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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
Michaela Whatnall is a literary agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC. She joined Dystel, Goderich & Bourret in 2019 as the assistant to Michael Bourret in the West Coast office. After graduating from Emory University with a degree in English and linguistics, Michaela completed the Columbia Publishing Course. Her background in school and library marketing accounts for her strong interest in childrenÕs literature, from picture books up through middle grade and young adult novels and graphic novels. In the adult space, she is particularly interested in character-driven fantasy and science fiction.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Animals, Cultural Social Issues, Film Entertainment, Gift Novelty, History, Illustrated, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, SportsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Natanya Wheeler is a literary agent and director of digital rights with the Nancy Yost Literary Agency. She is looking for literary, upmarket, and commercial fiction. She is particularly interested in books that help us understand our world. SheÕs looking for multicultural voices, psychological thrillers, suspense, book club fiction, romance, and humorous fiction. She loves to find new writers and does not shy away from debut talent.For nonfiction, Natanya is interested in authors with strong platforms who write about nature, the human mind, women’s issues, or animals.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Satire, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Animals, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Food Drink, Mind Body Spirit, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Psychology, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction
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Paige Wheeler is a literary agent with Creative Media Agency, Inc. As the founder of Creative Media Agency, Inc., Paige Wheeler has artfully merged her creativity and business savvy to create an agency that is dedicated to maximizing author potential. With over twenty years of experience in the publishing industry, Paige is propelled by an entrepreneurial spirit, ignited by the thrill of discovery. Through all of her professional endeavors, Paige has ventured to support her clients and their unique voices in an unprecedented way. In 2006, Paige also became a founding partner of Folio Literary Management, LLC. Through CMA, she is now able to provide the ability to manage intellectual property rights of authors by selling both domestic and foreign rights, and co-agenting film and audio rights.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Business Book, Dating Relationships Sex, Economics, Humor Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-Help, Travel, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult FictionNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Fiction, Christian Nonfiction
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Maria Whelan is a literary agent with InkWell Management. Maria graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in English and Drama then obtained a MSc in Modern Literature from the University of Edinburgh. With bright-eyes, she moved from Dublin to New York in the hopes of pursuing a career in publishing. Before joining InkWell, she worked as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit and interned at Akashic Books. Maria enjoys literary fiction, especially if macabre and written with a strong narrative voice. SheÕs also fond of non-fiction, revolving around peculiar or overlooked facets of society.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Short Story Collection, Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Art, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, History, Humor Nonfiction, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Memoir, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Psychology, True Crime
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Melissa White is a literary agent with Folio Literary Management. She says: ÒWhat I love most about being an agent is finding new voices that can express something in a fresh way or new subject matter that makes me view the world differently, whether itÕs through fiction or non-fiction. One of the most thrilling aspects of my job is the constant exposure to a wide variety of topics; itÕs truly thrilling to play a part ushering innovative projects into the world.In addition to representing authors, I am the Director of International Rights at Folio and attend all the major international book fairs, keeping my finger on the pulse of what’s working in book markets worldwide.Ó
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Diet Nutrition, Economics, Food Drink, Health Wellness, History, Investigative, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-HelpCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
