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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
Lauren Bieker is a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management. After a brief career in the fashion industry, Lauren made her move to publishing as an intern for agent Paige Wheeler. She moved to FinePrint to assist with day-to-day administrative tasks, but is now developing her client list and is open to queries.
Lauren is looking for commercial and upmarket womenÕs fiction and some well-crafted and differentiated YA novels. She is also open to select dystopian science fiction, as well as high concept and literary fiction works. She appreciates great storytelling and is a ÒsuckerÓ for outstanding writing and convincing characters. While primarily interested in fiction, she will consider non-fiction proposals related to the world of fashion.
Lauren writes during her free time and has been published on various online platforms. She has attended many writing workshops and intensives, including the National Academy of WritingÕs intensive at Cambridge University in the UK.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Science Fiction | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Katie Bircher is a literary agent with and the founder of Sara Crowe Literary. She spent nine years as an editor and staff reviewer for The Horn Book’s publications and served as chair for the 2018 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award committee. She also has more than seven years of experience as an indie bookseller specializing in children’s and YA literature.
She can most often be found lost in a good book with a fluffy cat in her lap.
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Biography
Katie Bircher is a literary agent with and the founder of Sara Crowe Literary. She spent nine years as an editor and staff reviewer for The Horn BookÕs publications and served as chair for the 2018 Boston GlobeÐHorn Book Award committee. She also has more than seven years of experience as an indie bookseller specializing in childrenÕs and YA literature.
She can most often be found lost in a good book with a fluffy cat in her lap.
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Amy Bishop-Wycisk is a literary agent with Trellis Literary Management. She joined Trellis Literary Management in 2023 after eight years with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. She represents a wide-ranging list in fiction, nonfiction, and YA. Across the board, she has a special interest in underrepresented voices, especially from the AAPI community. In fiction, sheÕs seeking upmarket and book club fiction (to her, this means a high concept, commercial hook with more upmarket or literary writing), stories with an element of mystery or suspense, and is always looking for a propulsive plot married with beautiful writing. SheÕs eagerly looking for historical fiction, literary horror, and SFF written by women of color, coming-of-age-stories, and retellings from around the world. In nonfiction, her tastes trend toward expert-driven narrative nonfiction, cultural criticism, history, and pop culture; regardless of genre, books that are engaging with a contemporary conversation are always of interest. In YA, sheÕd love books with murder and intrigue, featuring unexpected places and unexpected heroines; more immigrant stories; queer stories; girls quietly (or loudly) working for justice, and of course, a light-hearted contemporary romp to balance out all the murder. Her incredible clients have been NYT, USA Today, and Indie Bestsellers, a ReeseÕs Book Club pick, and winners of the James Beard Award and Edgar Awards.
Before diving into the world of publishing, she graduated from SUNY Geneseo with degrees in Creative Writing and German. Though she grew up upstate, she currently resides in Woodside, Queens with her sweet husband and very demanding cat.
AmyÕs favorite non-client authors (if your work is similar, please reach out!): Parini Shroff, Grace D. Li, R.F. Kuang, Sarah Gailey, Jia Tolentino, Patrick Radden Keefe, Erika Krause, Amanda Montell, Chloe Gong, Stacey Lee.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | BIPOC Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Celebrity | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Food Drink | History | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Psychology | Religion | Science | Sports | Technology | True Crime | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Frances Black is the founder of and literary agent with Literary Counsel. She loves to read, whether reading at the beach, under an umbrella, or curled up on a couch with green tea; she loves romance-based books, the quirkier the better. One of her all-time favorite books is Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa. Romantic: check! Quirky: double check!
Mr. Llosa gives his readers a tale and keeps them enthralled from beginning to end.
