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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.
Biography
JL Stermer is a literary agent with and the founder of Next Level Lit. A native New Yorker, JL has worked in theater, fashion, network TV and hospitality before finding her way to publishing. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia and The Fashion Institute of Technology, JL earned her BA in English from Columbia University.With over a decade of agenting experience prior to starting NEXT LEVEL LIT she and her team are uniformly dedicated to getting authors book deals that build and grow careers.When she’s not at her desk, JL can be found roaming the city streets feeling energized by the creativity bubbling up through the heaviness of the pandemic. She loves park benches, preferably with coffee and a donut.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Romance, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Art, Beauty Fashion Style, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, Humor Nonfiction, Law Legal, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports, Technology, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Amy Stern is a literary agent with the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. Amy Stern works with clients who write and illustrate all kinds of children’s literature, from picturebook through young adult, in poetry, prose, and graphic formats. She joined the Sheldon Fogelman Agency in 2010 as an agent assistant after receiving masters degrees in children’s literature and library and information science from Simmons College and completing an agency internship. Since then she has worked her way up to managing clients on her own, while also handling all agency permissions. Before she began her journey to agenting, Amy double majored in English and Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College and worked at libraries and bookstores. She has served as a mentor for the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children’s Literature’s MFA program, and regularly participates in conferences and conventions.
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CHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Board Book, Chapter Book Fiction, Chapter Book Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Erika Stevens is a literary agent with Salky Literary Management. Erika (she/hers) has acquired, edited, and developed the work of a wide range of authors over the course of two decades in publishing. She recently wrapped up twelve years with indie Coffee House Press, finishing her time there as editorial director. She began her career at academic presses, including Duke, UNC, and UGA Presses. Authors whose work she has shepherded include Eloisa Amezcua, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Kyle Dargan, Latasha N. Nevada Diggs, Saeed Jones, Eugene Lim, Dawn Lundy Martin, Bao Phi, Justin Phillip Reed, Natasha Trethewey, Anne Waldman, Karen Tei Yamashita, and many others. Her authors have been awarded or named finalists for the National Book Award, the Hurston Wright Award, the Kingsley and Kate Tufts Award, the PEN/Osterweil Award, the Whiting Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Kate Tufts Award, the NBCC Award, the Lambda Awards, and others. As an agent and editor she specializes in helping authors develop their work, whether in their home genres or stretching into others. She has an affinity for work that argues, experiments with language, and/or pushes genre boundaries, and she is looking for projects that excite, invigorate, and surprise in the genres of poetry, literary nonfiction/essay, literary and experimental fiction, hybrid work, translation, criticism, music writing (ˆ la Ellen Willis), and food writing/cookbooks (ˆ la Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor and MFK Fisher). In the realm of childrenÕs literature, sheÕs looking for picture books and books for early readers that speak to children with gender-expansive identities and families.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Cookbook Cooking, Food Drink, Investigative, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Upmarket NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Picture Book
Biography
Stephanie Stevens is a literary agent with the 3 Seas Literary Agency. Starting with her first word being “book”, Stephanie has been an avid reader her whole life. She loves connecting friends and family to fun new books and is excited to use her skills to represent authors. Stephanie loves working with mystery, thriller, women’s fiction, and romance authors especially when the story involves an unexpected twist. Stephanie lives at home with her husband and their cuddly cat, Smoke (the perfect companion for reading manuscripts).
