleans and Los Angeles, The Santa Barbara WritersÕ conference, the American Film Institute, The San Francisco Writers Conference, The Maui Writers Conference, The University of Oklahoma, Sherwood Oaks Experiment College, The Santa Fe Writers Conference, The Novelists, Inc. Conference in San Diego, The Aspen Institute, the Aspen Summers Words Writers Conference and The Eugene International Film Festival where he just received a lifetime achievement award.
Since graduating from the University of California-Berkeley with a major in psychology, Ken has returned numerous times to the classroom to teach his course, ÒThe Business of Writing for Screen, Television and the Publishing Worlds,Ó at both USC and UCLA. He also co-taught a screenwriting class for many years at the Eugene International Film Festival.
Ken maintains strong community involvement as well, serving as an Arts and Cultural Affairs Commissioner for the City of West Hollywood, is a founding member of the British Academy of Film and Television/Los Angeles (BAFTA), and is a member of both the Academy of Television Arts and Science and the International Advisory Board of the Christopher Isherwood Foundation.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Autobiography | Biography | Celebrity | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Health Wellness | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Photography | Pop Culture |
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Ella Marie Shupe is a literary agent with the Belcastro Agency. Ella Marie has been a literary agent since 2008. She was drawn to helping authors achieve their dreams after she studied English at Youngstown State University. She realized her biggest joy was recommending new books to fellow college students. She turned her dream into a career when she became a junior agent with the Belcastro Agency. As an agent, Ella Marie has discovered many new authors and she soon became a senior agent. She continues her hunt for new manuscripts with a voice that jumps off the page and a colorful plot. Her main goal is nurturing a collaborative relationship that will lead to publication and long lasting writing careers.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
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Todd Shuster is a literary agent and partner with Aevitas Creative Management. He represents such authors as journalist Liza Mundy, author of the New York Times bestselling Code Girls; actress Grace Byers, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book I Am Enough; Andrew McCabe, former Deputy Director of the FBI and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Threat; Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, authors of His Name Is George Floyd, a Finalist for the 2022 National Book Award; Cody Keenan, Chief White House Speechwriter for President Obama and author of the New York Times bestselling Grace; Marisa Franco, author of the New York Times bestselling psychology book Platonic; and Martin ÒMartyÓ Baron, former Executive Editor of The Washington Post and author of the forthcoming investigative narrative Collision of Power (Fall, 2023).
Todd has also represented major national newspapers in connection with group-reported books, including The Boston Globe on such titles as Last Lion, Whitey, and Long Mile Home and The Washington Post on such titles as the #1 New York Times bestselling The Mueller Report, the #1 NewYork Times bestselling The Afghanistan Papers, and Trump on Trial.
As an agent, Todd has helped shepherd films to the big screen including Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon, and The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith. Todd recently served as Executive Producer of the Netflix-released feature film The Midnight Sky, directed by and starring George Clooney.
Following college at Yale and law school at Northeastern University, Shuster practiced publishing and entertainment law at the law firms of Palmer & Dodge and Ropes & Gray. He co-founded the literary agency Zachary Shuster Harmsworth, which merged with Kuhn Projects to form Aevitas in 2016.
Based in New York, Shuster represents both fiction and nonfiction. His nonfiction list primarily focuses on current affairs, politics and civil rights, health and wellness, memoir, business, and history. His fiction list includes both literary and commercial novels, including mysteries and thrillers.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Autobiography | Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Fitness | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Politics | Psychology | Religion | Science | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | True Adventure | True Crime |
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Anne Sibbald is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. She found her professional home as an agent. AnneÕs interests are broad, but quintessentially encompass the classic Ògood readÓ and anything, be it fiction or nonfiction, that illuminates the world in a fresh way. She believes that we tell stories to understand ourselves and the world we live in, and that those stories can transport us to different worlds, times and places; as well as revealing the mysteries of nature and the truths and complexities of the human heart and mind.
Anne grew up in the United Kingdom and lived in Germany and Belgium before moving to the United States. She worked in the investment banking and fashion industries before joining the agency in 1979. She received a B.A. in Economics, with a specialization in international and development economics, from Fordham University. Morton Janklow talked her out of going to law school, for which she is profoundly grateful.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Current Events Affairs | Economics | Environment | History | Nature | Politics | Science | Technology |
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Michael Signorelli is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. He represents literary and commercial fiction as well as nonfiction in cultural history, current affairs, memoir, politics, science, sports, and technology. He joined the agency after working as an editor at HarperCollins Publishers and a senior editor at Henry Holt & Company.