Somerset Maugham is also a favorite author. She says that, ÒYou can smell and feel his words. MaughamÕs innuendos about society, his plots and subplots and his portrayal of people can easily be observed today. One can glimpse his influences in current fiction and in original screenplays and, of course, in soap operas. His characters often take two steps forward only to fall three steps back. ThereÕs intrigue, deceit, travel and adventure and of course there is mad love, just what books should offer.Ó
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller |General Nonfiction | Art | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | How-To | Lifestyle | Memoir | Photography | Pop Culture | Self-Help |
Biography
Katie Blagden is a literary agent with The Bright Agency. Katie works across the Literary list, representing authors across all areas of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s, YA, and Graphic Novels. Before joining the Literary team, she worked for Bright in marketing, with previous experience as a bookseller and as a video producer. She loves working with authors to find their books an audience, and particularly enjoys building lasting relationships with editors and authors alike. Katie is an advocate for centring traditionally underrepresented voices, and actively works to discover and develop authors and author-illustrators from diverse backgrounds. She is also dedicated to working with authors to realise their writing ambitions, including evolving them into new genres and age-ranges. When she’s not reading, Katie is a contributor on the Graham Norton Book Club on Audible and she also runs the Bright Dungeons & Dragons club!
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel |General Nonfiction |
Biography
Katie Blagden is a literary agent with The Bright Agency. Katie works across the Literary list, representing authors across all areas of Fiction, Non-Fiction, ChildrenÕs, YA, and Graphic Novels. Before joining the Literary team, she worked for Bright in marketing, with previous experience as a bookseller and as a video producer. She loves working with authors to find their books an audience, and particularly enjoys building lasting relationships with editors and authors alike. Katie is an advocate for centring traditionally underrepresented voices, and actively works to discover and develop authors and author-illustrators from diverse backgrounds. She is also dedicated to working with authors to realise their writing ambitions, including evolving them into new genres and age-ranges. When sheÕs not reading, Katie is a contributor on the Graham Norton Book Club on Audible and she also runs the Bright Dungeons & Dragons club!
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel |General Nonfiction |
Biography
Laura Blake Peterson is a literary agent with the Curis Brown Literary Agency. Laura began her career in publishing at Curtis Brown as a summer intern. She is a graduate of Vassar College and has been with Curtis Brown since 1987, representing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and books for children. Her client list reflects a wide range of interestsÑincluding memoir and biography, natural history, literary fiction, mystery, suspense, women’s fiction, health and fitness, children’s and young adult, faith issues and popular culture. She lives in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | Current Events Affairs | Economics | Fitness | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | Memoir | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Politics | Religion | Science | Spirituality | Technology | True Crime |
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Carey Blankenship-Kramer is a literary agent with the Belcastro Agency. After growing up surrounded by books and people who loved to read them, Carey dreamed of bringing more books to the hands of avid readers like herself. She graduated from Berry College with a dual degree in English and Creative Writing. She later received her master’s in Writing and Digital Communications from Agnes Scott College. She has experience working with both publishing houses and literary agencies and loves her role as Junior Agent at Belcastro Agency. As an editorial agent, she loves working closely with her authors to ensure their stories come to life on the page.
While her sweet spot is horror and middle grade, Carey’s tastes are wide and varied. From mystery to fantasy to science fiction, she loves anything that can draw her in and have her rooting for the main characters. Some of her most recent favorites include Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega, The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill, How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb, The Broken Girls by Simone St. James, and Just South of Home by Karen Strong.
Outside of work and writing, you can usually find Carey spending time with her small zoo and husband, getting way too competitive on the tennis court, gardening, playing video games, or eating candy.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Carey Blankenship-Kramer is a literary agent with the Belcastro Agency. After growing up surrounded by books and people who loved to read them, Carey dreamed of bringing more books to the hands of avid readers like herself. She graduated from Berry College with a dual degree in English and Creative Writing. She later received her masterÕs in Writing and Digital Communications from Agnes Scott College. She has experience working with both publishing houses and literary agencies and loves her role as Junior Agent at Belcastro Agency. As an editorial agent, she loves working closely with her authors to ensure their stories come to life on the page.
While her sweet spot is horror and middle grade, CareyÕs tastes are wide and varied. From mystery to fantasy to science fiction, she loves anything that can draw her in and have her rooting for the main characters. Some of her most recent favorites include Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega, The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, The Tea Dragon Society by Katie OÕNeill, How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb, The Broken Girls by Simone St. James, and Just South of Home by Karen Strong.