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FICTION: Chick Lit, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Nonfiction, True CrimeCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Julie Stevenson is a literary agent with Massie & McQuilkin. She was an agent at Sobel Weber Associates and Waxman Leavell Literary before joining Massie & McQuilkin. She received her bachelorÕs degree in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She also worked in the editorial departments of Tin House and Publishers Weekly. She is drawn to fiction with unforgettable characters, an authorial command of voice, and a strong sense of narrative tension. She loves outsiders, weirdos, and innovators. She looks for work that explores the depths of human experience and the many facets of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, and regional backgrounds. Julie loves editing and contemplating craft and storytelling with clients. She takes pride in connecting writers with editors and ultimately with readers. SheÕs agented books that have won the Pulitzer Prize, the MWA Edgar Award, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, and the Tim McGinnis Award for Humor. She represents literary and upmarket fiction, suspense and thrillers, memoir, narrative nonfiction, and YA.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cultural Social Issues, Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, ScienceCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Douglas Stewart is a literary agent with Sterling Lord Literistic. Doug has been an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. since 2003. His list consists of fiction and narrative nonfiction for all ages, from the innovatively literary to the unabashedly commercial, and includes multiple million-copy bestsellers and award-winners. Recent titles include Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak, We Are the Light by Matthew Quick, DidnÕt Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham, Feral City by Jeremiah Moss, Morningside Heights by Joshua Henkin, Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, and My Murder by Katie Williams.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, General Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, PoliticsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Chapter Book Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Emilie Stewart is a literary agent and the president of Emilie Stewart Literary Agency. She started her publishing career at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, after leaving the field of neuroscience research. She joined the Anne Edelstein Literary Agency as an agent and rights director in 2003.In January 2008, she formed an exciting new venture- the Emilie Stewart Literary Agency, where she continues to represent an eclectic mix of writers; novelists, short story writers and non-fiction writers of all stripes. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary FictionNONFICTION: Autobiography, Biography, Business Book, Dating Relationships Sex, History, Memoir, Military War Nonfiction, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, NonfictionNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Books
Biography
Keith Stillman is a literary agent at Sobel Weber Associates. Keith is a former writing teacher and bookseller. He graduated from the NYU Summer Publishing Institute and the WriterÕs House Internship Program, and holds a Master of Arts in Professional Writing from Kennesaw State University. He has a diverse taste in books, but tends to lean toward upmarket crime and horror fiction with a tilt toward the bizarre and fantastic.
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FICTION: Crime Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction
Biography
Adriana Stimola is a literary agent with Stimola Literary Studio. She grew up in a bookstore, was a teen witch, and spent her tweens in the family restaurant. Good stories, connection to the numinous, and good food are the basis of her creative constitution.Adriana is passionate about ushering stories into being, building creative relationships, and helping to put forth words and images that make lasting impressions and grow our cultural, social and emotional intelligence.I’m currently representing adult non-fiction in the realms of food, wellness, spirituality and lifestyle. I am interested in: cookbooks & stories that celebrate food, food culture & food history ; books that highlight mindful & modern approaches to life; oracle decks & interactive spiritual practice tools; non-fiction projects that bring forth previously untold stories; art & design; books that help us become better human beings. In addition, I represent select illustrators looking for work in adult non-fiction. Before agenting, Adriana was the Content Manager at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture where she produced written & visual material to connect audiences with farm-driven eating, and worked in partnership with Dan Barber’s Blue Hill Restaurant on farmer-chef story collaborations. Before that she was an editorial assistant at Little, Brown. She earned a BA from Emerson College where she double-majored in Media Production & Performance with a minor in Poetry (which she still writes).