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He has published New York Times bestsellers and winners or finalists of the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Phi Beta Kappa Science Award, the Commonwealth Book Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. He has worked with authors such as Nicola Barker, Christopher Bonanos, Philip Caputo, Brandi Collins-Dexter, Dennis Cooper, Dan Chaon, Joan Donovan, Jack Devine, Woody Guthrie, Catherine Ryan Howard, Oksana Masters, Ian McGuire, Hannah Nordhaus, Lisa O’Donnell, Justin Taylor, Simon Van Booy, Marilyn Yalom, and many others.
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Signorelli graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in English Literature and lives with his family in Scarsdale, New York.
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Accepting Submissions |Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Western Fiction |Biography | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Environment | Film Entertainment | Gardening | History | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Sports | Technology | True Adventure | True Crime |
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Jeff Silberman is a literary agent with Folio Literary Management. He says: “IÕm a new horizon hunter. My interests are wide, my passions run deep, and the books I represent cut a wide swath. A videogame impresario who has explored new technology, outer space, and the oceanÕs depths with equal passion. A neuroscientist who created ground breaking technology for studying the brain, and whose prose is utterly stunning. A rock and roll legend who bares his soul. A scholar in Timbuktu who risked his life to save ancient Egyptian and African manuscripts that helped pave the way for Western civilization. A biomedical engineer bridging the gap between art and science, and creating things that matter. An ingŽnue who left rural North Carolina and found womanhood as she became a part of the cultural explosion of FelliniÕs Rome and the French New Wave. A Hall of Famer the players nicknamed God.
ThereÕs nothing quite like rich narrative non-fiction or a daring memoir. Making science and technology sing. Savoring food, diving deep into important social issues Ð or the animal kingdomÉ I havenÕt done a math book yet, but IÕd love to. History? IÕm in. Humor, health, pop culture – thereÕs pretty much no category of non-fiction that doesnÕt intrigue me and for which I wouldnÕt happily accept an invitation to take a ride.
Fiction: I am currently representing a number of novelists working on their debuts, and their work runs the gamut from book club / commercial to literary, and in one case, literary hilarious. IÕd love more.
I seek books that in some way leave us different than we were before. It could be because a new world was opened up to us, or our relationship to the one we thought we knew was changed, because we learned something, or had our hearts opened wide, or simply guffawed nonstop.
I work closely with everyone I represent, from editorial input to deal making to marketing, and all points in between. Heart and soul.Ó
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Espionage Military Fiction | Family Saga | Historical Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |Animals | Art | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Design | Economics | Environment | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Food Drink | Gardening | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | Travel | True Adventure | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
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Eric Simonoff is a literary agent with WME Books. Eric has been at WME since 2009 where he represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction. His clients include Jhumpa Lahiri, Edward P. Jones, Yaa Gyasi, Megha Majumdar, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, hurmat kazmi, Buzz Bissinger, Tina Brown, Peter Balakian, Stacy Schiff, Alton Brown, Stephen Chbosky, Martin Dugard, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Petina Gappah, Brian Greene, Phil Klay, Christina Baker Kline, Jonathan Lethem, Ariel Levy, Sarah Lewis, Sam Lipsyte, Ben Mezrich, ZZ Packer, Roger Reeves, Jessica Shattuck, Trenton Lee Stewart, Ian Toll, Calvin Trillin, Karen Thompson Walker, Carl Zimmer, and The New Yorker Magazine, among others.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Satire | Short Story Collection | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Film Entertainment | History | Humor Nonfiction | Memoir | Military War Nonfiction | Money Finance | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Technology |
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Jennifer Simpson is a literary agent with CAA/ICM. She says “I am looking to build a list of commercial fiction and non-fiction books on health and wellness.”
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Humor Fiction | Romance | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Cookbook Cooking | Dating Relationships Sex | Family | Health Wellness |
Jessica Sinsheimer
Context Literary AgencyCLOSED to SubmissionsQuery Method(s): Email > Online Form >Biography
Jessica Sinsheimer is a literary agent with the Context Literary Agency. Jessica has been reading and campaigning for her favorite queries since 2004. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she went east for Sarah Lawrence College and stayed for the opportunity to read soon-to-be books for a living. Before joining Context, she was an Associate Agent at the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Food Drink | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Sports | Travel | True Crime | Upmarket Nonfiction |
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Eric Smith is a literary agent at PSLA, with a love for unusual literary fiction, accessible sci-fi and fantasy, and all kinds of non-fiction. HeÕs worked on award-winning and New York Times bestselling titles and began his publishing career at Quirk Books. He also occasionally writes books for kids when he finds the time, like his most recent young adult novel, the award-winning With or Without You (HarperCollins ChildrenÕs, 2023).
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Health Wellness | Humor Nonfiction | Memoir | Pop Culture |
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Latoya Smith is a literary agent with and the founder of LCS Literary Services.LCS Literary Services was founded by Latoya C. Smith in February 2016, offering an array of editorial, ghostwriting and management services. Latoya started her editorial career as an administrative assistant to New York Times bestselling author, Teri Woods at Teri Woods Publishing while pursuing her BachelorÕs Degree at Temple University. She graduated Cum Laude from Temple in August of 2005. She then attained a full-time position at Kensington Publishing in March of 2006. In October 2006, Latoya joined Grand Central Publishing, an imprint at Hachette Book Group. For the span of her eight years there, Latoya acquired a variety of titles from Hardcover fiction and non-fiction, to digital romance and erotica. She was featured in Publishers Weekly, Forbes and USA Today, as well as on various author, book conference, and book blogger websites. In early 2014, she appeared on CSpan2 where she contributed to a panel discussing the state of book publishing. From August 2014 to February 2016, Latoya was Executive Editor at Samhain Publishing where she acquired short and long-form romance and erotic fiction. She is the winner of the 2012 RWA Golden Apple for Editor of the Year, 2017 Golden Apple for Agent of the Year, and the 2017 Literary Jewels Award for Editor of the Year. Latoya is an editor, literary agent, and ghostwriter.
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Accepting Submissions | Black Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Business Book | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Health Wellness | How-To | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Self-Help | Spirituality | Women’s Issues |
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Shannon Snow is a literary agent with Creative Media Agency, Inc. She worked in finance and marketing for 18 years before turning to her childhood first loveÉ books and writers. She started her career in publishing 2018 and then joined Creative Media Agency, Inc. in 2018, first as an intern, before moving up to an Associate Agent in 2020. Shannon has a B.A. in English Language and Literature. She manages the audio rights for CMA.
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Accepting Submissions | Black Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Dystopian Fiction | Erotic Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |
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Andrea Somberg is a literary agent with the Harvey Klinger Literary Agency. A literary agent for over twenty years, Andrea represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including projects for adult, young adult and middle grade audiences. Her clientsÕ books have been NYTimes and USA Bestsellers, GMA and Target Book Club Picks, winners of ALAÕs Alex Award and the Nebula, nominated for The Edgar Award, The Governor GeneralÕs Award, the Lambda Award, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, the Ohioana Award and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, Junior Library Guild Selections, PublishersMarketplace’s Buzz Book Selections, and have been named best books of the year by NYPublic Library and Book of the Month Club. She also actively pursues film and tv rights, and has had projects optioned by 20th Century Fox, Imagine Entertainment, Warner Brothers and others. Andrea is a guest instructor for MediaBistro and Writers Digest.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Computers | Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | Design | Economics | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Illustrated | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Pop Culture | Psychology | Reference | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Technology | Travel | True Crime | Upmarket Nonfiction |
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Alice Speilburg is a literary agent and founder of the Speilburg Literary Agency. Her first editing gig was on the news desk of her college daily, and she is still drawn to compelling nonfiction stories, especially those written by journalists, that deepen our understanding of culture and society. In fiction, she loves a complete immersion read that takes her to another world through the eyes of unconventional characters.