Outside of work and writing, you can usually find Carey spending time with her small zoo and husband, getting way too competitive on the tennis court, gardening, playing video games, or eating candy.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Horror | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |
Biography
Caitlin Blasdell is a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates. Caitlin Blasdell has been a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates since 2002 with a focus on commercial fiction. Before becoming an agent, she was a senior editor at HarperCollins Publishers. A graduate of Williams College, she lives in Westchester with her husband and four sons.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |
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Isabelle Bleecker is a literary agent and a partner with the Nordlyset Literary Agency. An industry veteran with almost 30 years in book publishing, Isabelle Bleecker has devoted her career to words, ideas, and authors. She has held positions across editorial, production, and subsidiary rights in several houses including Rizzoli International, Tuttle Publishing, and the Perseus Books imprints, giving her a thorough insiderÕs understanding of every aspect of the trade book business. Her agenting focus is on idea-driven, upmarket nonfiction that expands our understanding of the world in science, investigative journalism, smart self-help, and narrative history, especially history focused on the lost or untold stories of our past, and commentaries on the world in which we live. She handles literary fiction and YA fiction with an international flair and from voices with fresh new stories and perspectives.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery |General Nonfiction | Biography | Business Book | Current Events Affairs | Health Wellness | History | Investigative | Journalism | Lifestyle | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Science | Self-Help | Travel | Upmarket Nonfiction |
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Keely Boeving is a literary agent with the WordServe Literary Group. She is a Senior Agent with WordServe Literary. After receiving her B.A. in English from the University of Virginia, she began her career in New York working at Oxford University Press, where she acquired books for the trade history list. She moved back to Colorado in 2014 and began her own freelance editorial company before joining WordServe. She lives in Denver with her husband and their three children. You can find out more about her editorial work at http://www.keelyboeving.com.
Keely is looking for well-researched nonfiction books in the areas of health and wellness (physical, mental, and emotional), business, parenting and family life, literature and the arts, and the intersection of faith and culture; as well as projects from diverse and under-represented voices. For the Christian market, she is seeking books in the areas of Christian living, spiritual formation, theology, and womenÕs topics including motherhood, relationships and marriage, work-life balance, and calling. She represents a small stable of childrenÕs book authors as well, but is not currently accepting new childrenÕs projects.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction |Christian Nonfiction |Graphic Novel | Literary Fiction | Religious Fiction |General Nonfiction | Art | BIPOC Nonfiction | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Family | Health Wellness | History | Journalism | Lifestyle | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Parenting | Pop Culture | Psychology | Religion | Science | Spirituality | Women’s Issues |
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Anne Bohner is a literary agent with Pen and Ink Literary, and the founder. Prior to founding Pen & Ink Literary, Anne Bohner was a Senior Editor with New American Library and also worked at Bantam Dell for several years. While at NAL Anne spearheaded the YA line NAL Jam where she worked on many promising books including a current New York Times bestselling series. Anne has also worked with bestselling and award winning authors of both adult fiction and nonfiction and has an extensive background in the romance genre.
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Accepting Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Romance | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction |
Biography
Sidney Boker is a literary agent with InkWell Management. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2021 with a BA in English and minors in psychology and anthropology. Before joining InkWell in 2022, Sidney completed the Columbia Publishing Course and an internship with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, as well as an internship and freelance work with Pegasus Books. She loves to read young adult, fantasy, sci-fi, historical, and graphic novels, and almost anything with a strong female lead.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Science Fiction |
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Jevon Bolden is a literary agent with Embolden Literary. Book editor, writer, and literary agent, Jevon Bolden is the author of seven books, including her most popular title, Pray Hear Write: 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for Breakthrough in Your Writing, published by her team at Embolden Media Group. Jevon is passionate about supporting efforts to increase diversity in Christian publishing. Putting that passion to action, Jevon recently founded a group called Christian Publishing Professionals of Color that seeks to provide support, career opportunities, and community for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) in Christian publishing. She also serves as a consultant to the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) and serves on their committee for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Christian publishing.
Throughout her time as an in-house editor and now as an editorial consultant and collaborative writer, Jevon has seen the books she’s written and edited for others go on to appear on national best-sellers’ lists and sell millions of copies around the world impacting lives for the better. Starting her seventeen-year career in traditional book publishing as a copyeditor, she moved quickly into senior acquisitions and senior editor roles with publishers for both adult and children’s titles.