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FICTION: Fiction, Magical Realism, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Art, Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Dating Relationships Sex, Design, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Gift Novelty, Health Wellness, History, Humor Nonfiction, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
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Rosemary Stimola is a literary agent with Stimola Literary Studio. In more than thirty years of professional life, Rosemary Stimola has worn many hats, all of them centered on books for children and young adults. Her first work life as a PH.D linguist, teaching language and literature at the City University of New York, with a specialization in children’s literature, steeped her in the aesthetics of narrative, the power of the written word, and the nuanced partnership of word and art in the telling of story. Her second work life, as owner of A Child’s Story, an independent bookstore of national reputation in Teaneck, NJ, educated her in the business of children’s publishing, and brought her the Lucile Micheels Pannell Award, given by the National Women’s Book Association, for bringing children and books together. Given her experience and reputation as an educator, bookseller and literary agent bookseller, Rosemary has become one of the most sought after speakers at writer and illustrator conferences throughout the United States and abroad.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, New Adult FictionNONFICTION: Cookbook Cooking, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Sam Stoloff is a literary agent with the Frances Goldin Literary Agency. Sam is also the Principal and President of the agency. He joined the Agency in 1997, after completing an MFA in poetry and a doctoral dissertation in American cultural history, both at Cornell University. He is interested in books that advance the public conversation on crucial issues and groundbreaking work of all kinds, including literary fiction, memoir, history, accessible sociology and philosophy, cultural studies, serious journalism on contemporary and international affairs, and narrative and topical nonfiction with a progressive orientation. Among his particular interests are literary graphic fiction and nonfiction, works on environmental sustainability, books on legal affairs and the justice system, works that dissect the right wing and American imperialism, the history of race in America, the history of science and technology, and books on food culture and history. His taste in fiction ranges from the psychologically realistic, to first-rate speculative literature. His clients include Susan Bordo, Monica Byrne, Mandy Catron, Pratap Chatterjee, David Cole, Cliff Conner, Dessa Darling, Ray Douglas, Mark Edmundson, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Bruce Grierson, Deborah Harkness, Kristin Henderson, Michael Hudson, Lynn Hunt, Margaret Jacob, Steven Jaffe, Barbara Kingsolver, Michelle Kuo, Anna LappŽ, Eleanor Lerman, Evan Mandery, Stephanie Mencimer, Rutu Modan, Carla Peterson, Sam Polk, Janisse Ray, Gretchen Reynolds, Clancy Sigal, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Mike Wallace, and Helene Wecker.
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Satire, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Biography, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Environment, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Government, History, Humor Nonfiction, Journalism, Law Legal, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Sports, Technology
Biography
Erika Storella is a literary agent with The Gernert Company. Erika is the Chief Operating Officer and a literary agent at The Gernert Company. She joined in 2005 after completing a MA in social science at the University of Chicago. Her graduate work sparked an interest in how new ideas are brought to the public and led her to pursue a career in publishing. Originally from Boston, she now resides in Brooklyn with her husband and children and is looking for nonfiction projects that make an argument, narrate a history, and/or provide a new perspective.
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NONFICTION: General Nonfiction, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Biography
Mariah Stovall is a literary agent with Trellis Literary Management. She joined Trellis Literary Management after agenting at Howland Literary and Writers House. Prior to that, she worked on the other side of things, at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and at Gallery Books. She represents adult literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction and essay collections, all by writers with strong voices and interdisciplinary perspectives. She is not currently seeking memoirs.Across genres, she gravitates toward outsiders and stylish, inventive storytelling. She’s primarily interested in how subcultures, social movements, and complex individuals intersect with pop culture and the arts, history, STEM, linguistics, sports, and philosophy. She has a hands-on, collaborative approach to editing and loves helping writers shape their projects for publication. She’s especially passionate about advocating for authors from underrepresented and marginalized and minoritized groups (including writers without MFAs).Mariah is a graduate of Pitzer College, of the Claremont Colleges, where she studied English and World Literature with a minor in Linguistics. She has written fiction and nonfiction for Ninth Letter, Hobart, Joyland, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Catapult, The Paris Review, Poets & Writers, Literary Hub and more, and volunteered with VIDA: Women in Literary Arts.Non-client writers she admires include Percival Everett, Han Kang, Raven Leilani, Helen Oyeyemi, and Namwali Serpell, in fiction; and Hanif Abdurraqib, Michelle Alexander, Amanda Montell, Mary Roach, and Merlin Sheldrake in nonfiction.