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Emily Williamson is a literary agent with Williamson Literary. She represents a variety of projects in non-fiction and fiction, working with major publishers, university presses, and boutique imprints alike to find the perfect home for her clientsÕ work. She began her editing career in 2011 with Chrysalis Editorial* in Washington, D.C. and founded Williamson Literary in 2016, driven by the desire to help great writers achieve their publishing goals. She has earned degrees from American University (1997) and Johns Hopkins University (2012). As a writer, she understands the investment of time and heart it takes to follow this challenging path. It is the core of Williamson LiteraryÑto support the careers of dedicated writers who deserve to see their ideas and imaginings realized. Williamson Literary is also about building relationships: agent-author, agent-publisher, author-publisher.In the past, Emily spent 13 years as an archaeologist traveling all over the US and abroad in search of many thingsÉsometimes finding nothing. It is this varied, nomadic past that has influenced her own writing and her particular interests as an agent. Emily does other things. She is a poet, a painter, loves the outdoors, traveling, playing with her nutty Border Collie, doing CrossFit, and watching footballÉnot all at once. She is a native of New Jersey, cuts her own firewood, and is one of those annoying people who canÕt eat gluten.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, Satire, Suspense Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Education, Environment, History, Humor Nonfiction, Inspirational Nonfiction, Journalism, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Science, Sports, Technology, Travel, True Adventure, True Crime, Women’s Issues
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Jennifer Wills is a literary agent with The Seymour Agency. She has 5 yearsÕ experience in some of the publishing industryÕs leading literary agencies. She worked with publishers around the world as an assistant in Trident Media GroupÕs huge foreign rights department and with domestic publishers as an assistant at Writers House (where, incidentally, she began her career as an intern).She joined the Seymour Agency in April 2016, where she has quickly moved up the ranks to Literary Agent. Jennifer has always loved helping fledgling authors become NYT bestsellers, and sheÕs ready to be a relentless champion for her own clientsÕ work.Jennifer is particularly interested in a wide range of picture books and cookbooks, with a soft spot for author/illustrators of sweet and wacky picture books, and cookbooks with mouth-watering recipes of the health-conscious, budget-friendly, or celebrity chef variety.For fiction, sheÕs also interested in middle grade and YA with a sci-fi/fantasy, horror/suspense, or contemporary bent, and upmarket womenÕs fiction with a sense of humor. On the non-fiction side, narrative non-fiction and memoir are also welcome. If your manuscript has a great hook, a distinct voice, and can make her laugh out loud or ugly cry (or even better, both), sheÕd love to see it.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Satire, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Animals, Celebrity, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Dating Relationships Sex, Film Entertainment, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Pop Culture, Self-Help, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
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Desiree Wilson is a literary agent with Looking Glass Literary & Media. They joined LGLM in 2023, after three years working at The Bent Agency. They hold a masterÕs in Book Publishing and a post-baccalaureate in Comic Book Studies from Portland State University, and in 2021 was a PW Star Watch honoree. Prior to working in publishing, they were in the military, in medicine, and spent several years as a 911 emergency dispatcher Ñ all experiences very much put the experience of working in publishing into perspective. When they sign a client, their goal is to champion the person behind the writing as much as the project itself. They specialize in representing graphic novels for middle grade readers and above, as well as prose from MG/YA crossover spaces, YA, new adult, and select adult titles. Their sweet spot is genre fiction especially horror (and kid-horror), high-concept fantasy, speculative fiction, and magical realism.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Kimberly Witherspoon is a literary agent with InkWell Management. At age 26, Kimberly founded her own literary agency, which quickly became one of the most prestigious and successful agencies in Manhattan, with clients who are frequently published around the world. Over the past 15 years, she has represented critically acclaimed and bestselling authors of both fiction and nonfiction, including: Kate Atkinson, Anthony Bourdain, Carol Cassella, David Chang, Susan Cheever, Cindy Crawford, Gabrielle Hamilton, Eloisa James, Lloyd Jones, Neil Jordan, Lesley Kagen, Sophie Kinsella, Richard Marcinko, Peter Meehan, Julie Orringer, Carly Phillips, Arundhati Roy, Lionel Shriver, Lalita Tademy, David Vann and Rebecca Wells. She graduated from Brown University in 1984 with a BA in International Relations. She is a founding board member of The Bronx Academy of Letters, a member of the Authors Guild and the editor of two anthologies, including: DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME: Culinary Catastrophes From the World’s Greatest Chefs.