Conference speaker, workshop facilitator, writing coach, and mentor, Jevon shares the best of what she knows with passionate, creative, and influential people who desire to publish great books that make a difference. After attending two years at Oakwood University, a Christian HBCU (historically black college and university), Jevon went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in sociology, from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She now lives in sunny Central Florida with her family and Cocker Spaniel, Langston Hughes.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction |Christian Fiction | Christian Nonfiction | Christian Books ONLY |BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Health Wellness | Inspirational Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Multicultural Nonfiction | Nature | Psychology | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Women’s Issues |
Biography
Jevon Bolden is a literary agent with Embolden Literary. Book editor, writer, and literary agent, Jevon Bolden is the author of seven books, including her most popular title, Pray Hear Write: 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for Breakthrough in Your Writing, published by her team at Embolden Media Group. Jevon is passionate about supporting efforts to increase diversity in Christian publishing. Putting that passion to action, Jevon recently founded a group called Christian Publishing Professionals of Color that seeks to provide support, career opportunities, and community for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) in Christian publishing. She also serves as a consultant to the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) and serves on their committee for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Christian publishing.
Throughout her time as an in-house editor and now as an editorial consultant and collaborative writer, Jevon has seen the books sheÕs written and edited for others go on to appear on national best-sellersÕ lists and sell millions of copies around the world impacting lives for the better. Starting her seventeen-year career in traditional book publishing as a copyeditor, she moved quickly into senior acquisitions and senior editor roles with publishers for both adult and childrenÕs titles.
Conference speaker, workshop facilitator, writing coach, and mentor, Jevon shares the best of what she knows with passionate, creative, and influential people who desire to publish great books that make a difference. After attending two years at Oakwood University, a Christian HBCU (historically black college and university), Jevon went on to obtain her bachelorÕs degree in English, with a minor in sociology, from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She now lives in sunny Central Florida with her family and Cocker Spaniel, Langston Hughes.
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CLOSED to Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction |Christian Fiction | Christian Nonfiction | Christian Books ONLY |BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Inspirational Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Religious Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction |BIPOC Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Health Wellness | Inspirational Nonfiction | Lifestyle | Memoir | Mind Body Spirit | Multicultural Nonfiction | Nature | Psychology | Religion | Science | Self-Help | Spirituality | Women’s Issues |
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Annie Bomke is a literary agent with the Annie Bomke Literary Agency. She is a literary agent with over a decade of experience helping authors succeed. Her books include Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver, winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Novel, and nominated for a Lammy Award, Strand Critics Award, Barry Award and Anthony Award, and the Barnes & Noble bestselling Poppy McAllister cozy mystery series by Libby Klein. She has edited a wide range of projectsÑfrom hard-nosed business books to otherworldly historical novels. Authors have called her the pH test for good writing, and a bedrock for literary quality control.
Annie has loved the publishing industry since her position as an Editorial Assistant at Zoetrope: All-Story, a literary magazine founded by Francis Ford Coppola. She explored her love of books managing Alcala Gallery, an art gallery and rare bookstore, and even had a brief stint as a technical writer for a Department of Defense contractor.
She represents a wide variety of adult and YA fiction and nonfiction, including commercial and literary fiction, upmarket fiction, mysteries (from hilarious cozies to gritty police procedurals and everything in between), historical fiction, womenÕs fiction, psychological thrillers, literary/psychological horror, self-help, business, health/diet, cookbooks, memoir, relationships, current events, psychology, and narrative nonfiction.
Annie spends her free time reading, going for walks in the park, and dancing. Her favorite authors include Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury, Tana French, and Paul Auster.
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Accepting Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Magical Realism | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Biography | BIPOC Nonfiction | Cookbook Cooking | Crafts | Current Events Affairs | Dating Relationships Sex | Diet Nutrition | Health Wellness | How-To | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Pop Culture | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | True Crime |
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Sandra Bond is a literary agent with the Bond Literary Agency. She was the program administrator at the University of Denver’s Publishing Institute, where she now guest lectures each summer.