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FICTION: Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Short Story Collection, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: Art, Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Environment, History, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Multicultural Nonfiction, Music, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Sports, Technology, Women’s Issues
Biography
Laura Strachan is a literary agent with the Strachan Literary Agency. Laura is also founder of the of Strachan Literary Agency, a small boutique agency that focuses on literary fiction and narrative nonfiction: compelling stories, well told. A licensed attorney, she combines her love of books and great writing with a lawyer’s sensibility in order to best represent her clients.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: General Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Jonah Straus is a literary agent with Straus Literary. He got his start in the warehouse at Atrium Publishers Group, an independent book distributor in Northern California, and went on to hold positions in production, editorial, sales, and marketing at several publishers in the San Francisco area. He moved to New York in 2005, where he worked in marketing for arts and literary programs, including the Selected Shorts NPR reading series at Symphony Space. He established Straus Literary in 2007, and moved the agency back to San Francisco in 2013 while maintaining a regular presence in New York. He has appeared at numerous writing conferences, including Community of Writers in Olympic Valley, the Mendocino Coast WritersÕ Conference, the Guadalajara International Book Fair, and Muse and the Marketplace.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, MysteryNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Environment, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, History, Humor Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Memoir, Multicultural Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Science, Travel
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Robin Straus is a literary agent with the Robin Straus Agency. Robin is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives and the Women’s Media Group. She graduated from Wellesley College with a BA in art history and English literature and received her M.B.A. from New York University. Prior to becoming an agent, she served as a subsidiary rights manager at Random House and Doubleday and worked in editorial at Little, Brown. She was an agent at the Wallace & Sheil Agency before founding Robin Straus Agency, Inc. in 1983. In 2014 she acquired The Wallace Literary Agency.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science
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Rebecca Strauss is an agent at DeFiore and Co. and focuses on literary and commercial fiction, women’s fiction, fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, YA, pop culture and select non-fiction. In all genres, she’s looking for a compelling story, clear concept, fresh voice and emotional heartÑa work that grabs you from the first page. She’s especially interested in emerging writers and underrepresented voices; and, she’s looking to develop long term relationships.Before joining DeFiore and Co., Rebecca was at McIntosh and Otis for seven years where she was an agent and Director of Subsidiary Rights. Prior to M&O, she was a foreign rights associate at Trident Media Group, and a book scout and development assistant at Sony Pictures. She’s originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and earned her degree in English Literature from Duke University.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Economics, General Nonfiction, Humor Nonfiction, Money Finance, Nonfiction, Parenting, Pop CultureCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Morgan Strehlow is a literary agent with The Bindery. As a literary agent and book coach, Morgan Strehlow comes alongside authors from longing to launch, cultivating courage, clarifying their message, and offering advocacy, accountability, and soul care through the writing and publishing process. An experienced freelance editor and writer, Morgan has worked in various capacities with a range of content providers and education platforms, including Christianity Today, Baylor University, Sacred Ordinary Days, Called Creatives, and Go and Tell Gals. Morgan spent the first decade of her career in the sports industry as a go-to communications strategist and creative collaborator for major brands, coaches, and athletes. She holds a B.S. in Communications from Hardin-Simmons University and an M.S. in Sport Management from Texas A&M University.Morgan is seeking compelling nonfiction by athletes, journalists, experts, academics looking to publish for the general market, and emerging voices with a growing platform who can speak to pop culture, sports, feminism, social justice, sex/sexuality, or religion/spirituality.She’s especially interested in the dynamic and interesting voices writing and speaking at the intersection of sport and society. On the fiction side, Morgan is eager for upmarket fiction, complex women’s fiction, and sports fiction. Morgan lives in Waco, Texas, with her husband, Sean, and their son.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Sports Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Cultural Social Issues, Dating Relationships Sex, Education, General Nonfiction, Journalism, Law Legal, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Religion, Spirituality, Sports, Women’s Issues
Biography
Hunter Strickland is an Agent at Focused Artistis. Hunter joined Focused Artists as a junior agent in 2024 after completing an apprenticeship with Co-founder Kristina Sutton. She previously held assistant roles at the Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord Pickens Museum for publishing and editing. During her time there she developed a background working with historical non-fiction. HunterÕs list of interests are just as extensive as her background. While she has previous experience in the sports world and historical nonfiction, she is also drawn to fantasy worlds with unique elements.