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FICTION: Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Satire, Short Story Collection, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, History, Lifestyle, Memoir, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Religion, Science, Spirituality, SportsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Christine Witthohn is a U.S. literary agent and the founder of Book Cents Literary Agency (opened in 2005), as well as the U.S. Sales and Licensing Agent for Spanish publisher, Grupo EdebŽ (Barcelona, Spain). She is a sponsor of the International WomenÕs Fiction Festival held annually in Matera, Italy and she teaches brainstorming, branding, and social media classes in various cities around the U.S., U.K., and Italy (adding France and Germany next year). She is member of AAR, RWA, MWA.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Humor Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Kent Wolf is a literary agent with Neon Literary. He is also founding partner and rights director. He launched his agenting career in the depths of the 2008 recessionÑa fitting start, given his affinity for forging new markets in a risk-averse industry. A lover of the bizarre, the profane, the unsettling, the dark, and the darkly funny, he is drawn to writing that occupies a literary uncanny valley and to writers who move the cultural needle through direct confrontation, self-interrogation, the blurring of genres, the bending of language, and damn good writing.Once told that he would Òbe more successful if he werenÕt so intentionally weird,Ó Kent has sold multiple bestselling and award-winning books to publishers both large and small. His clientsÕ titles have been translated into dozens of languages and many are in active TV/film development.He represents literary fiction (story collections and novels) and narrative nonfiction in the areas of immersive journalism, personal essay, pop culture, memoir, Òanti-lifestyle,Ó and anything that aims to dismantle prevailing power structures.Raised in rural Illinois, Kent lives in Manhattan with his husband. He currently serves on the board of Lambda Literary and is a member of The Association of AuthorsÕ Representatives.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story Collection, ThrillerNONFICTION: Cultural Social Issues, General Nonfiction, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture
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Terrie Wolf is a literary agent at AKA Literary Management. She founded AKA Literary Management in 2010. Terrie was named ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Agent of the Year for 2021 and featured in the annual agent roundup by Writer’s Digest (September/October, 2020). She represents an eclectic group of authors at all stages of the writing journey. Meanwhile, Terrie is equally active in subsidiary (film, TV, media) and foreign rights management and has successfully managed deals in more than 40 countries and 35 languages.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Western Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Animals, Art, Biography, Cookbook Cooking, Crafts, Film Entertainment, Food Drink, Gardening, How-To, Inspirational Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Religion, Spirituality, SportsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult NonfictionNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Fiction
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Michelle Wolfson is a literary agent with Wolfson Literary Agency. Michelle formed Wolfson Literary Agency in 2007 and is actively seeking authors of commercial fiction in the following categories: young adult, mainstream, womenÕs fiction, romance, suspense, and thrillers. She is drawn to well-written material with strong, interesting characters.Michelle holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from New York University. Prior to forming her own agency, Michelle spent four years working at other literary agencies. Before that, she spent several years working outside of publishing, in non-profit and then finance, and she brings the skills she learned there plus a lifetime love of reading to the table as an agent.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Memoir, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Eleanor Wood is a literary agent with Spectrum Literary Agency. Eleanor (B.A. New York University, M.A. Bryn Mawr College) is the founder of Spectrum Literary Agency. Her list includes authors of science fiction, fantasy, suspense and other areas of commercial fiction as well as a smaller number of nonfiction writers. She is proud to represent Spectrum Authors and hopes you will browse their web pages.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: General Nonfiction, Nonfiction
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Anna Worrall is a Vice President and literary agent at The Gernert Company, which she joined in 2010. Her fiction tastes include smart literary and commercial fiction and psychological thrillers, and on the nonfiction side sheÕs interested in practical, narrative, food & drink, and lifestyle. She also sells audio rights for the agency. Anna lives with her husband and sons in Portland, Maine.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Art, Biography, Cookbook Cooking, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, How-To, Lifestyle, Medical Medicine, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, ParentingCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction
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Jason Yarn is a literary agent with the Jason Yarn Literary Agency. He is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives and an attorney registered in the state of New York. He graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in English and from Brooklyn Law School with a JD. He started his career in publishing with Writers & Artists Agency and then continued with Paradigm Talent Agency for ten years, acting as both a literary agent and a business affairs executive.For fiction, Jason is primarily interested in science fiction, fantasy, thrillers, suspense, literary fiction, and commercial fiction, all at the middle grade, young adult, or adult levels. For non-fiction, he is interested in a wide array of genres, though especially in narrative, science, food, current events, history, and adventure/true stories. Jason also works with a number of comic book and graphic novel writers and illustrators on their film and television rights, and is always interested in finding original graphic works for publishing or other media.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Biography, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, History, How-To, Illustrated, Lifestyle, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Pop Culture, Science, True Adventure, True CrimeCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Leslie York is a literary agent with Fredrica S. Friedman & Co. She has a BA from Wellesley, where she graduated magna cum laude, and a Masters in English Literature from Boston College. She joined Fredrica S. Friedman after working at Oxford University Press and Macmillan in both sales and marketing. Her experience at the literary agency and exposure to marketing means that she can evaluate work for both literary merit and commercial appeal.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Art, Beauty Fashion Style, Biography, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Crafts, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Film Entertainment, Fitness, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, How-To, Humor Nonfiction, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Money Finance, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Travel, True Crime, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Nancy Yost is a literary agent with the Nancy Yost Literary Agency. Nancy, a Las Vegas export, started her literary career in the contracts department at Random House, then joined Avon Books as an editor, and worked 15+ years as an agent before starting NYLA in 2009, but her passion for books has been lifelong. In addition to being a world class bookworm, she’s an avid scuba diver, recovering opera singer, unrepentant animal lover, and shameless caffeine addict.Some of her NYT, USAT, and international bestsellers and award-winning authors includeÑalphabetically!ÑIlona Andrews, Linda Castillo, Loretta Chase, Deborah Crombie, Suzanne Enoch, Jeaniene Frost, Karen Hawkins, Miranda James, Beverly Jenkins, Stephanie Laurens, and Victoria Thompson.Nancy’s primary focus is commercial fiction. Her areas of expertise include: crime novels (suspense, mysteries, thrillersÑboth contemporary and historical); women’s fiction (historical romance, accessible upmarket fiction, book club reads, romantic comedies, and any combination thereof); urban fantasy/paranormal; and sci-fi/fantasy.She looks for complex, engrossing character- and voice-driven reads, great world-building, atmosphere, intelligence, humor, and adorable (or not-so-adorable) animals. She loves learning painlessly, be it history, science, or the arts; and has a special fondness for good gothics and ghost stories. Her nonfiction tastes lean in the same direction.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Animals, Art, Celebrity, Environment, Film Entertainment, Food Drink, Gift Novelty, History, Humor Nonfiction, Memoir, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Science, True Crime
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Sarah Younger is a literary agent with the Nancy Yost Literary Agency. She ibegan her career in publishing in 2010 at Press53 in Winston Salem, N.C., after receiving her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She later attended the University of Denver’s graduate publishing program in 2011, where, upon completion, she moved to New York City. Sarah joined the Nancy Yost Literary Agency in the fall of 2011 and has since cultivated a diverse and talented list of authors, including a variety of commercial fiction and select non-fiction titles. She has been a member of AALA since 2014.She is specifically interested in representing all varieties of adult commercial fiction, from book club titles to romantic comedies, genre romance, adult science fiction, fantasy, and romantasy, mysteries, thrillers, suspense, and very select non-fiction. Sarah is currently closed to queries at this time.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Erotic Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Satire, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Western Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Animals, Biography, Business Book, Celebrity, Cookbook Cooking, Dating Relationships Sex, Design, Film Entertainment, Fitness, Food Drink, Gardening, Gift Novelty, Health Wellness, How-To, Humor Nonfiction, Military War Nonfiction, Multicultural Nonfiction, Music, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Religion, Science, Sports, Technology, TravelNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Fiction