She represents adult commercial and literary fiction, mystery/thriller/crime fiction, and YA fiction in all categories. She does not represent romance, adult science fiction, adult fantasy, poetry, children’s picture books, or screenplays. In nonfiction, she represents narrative, science for a general audience, business and history, and the authors she takes on must have great credentials, real expertise in their subject area, and some kind of platform from which they can actively promote their books.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Juvenile Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | General Fiction | Literary Fiction | Mystery | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Biography | Business Book | Cookbook Cooking | History | Lifestyle | Mind Body Spirit | Money Finance | Narrative Nonfiction | Science |
Brittany Booker Carter
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Brittany Booker Carter is a literary agent and the co-founder of The Booker Albert Literary Agency. She has a B.A. in English and a minor in journalism from The University of Arkansas at Monticello.
She is looking for novels that keep her up at night and transport her into the pages.
In YA and NA she is looking for well-written contemporary and paranormal romances. In NA she is looking for LOTS of sexual tension, and a sexy demanding hero never hurt anybody!
As for adult works, she’s looking for witty contemporary, and slow burning friends to lovers romances.
She’s always on the hunt for rich characters and unique plots.
She is a big sucker for happy endings. (She doesn’t represent books without a HEA, they make her sad. She believes every person deserves a Happily-Ever-After. Maybe it’s just the Disney Princess inside?)
She also has a passion for books set in the south. Bring on those big ole’ cowboys, ladies. I’ll take any man with a slow, southern drawl!
She has working knowledge of Japanese and Spanish. Brittany is not looking for memoirs or MG novels at the time.
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CLOSED to Submissions |Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | New Adult Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Romance | Western Fiction |
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Valerie Borchardt is a literary agent with the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency. She joined the agency in 1999. Several of her clients have appeared on The New York Times bestseller list. She is also the foreign rights director and a vice president. She has a BA from Wesleyan University and a Masters in Slavic Language and Literature from Columbia University.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction | Commercial Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction |General Nonfiction | Current Events Affairs | Food Drink | Health Wellness | History | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics |
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Michael Bourret is a literary agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC. He began his career as an intern at the agency while studying film and television production at New York University, joined full-time in 2000, opened the West Coast office in 2009, and became a partner in 2016. He represents a wide range of genres and age groups; his childrenÕs list is broad, spanning from picture books to young adult, while on the adult side he represents narrative nonfiction, memoir, and commercial and literary fiction. Across the board, he has a special affinity for offbeat projects that break the mold, and a particular interest in queer and BIPOC literature and writers. His diverse and critically acclaimed authors include several New York Times bestsellers, as well as winners of the National Book Award, the LA Times Book Prize, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the William C. Morris Award, the Lambda Literary Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Stonewall Book Award, and finalists for many others. His clientsÕ works have been translated into over fifty languages and adapted into major motion pictures.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Action Adventure | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | Satire | Thriller | Upmarket Fiction | Women’s Fiction |Art | Biography | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Gift Novelty | History | Humor Nonfiction | Journalism | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Multicultural Nonfiction | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Science | Technology |
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Brenda Bowen is a literary agent with The Book Group. She represents authors and artists of books for young readers from preschool to young adult; she also represents some adult titles: fiction, humor, and cookbooks. Her clients have won the MacArthur Fellowship; the Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor; the Caldecott Medal and Caldecott Honor; the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent; the Sibert Medal; the Stonewall Award; the Geisel Honor; the William C. Morris Honor; the New York Times Best Illustrated Book prize; the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal; as well as many other awards and citations. BrendaÕs clients have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, and have been translated around the globe; she represents Oscar-, Emmy-, and Tony-Award winners; career authors and artists; and newcomers making their debuts. She canÕt decide which she loves more: a bold picture book, a lyrical middle-grade novel, or a sweeping work of historical fiction.
Brenda has the unusual advantage of having seen publishing from all sides. As well as being an agent, she was a childrenÕs book publisher for many years; sheÕs an award-winning author of some forty books for children; sheÕs written one novel for adults, and is at work on another. She lives with her family in New York City, and spends August in a cottage in Maine, where the menu almost always includes blueberry corn muffins.
Right now, Brenda is not accepting picture book manuscript submissions, but she is looking for adult historical fiction. More on her wish list, here.