Alice previously worked at John Wiley & Sons, and Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. She has worked with bestselling and award-winning authors, literary and professional societies, and branded content. She spends her weekends hiking with her husband and two sons.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Western Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Environment | Film Entertainment | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Sports | Technology | Travel | True Adventure | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
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Erica Spellman-Silverman is a literary agent at Trident Media Group. At 23 years old, Erica Spellman Silverman began her career at ICM. Coming from a family of writers and editors, sheÕs loved books all her life. She represented journalists Hunter S. Thompson, Tim OÕBrien, Robert Scheer, Robert Greenfield, Tim White, and Cameron Crowe, among others. Many went on to become novelists, screenwriters, and directors. After transitioning to the film side of the business, Erica found that she missed working with novelists and moved to The William Morris Agency (now William Morris Endeavor), where she became Vice President. There, she could work with writers in all categories: books, film, and theater. Lionel Schriver, Scott Spencer, Eve Babitz, and Robin Cook are among the many writers she represented. She was also responsible for their movie and TV deals. Having worked at ICM and William Morris, she made a transition to running United Artists in New York so she could see the other side of the fence. ÒI couldnÕt get back to being an agent fast enough!Ó Erica says. ÒI love finding my own writers and not being dependent on the committee mentality one needs as a buyer.Ó
Erica has been at Trident for ten years, where she has had the wonderful opportunity to work with fantastic writers, including Andrew Mayne, Barbara Lynch, Cherise Wolas, Esther the Wonder Pig, Eve Babitz, Jennifer L. Scott, Rachel Van Dyken, Robin Cook, and many others. She also uses her knowledge of the movie business to handle book-to-film and TV rights for many of TridentÕs agents.
Her client list is fairly eclectic. Her interest lies less in genre than in great storytellingÑErica says, Òanything that gets into your head and your heart, anything you canÕt stop thinking about, whether itÕs literary fiction, thrillers, young adult, or memoir. Books and stories that touch the soul, that make you laugh or cry or both. Stories that havenÕt been told before or are told in a different way: thatÕs what I am looking for.Ó
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Film Entertainment | Health Wellness | Journalism | Lifestyle | Memoir | Parenting |
Biography
Marya Spence is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. Raised in CaliforniaÕs Bay Area, Marya studied literature at Harvard, where she was Fiction Editor for the Advocate and specialized in creative writing. She went on to get her MFA at New York University and teach undergraduate creative writing there. She also spent these years in her 20Õs working and interning at The New Yorker, PAPER Mag, Travel & Leisure, Vanity Fair, Publishers Weekly, METROPOLIS Magazine, and moreÑwith a brief stint in equity research.
As someone who values craft from the writerÕs perspective, Marya represents a diverse range in fiction and nonfiction, including, but not limited to, literary novels and collections, upmarket commercial fiction, cultural criticism and voice-driven essays, narrative journalism with a humorous or critical edge, and pop culture. She lives in Brooklyn.
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Accepting Submissions |Commercial Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Economics | Food Drink | History | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Poetry | Politics | Pop Culture |
Biography
Elaine Spencer is a literary agent with The Knight Agency. Elaine Spencer joined The Knight Agency in 2005, after graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in economics and literature. Originally serving as the agencyÕs submissions coordinator, Elaine then moved on to head the foreign rights department, before beginning to actively build her own individual client list. Over the last decade Elaine has placed over 500 titles in a wide variety of sub-genres across the market.
Elaine continues to keep a focused author list as she believes it is important to work closely with her clients through each step of the publishing process. She relishes seeing her clientsÕ talents grow alongside their careers, and one of her favorite parts of the job continues to be educating authors about the market and business at large.
Elaine lives in Athens, Georgia with her husband, daughter, and four-legged sons. Elaine is a member of RWA and the WFWA and is also an AAR recognized agent. She is interested in a wide-variety of categories including but not limited to womenÕs fiction, historical fiction, romance, contemporary fiction, and a multitude of nonfiction topics which align with her personal interests.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction |Christian Fiction | Christian Nonfiction |Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Erotic Fiction | Family Saga | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Religious Fiction | Romance | Speculative Fiction | Sports Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Animals | Art | Beauty Fashion Style | Biography | Business Book | Celebrity | Cookbook Cooking | Crafts | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Design | Diet Nutrition | Family | Film Entertainment | Fitness | Food Drink | Gardening | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Medical Medicine | Memoir | Money Finance | Multicultural Nonfiction | Music | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Photography | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Sports | Technology | Travel | True Crime | Women’s Issues |