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: History, Nonfiction, SportsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Shadra Strickland is a literary agent with Painted Words. She has been a part of the Painted Words family since 2008 as an award-winning illustrator and author. She is stepping up as an agent-at-large to help develop and represent new talent within the industry. Shadra is interested in humorous character driven picture books; graphic novels and picture books that highlight unique cultural experiences; poetic texts; and unique illustration styles. Shadra also enjoys helping illustrators find their writing voice. She teaches Book Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art and online at Craftsy.com
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FICTION: Fiction, Graphic NovelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Board Book, Children’s Books, Picture Book
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Marlene Stringer is a literary agent with and the found of The Stringer Literary Agency. Marlene Stringer was raised and educated in NYC, and started her publishing career as a proofreader. She eventually became an in-house publisher for a corporate magazine before taking a detour to have her family, move to NJ, and write and edit for local publications. Following a move to Florida, she founded TSLA after eight years with Barbara Bova Literary Agency. Mother of four, she lives in Lakewood Ranch with her husband and two very spoiled toy poodles.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Health Wellness, Lifestyle, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Wendy Strothman is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Management. She represents Pulitzer Prize winning authors: David Blight, author of the bestselling biography Frederick Douglass; David Kertzer, author of The Pope and Mussolini; and Caleb McDaniel, author of The Sweet Taste of Liberty. She also represents Ruth Simmons, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View who is publishing a memoir called Up Home: One GirlÕs Journey in 2023. Wendy works with many prominent historians, including Joanne Freeman, author of The Field of Blood; Alan Mikhail, author of GodÕs Shadow; Martha Hodes, author of the forthcoming My Hijacking; Wendy Warren, author of Pulitzer finalist New England Bound; journalists including Linda Greenhouse, author of Justice on the Brink; James Scott, author of Pulitzer finalist Target Tokyo; Amy Ellis Nutt, author of the bestselling transgender book, Becoming Nicole; legal scholars Richard Thompson Ford, author of Dress Codes and The Race Card; Deborah Archer, president of the ACLU and author of the forthcoming Locked In and Left Out; Nicholas Bowie and Daphna Renan, authors of the forthcoming Supremacy; naturalists Kenn Kaufman, author of the forthcoming The Birds that Audubon Missed; Scott Edwards, author of the forthcoming American Journey: Birds, a Bicycle, and Hope Across America; and biographers Benjamin Taylor, author of Here We Are and the forthcoming biography of Willa Cather andTess Chakalakal, author of a forthcoming biography of Charles Chesnutt. Before founding the Strothman Agency in 2003, Wendy was the publisher of Trade & Reference Books at Houghton Mifflin Company where she oversaw books from Curious George ¨ to the American Heritage Dictionary and the Peterson Field Guides; at Houghton she also edited works by Philip Roth, Arthur Schlesinger, and John Kenneth Galbraith. Before Houghton, she was publisher of Beacon Press where she published Marian Wright Edelman and Cornel West. She started her career at the University of Chicago Press.Wendy is the Vice President of the Authors Guild Foundation and was a trustee of Brown University; she and her husband, a pipe organ builder, and their golden doodle Farley divide their time between the coast of Maine and the Berkshires, with frequent forays into New York City.
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NONFICTION: Biography, Environment, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction
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Hannah Strouth is a literary agent with Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. She is looking for literary and upmarket fiction, as well as select nonfiction. In fiction, she gravitates toward nuanced and compelling work that digs deep into a wide range of emotions. SheÕs automatically drawn to stories that help discover and explore new aspects about people, the way we (dis)connect, what haunts us (literally and metaphorically) and how we confront it, and stories of resiliency. If you can describe your story as Òdark,Ó Òedgy,Ó or Ògritty,Ó chances are itÕs up her alley. In nonfiction, whether itÕs pop culture, narrative, self-help, or memoir, she loves anything that teaches her how to be a better human or look at the world through a fresh lens. Across the board, sheÕs always looking for diverse voices and experiences.Before joining Sanford J. Greenburger Associates in 2024, Hannah spent over four years at the Jane Rotrosen Agency. Born and raised in Tennessee, she graduated from the College of William & Mary in Virginia with degrees in English and marketing and attended the Columbia Publishing Course. She has the pleasure of assisting Dan Mandel, Wendi Gu, Sarah Phair, and Alex Slater.
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FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery, Paranormal Fiction, Romance, Short Story Collection, Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Beauty Fashion Style, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Dating Relationships Sex, Family, Health Wellness, Humor Nonfiction, Journalism, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Psychology, Self-Help, Women’s Issues
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Andrew Stuart is a literary agent with the Stuart Agency. Before starting The Stuart Agency in 2002, Andrew Stuart was an agent with the Literary Group International for 5 years. Prior to becoming an agent, he was an editor at Random House and Simon & Schuster. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a B.A. in English, and he received his M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He focuses on titles in the areas of history, science, narrative nonfiction, business, current events, memoir, psychology, sports, and literary fiction.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Religious Fiction, Sports FictionNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Current Events Affairs, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Memoir, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Sports
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Kari Stuart is a literary agent with CAA/ICM. Based in the New York office, she represents nonfiction and fiction authors who work across the adult market, including Tamar Adler, Alice Feeney, Food52, Amanda Freitag, Angela Garbes, JJ Goode, Yewande Komolafe, Samin Nosrat, Tunde Oyeneyin, and Missy Robbins. Her nonfiction list includes bestselling cookbooks, design, health and wellness titles, as well as narrative nonfiction, such as memoirs, biographies, business, parenting, and pop science. In the fiction space, she represents thrillers, psychological suspense, and mysteries.Stuart began her career at ICM Partners and joined CAA in 2022 following the agency’s acquisition of ICM.Stuart graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in English Literature and French.
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FICTION: Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Dating Relationships Sex, Design, Economics, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Lifestyle, Medical Medicine, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Religion, Science, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports, TravelCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Saba Sulaiman is a literary agent with Talcott Notch Literary Services. She says: “I was drawn into the world of literature by default when my sisterÕs growing collection of books in our tiny room began to overflow onto my bed. Born to Pakistani immigrants in Sri Lanka, and knowing how to express myself only in English for the first fifteen years of my life, I found comfort in reading about other culturally displaced people, unable to communicate in their native tongues, and hesitant to assert themselves in environments where there were few examples of people like them. Moving to Pakistan and absorbing what it meant to be an educated and empowered girl coming of age in a traditional Islamic society contributed greatly to my desire to seek similar narratives, especially from other women. I took the next step in my immigrant journey by moving to the United States to study Economics and Middle Eastern Studies at Wellesley College. I then studied modern Persian Literature at the University of Chicago, where I helped edit our departmentÕs academic journal. After a stint at Sourcebooks as an Editorial Intern, I joined the team at Talcott Notch Literary, and the rest is history.Being an author today is an entrepreneurial endeavor, and I see my role as my clientsÕ primary advocate as they navigate each and every stage of the publishing process Ð from digging deep into developing their craft, to representing their interests zealously even after they find homes for their books. I am also committed to highlighting marginalized voices with bright careers ahead of them and compelling stories to tell; stories that demonstrate the true range of perspectives that exist in this world, and address urgent and often underexplored issues with veracity and heart. For a complete list of the genres I work in, visit my website and check out my #MSWL.IÕm also proud to be on the steering committee for People of Color in Publishing, a grassroots organization working to serve the interests of publishing professionals of color.When IÕm not reading, youÕll probably find me running after my two small children, secretly learning another foreign language, playing Scrabble, watching a Bollywood movie, or singing in the bathroom (the acoustics, am I right?) “
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket FictionNONFICTION: BIPOC Nonfiction, Cultural Social Issues, Humor Nonfiction, Memoir, Multicultural Nonfiction, NonfictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
Charlotte Sunderland
Park, Fine & Brower Literary ManagementAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): EmailBiography
Charlotte Sunderland is a literary agent at Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management. She works with Celeste Fine on bestselling fiction. After a decade in Los Angeles, she comes to books from a film background, having worked at Creative Artists Agency, wiip studios, and as the Creative Executive to actor and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus.Charlotte is looking for atmospheric and cinematic fiction with compelling characters, tight plots, and page-turning prose that can expand into film and television. She is particularly interested in self-sabotaging heroines and morally ambiguous characters, dysfunctional families, unreliable narrators, ordinary people thrust into extraordinary situations, and humorous takes on conventionally dark subjects.Charlotte graduated from USCÕs School of Cinematic Arts with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies.
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FICTION: Family Saga, Fiction, General Fiction, Women’s Fiction