A few books I loved reading in my free timeÉ. Mel Fell, by Corey R. Tabor; Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone, by Tae Keller; Heartstopper, by Alice Oseman; Oh William!, by Elizabeth Strout, Things To Look Forward To, by Sophie Blackall, The Age of Phillis, HonorŽe Fanonne Jeffers, The Book of St. John, Fergus Henderson & Trevor Gulliver.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Chapter Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | BIPOC Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Women’s Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Dating Relationships Sex | Family | Medical Medicine | Parenting | Women’s Issues |
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Hannah Bowman is a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates. Hannah Bowman joined Liza Dawson Associates as an agent in 2011. She graduated from Cornell University in 2009, earning a B.A. in English and mathematics. While a student, she spent four summers working in particle physics at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. She is also an organist. She lives in Los Angeles.
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CLOSED to Submissions | Member of the AALA |Young Adult Fiction |Christian Fiction | Christian Nonfiction |Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Fantasy | General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Horror | Literary Fiction | Religious Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Current Events Affairs | Health Wellness | History | Law Legal | Medical Medicine | Narrative Nonfiction | Politics | Pop Culture | Religion | Spirituality | True Crime |
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Katherine Boyle is a literary agent with the Veritas Literary Agency. A Bay Area native, Katherine attended Stanford and the Berkeley extension publishing program before working at a variety of independent publishers and literary agencies. She established Veritas in 1995. A member of the AAR and the Authors Guild, she loves books that explore the lesser-known territories of human experience.
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Accepting Submissions |Picture Book | Juvenile Nonfiction | Middle Grade Fiction | Middle Grade Nonfiction | Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Nonfiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction |General Nonfiction | Cultural Social Issues | Environment | History | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction | Nature | Pop Culture | Women’s Issues |
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Laura Bradford is a literary agent with the Bradford Literary Agency. Laura established the Bradford Literary Agency in 2001. She considers herself an editorial-focused agent and takes a hands-on approach to developing proposals and manuscripts with her authors for the most appropriate markets. During her own misadventures as a writer, Laura came to understand the importance of having a friendly but critical eye on your side, a career strategist in your corner and a guide who can lead you through the travails of publication.
Her recent sales include books placed with Berkley, Grand Central, Harlequin, Kensington, Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins, Sourcebooks, Hyperion, Flux, Macmillan, Adams Media, Egmont USA, John Wiley and Sons and Mira Books. She continues to actively build her client list and is currently seeking work in the following genres: Romance (historical, romantic suspense, paranormal, category, contemporary, erotic), urban fantasy, women’s fiction, mystery, thrillers and young adult as well as some select non-fiction.
She is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR) and Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and she is an RWA-recognized agent.
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Accepting Submissions | Member of the AALA |Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Chick Lit | Commercial Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Family Saga | Fantasy | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Multicultural Fiction | Mystery | New Adult Fiction | Romance | Suspense Fiction | Thriller | Women’s Fiction |Art | History |
Biography
Catherine Bradshaw is a literary agent with Writers House. She is a junior agent at Writers House, building her adult, young adult, middle grade, and picture book lists. Catherine joined Writers House in 2018 as the front desk administrative assistant and reader for the agency at large. In 2019, she began supporting Senior Agent Susan GinsburgÕs diverse list of clients. Under SusanÕs guidance and mentorship, Catherine has worked closelyÑboth editorially and administrativelyÑwith a broad range of award-winning and bestselling adult and childrenÕs book authors, including Diane Chamberlain, Sara Farizan, Jessica B. Harris, Deborah Heiligman, Edward Humes, Pam Jenoff, Cedella Marley, Leonard Mlodinow, Sarah Morgan, and Alexandra Penfold. Prior to Writers House, Catherine worked for Alanna Feldman Scouting, advising international and domestic clients on acquiring translation and/or TV/film rights for upcoming releases. Before that, Catherine received her Bachelor of the Arts in English with a minor in Creative Writing from New York University, all the while interning in editorial at Scholastic Book Clubs, Viking ChildrenÕs Books, and Flatiron Books.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |Picture Book | Middle Grade Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | General Fiction | Graphic Novel | Historical Fiction | Horror | Humor Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Literary Fiction | Romance | Upmarket Fiction |General Nonfiction | Beauty Fashion Style | Dating Relationships Sex | Health Wellness | History | LGBTQ Nonfiction | Memoir | Narrative Nonfiction |