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Laura Zats is a literary agent with and the co-founder of Headwater Literary Management. For a decade, Laura has worked with books in every way from book selling, to editing and ghostwriting, to helping authors self-publish. A literary agent for over six years, she finds the most joy in working closely with authors to build their long-term careers in ways that contribute positively to their financial and mental health, as well as the greater community. Since 2016, Laura has hosted Print Run, a weekly publishing podcast, with Erik Hane. Passionate about teaching, mentorship, and the role books play in the fight for social justice, she regularly participates in the Manuscript Academy, attends conferences, and is currently serving her third term on the board of the Minnesota Book PublishersÕ Roundtable, a non-profit that provides ongoing education for new and established publishing professionals. In her spare time, Laura plays tabletop role-playing games, follows the long-distance dogsled-racing season from her couch, and drinks a lot of tea. Connect with her on twitter @LZats.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Erotic Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Marisa Zeppieri is a literary agent with the Strachan Literary Agency. After 12 years as a health and food journalist and editor, she followed her love for books and began ghostwriting for a NYC publishing house, in addition to interning at a literary agency.Her passion for books is only trumped by her love for authors who want to share their life-changing messages with the world. Marisa is currently seeking to champion new talent who create memorable characters with unforgettable words, and she has a soft spot for writers in marginalized communities and persons with disabilities.She is particularly interested in finding nonfiction authors to build her client list and is only taking on a limited amount of fiction.Nonfiction interests: Memoir, narrative nonfiction, investigative journalism, platform-driven nonfiction, diet and health, Christian spirituality, inspirational, food and cookbooks, self-help, advice, and humor.Fiction interests: Adult fiction (commercial womenÕs fiction, upmarket fiction, apocalyptic, thrillers, fantasy) and upper YA.Marisa is not seeking historical romance, erotica, or poetry.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Religious Fiction, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Cookbook Cooking, Diet Nutrition, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, Humor Nonfiction, Inspirational Nonfiction, Investigative, Journalism, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Religion, Science, Self-Help, SpiritualityCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult FictionNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Fiction, Christian Nonfiction
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Barbara J. Zitwer is a literary agent with the Barbara J. Zitwer Agency.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Mind Body Spirit, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Kaylee Zou is a literary agent with Williamson Literary. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a double major in Writing Seminars and English in May of 2020. She has worked as a Technical Writer in the DC area. Recently, she left the corporate world to begin writing her first novel full-time.Kaylee joins Williamson Literary out of her passion for literature and writing while she continues to work on her manuscript. To manyÕs dismay, one of KayleeÕs favorite activities is spoiling movies and books for herself, and as such Wikipedia is her most visited website. Her favorite genre of content to consume is sadÐanything tragic will do. Kaylee loves reality television, taking naps, and promenading around the ton like they do in Bridgerton. Having recently quit coffee, she promptly entered an identity crisis but found herself again in green tea. So it is with a belly full of green tea that Kaylee supports Williamson Literary as Associate Agent.
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FICTION: Action Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Multicultural Fiction, Satire, Suspense Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Environment, History, Humor Nonfiction, Inspirational Nonfiction, Journalism, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Science, Sports, Technology, Travel, True Adventure, True Crime, Women’s Issues
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Renee Zuckerbrot is a literary agent with Massie & McQuilkin. Renee became an agent after working as an editor at Doubleday. She is a member of the AAR and Authors Guild. She serves on PEN’s Membership Committee, and is a Board member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) and Slice Magazine. You can read an interview with RenŽe and her colleagues at Poets & Writers and see her top ten list of short stories at Storyville. Authors represented by RenŽe have won or been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the PEN Jacqueline Bograd Weld Prize for Biography, the National Magazine Award, the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, B&N’s Discover Great New Writers Award, the Story Prize, the PEN/O. Henry Prize, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Locus, the Hugo, the Nebula, the Pushcart, and others.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Short Story Collection, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Biography, General Nonfiction, History, Humor Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, ScienceCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction