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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
Amy Williams is a literary agent with the McCormick & Williams Literary Agency. Amy Williams has been a literary agent since 1996. She has worked at The Gernert Company, ICM, and was a co-founder of McCormick & Williams. She represents a wide range of projects, including fiction, non-fiction, and memoir.
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FICTION: Fiction, General FictionNONFICTION: General Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Biography
Mackenzie Williams is a literary assistant with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. She has assisted Marya Spence since October 2021. She is interested in building her own list of literary fiction, short story collections, memoirs, and narrative nonfiction.Mackenzie began her publishing career at 19, when she worked with Jia Tolentino on her acclaimed essay collection TRICK MIRROR (Random House, 2019). She has also collaborated with childrenÕs and YA author Nora Neus on several graphic novels that are forthcoming from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.She attended the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar and earned distinguished degrees in Political & Social Thought and English Literature. She joined Janklow & Nesbit six months after graduation.Originally from Seattle, she lives in Manhattan with too many books.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story CollectionNONFICTION: General Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
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Roger Williams is a literary agent with The Roger Williams Agency. He says, “Welcome. Presumably you are here because you have either written a book, or you have a concept for a work, and you have a lot of questions on how to find a publishing partner. I am a former bookseller, and publishing industry executive. I have had the pleasure, and the honor, of working with many great authors, booksellers, and other dedicated publishing people. Additionally, my wife, daughter, both sisters, two nieces and my brother-in-law are all published authors. In all my years of publishing, I have learned a thing or two and I have a few contacts in this business.I believe a literary agent is more than just a deal maker. Certainly, any agent is responsible for managing intellectual property rights, however, my goal is to manage a writerÕs career. I am a process oriented project manager and I am engaged long beyond getting a publishing deal. Given my background in distribution, sales and marketing, I specialize in managing my client relationships and their publishing partners throughout the publishing cycle.”
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NONFICTION: Autobiography, Biography, Business Book, Current Events Affairs, Environment, General Nonfiction, History, Military War Nonfiction, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nonfiction, Politics, Sports
Biography
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
Biography
Rebecca Williamson is a literary agent with Sheldon Fogelman Agency. She is passionate about all children’s books, from picture books through young adult. She enthusiastically joined Sheldon Fogelman Agency in 2023 after working with St. Martin’s Publishing Group at Macmillan and Triada US Literary Agency. Rebecca began her agenting journey at the Columbia Publishing Course. She graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a double major in English (creative writing) and Communication (journalism & media).
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CHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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John Willig is a literary agent with Literary Services. Celebrating 46 years working in publishing, John often says to friends that his career actually began as a Newsday paperboy growing up on Long Island, New York. He was fortunate to be raised in a family whose passions included books, basketball, and family gatherings at the beach.After graduating from Brown University, his first job was as a sales representative in academic publishing. He soon began work as a marketing manager and then editor for HarperCollins. As his interests moved to trade publishing, he became an executive editor at Prentice Hall for business books. While at P-Hall, John enjoyed working with such authors as Henry Mintzberg, Philip Kotler and Jim Collins and acquired Mr.Collins’ first book Beyond Entrepreneurship. In 1991 he decided to become a literary agent to work more closely with writers. Throughout his career as an editor and agent, John has successfully negotiated over 750 publishing agreements. John is a member of The Author’s Guild and participates at industry events including Writer’s Digest conferences and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) conferences.John is the proud father of two sons, both of whom were All-Shore Academic All Stars and graduated with honors from their respective colleges. He enjoys a wide-range of hobbies from exploring new regions to discovering hidden treasures in the arts and antiquarian books.
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NONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Computers, Cookbook Cooking, Dating Relationships Sex, Economics, Fitness, General Nonfiction, Gift Novelty, Health Wellness, History, Lifestyle, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Science, Self-Help, Sports, Technology, Travel, True Crime, Upmarket Nonfiction
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Kathryn Willms is a literary agent with The Rights Factory. Kathryn specializes in nonfiction.
She is particularly interested in ambitious, unconventional, smart, and well-written book projects that contribute new perspectives, revel in the quirkiness of the world, and change the way we see it. SheÕs passionate about work that translates specialist knowledge to the mainstream to push cultural conversations in new and surprising directions. She enthusiastically welcomes submissions from BIPOC and LGBTQ-2S creators.
While acquiring big-idea book projects across genres, Kathryn is currently focused on building her nonfiction list in culture, social justice, psychology, history, nature/environmentalism, lifestyle, and food and beverage. She is not currently acquiring conventional memoirs (although books exploring a topic that incorporate a personal story are very welcome).
She is starting to acquire hard science fiction and speculative literary fiction in Fall 2023. SheÕs attracted to the same qualities in fiction and nonfiction: big ideas; ambitious and/or clever premises; a sense of humour; and engagement with the big questions of our times.
For over 10 years, Kathryn has worked with authors to edit, produce, and bring their books to market in various capacities, including as a hybrid publisher. She was vice-president and senior editor at Colborne Communications before going freelance. Since 2017, sheÕs run Kwill Communications, an editorial company specializing in educational editing. She joined The Rights Factory in 2021, fulfilling her dream of becoming a literary agent.
Originally from BC, she holds a MA in English from the University of Calgary and lives in Toronto.
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Accepting Submissions | New Literary Agents |BIPOC Fiction | LGBTQ Fiction | Science Fiction |Biography | Business Book | Cultural Social Issues | Environment | Food Drink | Gift Novelty | Health Wellness | History | Lifestyle | Psychology | Science | Self-Help | Women’s Issues |
Biography
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
Biography
Austin Wilson is a literary agent with Wolgemuth & Associates. Austin Austin started his publishing career working part time at Moody Publishers while he was a student at the Moody Bible Institute. He has always been an avid reader and his time with WolgemuthÉ& Associates has further enhanced his love of words and the entire publishing process. Austin is passionate about serving his clients throughout each stage of bringing a book to life. Helping to steward an authorÕs idea from concept to bound book is an incredible privilege.Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, Austin met his wife, Kendall, when he was in the fifth grade. Austin is a pastorÕs kid, enjoys the outdoors, and is a backpacker. Austin and Kendall have a heart for foster care and adoption. The Wilsons have four children and live in Parker, Colorado.
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NONFICTION: NONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Fiction, Christian Nonfiction
Biography
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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Jynastie Wilson is an assistant agent with LCS Literary Services.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Saga, Fiction, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ Fiction, New Adult Fiction, RomanceCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Chapter Book Fiction, Chapter Book Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction
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Morgan Wilson is a literary agent for the Belcastro Agency. MorganÕs love for writing and books and was fostered from an early age by a grandmother that wrote them bedtime stories and taught them how to write poetry. As they grew this love evolved into devouring books faster than their bookshelves could keep up and writing their own stories in magical kingdoms galaxies away. With over a decade of work in classrooms across the Midwest, Morgan wants to uplift the stories that their students needed so that everyone can see themselves on the page using magic, finding love and defeating the bad guy. They are dedicated to being an agent for change in the publishing industry and working with marginalized voices so that every child and adult can experience the joy of a book that speaks to them.
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FICTION: Family Saga, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science FictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Biography
Robert Wilson is a literary agent with Wilson Media. Robert founded Wilson Media in 2001 following pursuits as a professional baseball player, political reporter, music critic, travel writer, magazine editor, book editor, editorial director, and author. He played professional baseball in the New York Yankees organization for three seasons. He led the Appalachian League in home runs and runs batted in and was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team in his first professional year. He is the author with Ed O’Brien of Sinatra 101, published by Penguin’s Boulevard Books, and the editor of several books, including The Consumer Sourcebook, published by Gale Research Company. As a freelance writer, his articles have appeared in publications in the U.S. and abroad. As a senior editor for nearly eight years at HarperCollins Publishers, he acquired a number of bestselling books. His authors included Gary Null, Rick Edelman, Pat Summerall, Bill Rodgers, Hale Irwin, and Nancy Dunnan, in addition to a number of institutional authors ranging from Major League Baseball and the National Football League to Men’s Fitness Magazine and the American Dietetic Association. After leaving HarperCollins, he served as editorial director at Total Sports Publishing before founding Wilson Media.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Fiction, ThrillerNONFICTION: Biography, BIPOC Nonfiction, Business Book, Current Events Affairs, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Multicultural Nonfiction, Music, Nonfiction, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion, Spirituality, SportsCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Milan Wilson-Robinson is a literary agent with Red Sofa Literary. Her career in the book industry spans bookselling, event coordinating, and publishing. Prior to joining Red Sofa Literary, she served as Marketing and Publicity Associate at Milkweed Editions. She studied literature at the University of London – City Campus, and holds a BA in English and Music minor from Saint Catherine University.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Fiction, Humor FictionNONFICTION: Art, BIPOC Nonfiction, Cookbook Cooking, Film Entertainment, Food Drink, Memoir, Music, Nonfiction, Travel
Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein
McIntosh & Otis Literary AgencyAccepting SubmissionsQuery Method(s): EmailBiography
Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein is a literary agent with the McIntosh & Otis Literary Agency. Elizabeth, President and senior agent at McIntosh & Otis, has degrees from New York University and Manhattan School of Music. She began her book publishing career in subsidiary rights and then took on the responsibilities of acquisitions editor at a major audio publishing imprint. Initially, she joined McIntosh & Otis to manage all subsidiary rights but began working as an agent shortly thereafter. Her primary interests include literary fiction, women’s fiction, historical fiction, and mystery/suspense, along with narrative non-fiction, spiritual/self-help, history and current affairs. Elizabeth represents numerous New York Times bestsellers, and both Agatha and Edgar Award winners and nominees.
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FICTION: Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Current Events Affairs, General Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Self-Help
Biography
Rebekah Winslow is and Agent at the Doug Grad Literary Agency.
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction
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Stephanie Winter is a literary agent with KO Media Management. She is a multi-passionate booklover, specializing in visual works across genres and age categories, including graphic novels and nonfiction. From horror and thrillers to queer romance, her tastes in prose and illustration are varied and expansive. Stephanie holds a BA in English from the University of Toronto, a MA in English: Issues in Modern Culture from University College London, UK, and is a member of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival Board of Directors. Stephanie joined the KOMM team in early 2024 and brings with her 10+ years of combined academic, publishing, and bookselling experience.
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FICTION: BIPOC Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, LGBTQ Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Cookbook Cooking, Crafts, Cultural Social Issues, Current Events Affairs, Food Drink, Health Wellness, How-To, Illustrated, LGBTQ Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Nonfiction, Politics, Spirituality, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Board Book, Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction
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Thomas Winters is a literary agent with Winters & King, Inc. Mr. Winters serves as an agent and negotiator for many of our author clients. As a founding member and shareholder of Winters & King, Inc., Thomas J. Winters has been with the firm since its beginning in 1983.Mr. Winters is a noted attorney and literary agent. Authors under his literary representation have accumulated sales of more than 100 million books, and 39 titles by authors he represents have been recognized as New York Times Bestsellers.Mr. Winters has provided representation to over 5,500 non-profit organizations scattered throughout the United States and more than 40 foreign countries. In conjunction with the firm, he has represented more than 30 of the Largest and Fastest Growing Churches in America, as reported by Outreach Magazine; and provided representation to 20 of the top 50 churches listed in NewsmaxÕs Top 50 Megachurches in America.His clientele includes many of todayÕs best-known national and international ministry and church organizations, as well as thousands of smaller organizations.Mr. Winters is licensed to practice law before the State, Federal and U.S. Tax Courts, and has served as an Adjunct Professor teaching Non-Profit Law at the Oral Roberts University Seminary.He is a frequent lecturer of non-profit legal issues, to leaders of non-profit organizations and the professionals who serve these organizations.Mr. Winters served on the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) Panel of Legal Experts for the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations. Over a 2 1Ú2 year time span, the Commission gathered input from the religious and broader non-profit sector to address the accountability and policy issues emanating from Senator Charles GrassleyÕs staff.Mr. Winters has served as a board member for various non-profit organizations, and been a recipient of the International Third World Leadership Award.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Religious FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, General Nonfiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, Religion, SpiritualityNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Fiction, Christian Nonfiction
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Maureen Wise is an agent intern at the The Linda S. Glaz Literary Agency. SheÕs anxious to get involved even more in the industry where she is currently a writer of fiction AND nonfiction.
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FICTION: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, MysteryNONFICTION: Christian Books, Christian Nonfiction
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Caryn Wiseman is a literary agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. After a first career in consulting, Caryn began her second career as an agent in 2003 and has never looked back. Social justice has been at the heart of her list since she started agenting, and she is always on the lookout for authentic, kid-appealing stories and art that disrupt the prevailing narrative in some way. No matter the genre, Caryn looks for characters that stick with her long after she has closed the book. She loves a story that brings her a good, cathartic cry, a huge belly laugh, some outrage, some new knowledge, and above all, hope.Caryn holds an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA, and a BS from the University of Virginia. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and dog. Somehow her two children have become twenty-somethings.
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CHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, 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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Michelle Witte is a literary agent with Mansion Street Literary Management. She specializes in childrenÕs fiction and nonfiction. As an agent, her tastes vary widely, and she represents authors across the spectrum of childrenÕs literature, from illustrated board and picture books to middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction. Michelle is always on the lookout for fascinating stories that are well told, especially those with a distinct and distinctive voice.She began her career as a journalist, first reporting and then later copy editing for the Deseret Morning News in Salt Lake City, Utah. From there, she transitioned to a position as associate editor with nonfiction publisher Gibbs Smith, where she edited titles on a variety of topics, including childrenÕs activity, humor, gift, cookbooks, and green living. Her combined experience in the publishing industry is a boon for the authors she represents, as she is able to guide them through each of the stages of publication.She is a voracious reader, but most of her reading nowadays comes in the form of client manuscripts and submissions from the slush pile. Her published work includes the nonfiction humor books The Craptastic Guide to Pseudo-Swearing (Running Press, 2012) and The FakerÕs Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But DidnÕt), (Lyons Press, 2013) though her great love is writing young adult fiction. While she considers herself an international vagabond and will travel the world whenever given the chance, she presently makes Utah her home.
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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
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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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Sally Wofford-Girand is a literary agent with Union Literary. She has worked with such luminaries as Salman Rushdie, Grace Paley, Kim Edwards, and Alice Hoffman as the foreign rights director at a boutique literary agency. Her particular areas of interest are: history, memoir, womenÕs issues, cultural studies, and, most of all, fiction that is both literary and gripping. Favorite authors include Cormac McCarthy, Kate Atkinson, Jennifer Egan, Elizabeth Strout, Anne Patchett, John Green, Jose Saramago, and Wallace Stegner. She is a hands-on agent with a passion for great storytelling. She loves the thrill of discovery in working with debut novelists. Sally is on the board of AAR and a board member of Writers Omi, an international writers colony in New York State.
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FICTION: Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction, Women’s FictionNONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Cookbook Cooking, Cultural Social Issues, Food Drink, General Nonfiction, History, Lifestyle, Memoir, Mind Body Spirit, Money Finance, Nonfiction, Religion, Science, Upmarket Nonfiction, Women’s IssuesCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Young Adult Fiction
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Audrey Wolf is the president of Audrey Wolf Literary Agency. She says: “My first job in publishing was at Random House (1973) where I was working in the subsidiary rights department selling foreign rights. I moved to E. P. Dutton (1975) as an assistant in domestic subsidiary rights. Having learned about contracts and the above mentioned rights, I decided that I could represent writers. My first sale was a four part series to the New York Times on the dangers of football. (nothing has changed!). I was born in Nashville, Tennessee, so I immediately searched for clients in the South and in Washington, D. C. and managed to build up the agency. At one point, I don’t remember the exact date, but I joined the Robert Lantz agency and became the Washington. D. C. office. I was able to use his office when in was in NYC. I have been in Washington since 1980. I maintained my memberships in the Association of Authors’ Representatives and The Women’s Media Group traveling often to NYC. The zoom meetings of the AALA are terrific for me. Certainly, I am one of your oldest members, but I am still active.”
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NONFICTION: Biography, Business Book, Current Events Affairs, Dating Relationships Sex, Diet Nutrition, Family, General Nonfiction, Health Wellness, History, Memoir, Money Finance, Nonfiction, Parenting, Politics, Self-Help, Sports
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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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Kirsten Wolf is a literary agent with and the founder of Wolf Literary Services. Kirsten Wolf is a graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst and Boston University School of Law. A native of Boston, MA, Kirsten relocated to New York in 2003 and began her career in publishing. After several years as an assistant, associate agent, and contracts manager, Kirsten founded Wolf Literary Services, a literary agency and consulting company, in 2008. As Wolf Literary has grown over a decade in business, Kirsten has become a trusted and invaluable resource for numerous literary agencies and other companies throughout the industry, and has extensive experience with a wide variety of publishers and others. Currently dedicating her time to legal and financial consulting for media agencies, publishers, and independent artists, Kirsten prides herself on guiding her clients through the confusing, confrontational, and sometimes downright dull parts of the media world in the most painless way possible, while always making sure that the client is assured their interests are being safely looked after.
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FICTION: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women’s FictionCHILDRENÕS BOOKS: Children’s Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction