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Agents representing narrative nonfiction
Adriana Dominguez
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Adriana has a long trajectory of supporting authors and illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds and always welcomes submissions that offer a…
Middle GradePicture BooksNarrative Nonfiction
Aemilia Phillips
Literary Agent · Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc.
Aemilia represents a range of fiction and non-fiction writers, including a National Book Award nominee, PEN America finalist, Pulitzer winning jour…
Literary FictionMemoirNarrative NonfictionSelf-Help
Allison Hunter
Literary Agent · Trellis Literary Management
Allison is actively acquiring literary and commercial adult fiction, especially focusing on upmarket book club and women’s fiction, romance and rom…
RomanceThrillerUpmarket FictionMemoir
Allison Malecha
Literary Agent · Trellis Literary Management
Allison also represents a small, selective list of domestic clients split evenly between fiction and nonfiction. Within the realms of literary and …
Upmarket FictionMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Amanda Preston
Literary Agent · Luigi Bonomi Associates Ltd
In fiction, Amanda is looking for high-concept thrillers that are both character- and plot-driven, particularly those with a strong sense of place …
RomanceThrillerCrimeHistorical Fiction
Amelia Atlas
Literary Agent · Creative Artists Agency
Amelia Atlas represents both fiction and nonfiction, with a particular interest in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction in the areas of histor…
Literary FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Amy Cloughley
Literary Agent · Kimberley Cameron & Associates
Amy seeks authors with unique, clear voices who put forth smart, tightly-written prose. She is actively building her client list with both debut an…
ThrillerMysteryUpmarket FictionHistorical Fiction
Bonnie Nadell
Literary Agent · Hill Nadell Literary Agency
Bonnie is always eager for new perspectives that inform or take her someplace she’s never been. She represents and is always looking for narrative …
ThrillerMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Brenna English-Loeb
Literary Agent · Transatlantic Literary Agency
Brenna works with authors of adult genre fiction and adult nonfiction, with select YA and crossover clients. For nonfiction, Brenna is looking for …
FantasyScience FictionYoung AdultMystery
Caroline Hardman
Literary Agent · Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency
Caroline is most excited by discovering new talent, though it’s hard to predict in what form that talent will come. She looks for novels that combi…
ThrillerCrimeUpmarket FictionMemoir
Carrie Plitt
Literary Agent · Felicity Bryan Literary Agency
Carrie is actively building a list of non-fiction and fiction at FBA, where she represents award-winning and bestselling authors. She is always loo…
MemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Cate Hart
Literary Agent · Harvey Klinger, Inc.
Cate specializes in historical, whether in young adult, women’s fiction and romance, or narrative nonfiction. She is particularly drawn to oft-forg…
FantasyYoung AdultRomanceNarrative Nonfiction
Chelsey Emmelhainz
Literary Agent · Copps Literary Services
Chelsey is building a highly selective list, focused mainly on adult fiction and nonfiction. Regardless of genre, she is always looking for authent…
RomanceThrillerMysteryCrime
Claire Elliot
Literary Agent · FinePrint Literary Management
In fiction, Claire reads YA, NA, and Adult, and is interested in fantasy, historical, thriller, and mystery. She loves a romantic or political subp…
FantasyYoung AdultNew AdultThriller
Cole Hildebrand
Literary Agent · Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Cole is acquiring literary and upmarket fiction, narrative non-fiction, essays, and poetry, particularly works by LGBTQ+ authors. He is drawn to ch…
Upmarket FictionNarrative NonfictionPoetry
Colleen Oefelein
Literary Agent · MacGregor & Luedeke Literary
Colleen is looking for romance–heart-rending love stories in most sub-genres (no erotica) and romantic suspense, as well as young adult and adult f…
FantasyYoung AdultRomanceThriller
Dani Segelbaum
Literary Agent · Arc Literary Management
Dani represents a wide range of both fiction and non-fiction in the adult and children's spaces, working with New York Times bestselling and debut …
RomanceUpmarket FictionHistorical FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Darryl Oliver
Literary Agent · The Caldwell Agency
Darryl specializes in adult science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction, speculative fiction, and select literary fiction. In the nonfiction sp…
FantasyScience FictionSpeculative FictionLiterary Fiction
Donovan Levine
Literary Agent · Neighborhood Literary
Donovan is looking for genre fiction, such as Mystery/Thriller, Historical, YA contemporary, and New Adult, as well as Narrative Nonfiction and Mem…
Young AdultThrillerMysteryMemoir
Eddie Schneider
Literary Agent · JABberwocky Literary Agency
Eddie believes that any time something comes along to disrupt the status quo, it presents tremendous artistic and economic opportunities, as well a…
FantasyScience FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Emily MacDonald
Literary Agent · 42 Management & Production
Bring Emily a story with characters that never leave you and a narrative that pulls you in, keeping you in the world well after you’ve finished rea…
Science FictionYoung AdultThrillerCrime
Emma Dries
Literary Agent · Triangle House
Emma is interested in literary fiction that grapples with climate change; ambitious multigenerational novels or family sagas; speculative fiction; …
Speculative FictionThrillerLiterary FictionMemoir
Faye Atchison
Literary Agent · Margret McBride Literary Agency
Faye is interested in in both commercial and niche fiction and nonfiction. Fiction interests include YA, speculative fiction, commercial fantasy, w…
FantasyScience FictionSpeculative FictionYoung Adult
Gracie Freeman Lifschutz
Literary Agent · Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
Gracie is interested in grounded genre fiction, upmarket romance, psychological thrillers, folk horror, book club fiction, and narrative nonfiction…
Young AdultRomanceThrillerHorror
Hannah Ferguson
Literary Agent · Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency
Hannah loves fiction, stories that will whisk her away to another place, be it in time, geographically, or just into another life that’s different …
ThrillerCrimeNarrative Nonfiction
Irene Kaster
Literary Agent · Heather Jackson Literary Agency
Irene's taste is vast and ever-changing as she reads widely across several different genres. She’s always looking for books that surprise her, teac…
FantasyRomanceHorrorCommercial Fiction
Jesseca Salky
Literary Agent · Salky Literary Management
Jesseca keeps a curated client list of authors, thinkers, and industry disruptors. She is selectively looking for contemporary young adult romance …
Young AdultRomanceLiterary FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Jessica Mileo
Literary Agent · InkWell Management
Jessica primarily focuses on children’s books, children’s graphic novels, women’s fiction, rom-coms, commercial/book club fiction, and select presc…
Graphic NovelsRomanceBook Club FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Jessica Sinsheimer
Literary Agent · Context Literary Agency
Jessica is always on the lookout for new writers, she is most excited about finding YA, MG, upmarket genre fiction (especially women’s fiction, psy…
Young AdultMiddle GradeThrillerUpmarket Fiction
Jill Marsal
Literary Agent · Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC
Jill is looking for commercial fiction, women’s fiction, contemporary, historical, book club fiction, stories of family, friendship, and interestin…
Speculative FictionRomanceThrillerMystery
Jim McCarthy
Literary Agent · Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
As an avid fiction reader, his interests encompass both literary and commercial works in the adult, young adult, and middle grade categories. He is…
FantasyYoung AdultMiddle GradeRomance
Joana Volpe
Literary Agent · New Leaf Literary & Media
Joanna is the Founder and Owner of New Leaf Literary & Media. She represents all brands of fiction (commercial, literary and genre) and has a soft …
Speculative FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Joanna Swainson
Literary Agent · Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency
Whatever the genre, whether literary or commercial, historical or contemporary, thriller or crime, Joanna is looking for originality and distinctiv…
Young AdultThrillerCrimeMemoir
Joanna Volpe
Literary Agent · New Leaf Literary & Media
Joanna is the Founder and Owner of New Leaf Literary & Media. She represents all brands of fiction (commercial, literary and genre) and has a soft …
Speculative FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Julia Kardon
Literary Agent · HG Literary
Julia is interested primarily in literary and upmarket fiction and memoir — especially stories grappling with racial, religious, sexual, or nationa…
Literary FictionUpmarket FictionMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Juliet Pickering
Literary Agent · Blake Friedmann Literary
Juliet represents intriguing, clever, conversation-starting writers across fiction and nonfiction — mostly contemporary stories led by themes of lo…
Literary FictionBook Club FictionCommercial FictionWomen's Fiction
Kate Garrick
Literary Agent · Salky Literary Management
Kate is drawn to strong narrative voices, and she has successfully represented a wide range of award-winning and bestselling fiction and non-fictio…
Upmarket FictionMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Kate Johnson
Literary Agent · Wolf Literary Services
Kate represents literary and upmarket fiction as well as a range of narrative nonfiction and select memoir, and is interested in food, running, obs…
Upmarket FictionMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Katherine Odom-Tomchin
Literary Agent · Folio Literary Management
At Folio, Kat enjoys working with and being a part of Folio’s closely-knit team of skilled agents and works hard to strategically place the agency’…
Science FictionThrillerCrimeHorror
Katie Grimm
Literary Agent · Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Katie represents and is seeking voice-driven literary to upmarket fiction and narrative non-fiction. Across all genres, she’s looking for books wit…
Upmarket FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Katie Kotchman
Literary Agent · Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
In non-fiction, Katie specializes in narrative non-fiction (particularly memoir, popular science, pop culture, and social/cultural issues), busines…
MemoirNarrative NonfictionSelf-Help
Kay Peddle
Literary Agent · Colwill & Peddle
As an agent, Kay is looking for books that spark discussion, have the potential to change opinions, and reveal hidden aspects of familiar stories. …
MemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Kelly Thomas
Literary Agent · Serendipity Literary Agency
Kelly considers herself a generalist who is drawn to lyrical writing and strong voices. She is interested in nonfiction (narrative nonfiction, memo…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksThriller
Kendall Berdinsky
Literary Agent · Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
Kendall is interested in seeing upmarket romance, book club fiction, psychological thrillers, and narrative nonfiction. Overall, she is looking for…
RomanceThrillerUpmarket FictionBook Club Fiction
Kiele Raymond
Literary Agent · Thompson Literary Agency
Kiele is seeking out bold new voices in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. She treats each project with great editorial care and is particu…
Literary FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Kristy Cambron
Literary Agent · Gardner Literary Agency
Kristy is most interested in fiction genres such as contemporary romance, rom-coms, romance or rom-coms with magical realism, women’s and general f…
RomanceThrillerHistorical FictionMemoir
Laura Cameron
Literary Agent · Transatlantic Literary Agency
Laura represents books across all genres and ages, with a focus on adult and YA fiction and nonfiction with a specialization in book-to-tv/film rep…
Young AdultThrillerCrimeHorror
Laura Macdougall
Literary Agent · United Agents, Ltd
Laura is always keen to hear from new writers and is particularly keen to find: an epic family saga in the vein of Maeve Binchy or Rosamunde Pilche…
Literary FictionHistorical FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Laura Strachan
Literary Agent · Strachan Literary Agency
Laura has represented a wide range of authors in both fiction and nonfiction. She is a popular speaker on the publishing industry and publishing pr…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksLiterary Fiction
Lauren Scovel
Literary Agent · Laura Gross Literary Agency
Lauren is passionate about amplifying underrepresented stories and voices, with a particular interest in literary and upmarket-crossover fiction, n…
Young AdultMiddle GradeUpmarket FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Lauren Sharp
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Lauren represents award‑winning journalists, historians, scientists, and New York Times bestselling authors. Her nonfiction list spans politics, hi…
Narrative Nonfiction
Lindsay Guzzardo
Literary Agent · Keystone Literary Agency
Lindsay is a literary agent of adult fiction and nonfiction, where she applies her comprehensive market knowledge and keen editorial instinct to id…
Narrative Nonfiction
Lisette Verhagen
Literary Agent · Peters Fraser & Dunlop
Lisette is especially looking for literary fiction and narrative non-fiction with great international potential and narrative drive, fresh literary…
Literary FictionMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Lucy Cleland
Literary Agent · Frances Goldin Literary Agency
Lucy’s nonfiction taste is anchored by her interest in the way culture shapes us (and we shape it). She represents ‘big idea’ books, narrative nonf…
FantasyScience FictionHistorical FictionMemoir
Maggie Cooper
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Maggie is actively seeking imaginative, genre-bending literary fiction; capacious historical novels; beautifully told queer stories; and smart, fem…
Literary FictionHistorical FictionRomanceNarrative Nonfiction
Maria Whelan
Literary Agent · Mushens Entertainment
Whether fiction or nonfiction, Maria is seeking novels that skew literary or upmarket, with an edge. She is drawn to writers who explore overlooked…
Speculative FictionHorrorUpmarket FictionMemoir
Mariah Stovall
Literary Agent · Trellis Literary Management
Mariah represents adult literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction and essay collections, all by writers with strong voices and interdisci…
Upmarket FictionMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Marin Takikawa
Literary Agent · The Friedrich Agency
Marin is always seeking innovative literary and upmarket fiction that is lush, evocative, and full of heart(break). She is drawn to family sagas, n…
Speculative FictionYoung AdultMysteryUpmarket Fiction
Marisa Zeppieri-Caruana
Literary Agent · Strachan Literary Agency
Marisa has a soft spot for powerful nonfiction and memoirs that dive deep into health, resilience, grief, empowerment, faith, and science. But don’…
Young AdultLiterary FictionUpmarket FictionBook Club Fiction
Mason Rowlee
Literary Agent · DeFiore and Company
Mason represents adult books only. He seeks innovative, boundary-pushing literary fiction, engrossing upmarket and commercial fiction, and nonficti…
Literary FictionUpmarket FictionCommercial FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Michael Bourret
Literary Agent · Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
Michael represents a wide range of genres and age groups; his children’s list is broad, spanning from picture books to young adult, while on the ad…
Young AdultPicture BooksLiterary FictionMemoir
Nelle Andrew
Literary Agent · Rachel Mills Literary
Nelle is actively looking for exciting new voices in fiction and occasionally narrative non-fiction. She is especially interested in excellent writ…
Speculative FictionThrillerCrimeMemoir
Nicole Cunningham
Literary Agent · Trellis Literary Management
Nicole is seeking literary, upmarket, and book club fiction. Across genres, she falls in love at the level of the line first, and wants to be dazzl…
FantasySpeculative FictionRomanceThriller
Nina Richner
Literary Agent · Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
Nina Richner represents adult fiction and narrative nonfiction. They’re looking for literary fiction, horror/thriller, contemporary fiction, queer …
ThrillerHorrorLiterary FictionMemoir
Noah Grey Rosenzweig
Literary Agent · Triangle House
Noah is interested in representing both fiction and non-fiction. He is a reader of all fiction but has a particular love for literary, climate, and…
Speculative FictionYoung AdultHorrorNarrative Nonfiction
Noelle Falcis Math
Literary Agent · Transatlantic Literary Agency
Noelle is looking for projects that uplift essential voices from the margins and teaches how to better be human. She is eager to work with and prio…
Speculative FictionRomanceNarrative Nonfiction
Paige Sisley
Literary Agent · Cooke McDermid Literary Agency
Paige represents upmarket and book club fiction that keeps readers turning the pages, and makes them think about the world and themselves in a new …
Upmarket FictionBook Club FictionMemoirNarrative Nonfiction
Paige Wheeler
Literary Agent · Creative Media Agency
Paige has over two decades in the publishing world, and has been on a journey driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for discovering exc…
Commercial FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Paul Moreton
Literary Agent · Bell Lomax Moreton Agency
Paul is the Managing Director of Bell Lomax Moreton. He joined the agency in 2000 from Penguin Books, where he was Head of Children’s Book Sales. H…
CrimeNarrative Nonfiction
Peter Rubie
Literary Agent · FinePrint Literary Management
Peter specializes in a broad range of high-quality fiction and non-fiction. In non-fiction, he specializes in narrative non-fiction, popular scienc…
FantasyScience FictionYoung AdultMiddle Grade
Rach Crawford
Literary Agent · Wolf Literary Services
Rach represents literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction. In nonfiction she is drawn above all else to lyrical writing and rigorous t…
HorrorLiterary FictionUpmarket FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Rachel Crawford
Literary Agent · Wolf Literary Services
Rach represents literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction. In nonfiction she is drawn above all else to lyrical writing and rigorous t…
HorrorLiterary FictionUpmarket FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Renee Jarvis
Literary Agent · Triangle House
Renée is seeking narrative nonfiction, adult speculative, upmarket, and literary fiction, and children’s books. She is looking for works that cente…
Speculative FictionLiterary FictionUpmarket FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Robin Straus
Literary Agent · Robin Straus Agency, Inc.
Robin Straus is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives and the Women's Media Group. She graduated from Wellesley College with a BA…
Young AdultRomanceHorrorCommercial Fiction
Roma Panganiban
Literary Agent · Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency
Roma champions fresh, unexpected perspectives, particularly those of writers from underrepresented communities. Her taste leans literary, but she i…
Narrative Nonfiction
Ron Eckel
Literary Agent · Cooke McDermid Literary Agency
Ron is particularly drawn to dark fiction, both commercial and literary, in the areas of horror, SFF, suspense, and psychological thriller. On the …
Science FictionThrillerHorrorUpmarket Fiction
Ruth Gila Berger
Literary Agent · Red Sofa Literary
If you’ve been told to shut up and stay in the margins where you belong, Ruth wants to be your champion. Representation matters, and she is interes…
FantasyScience FictionGraphic NovelsMemoir
Sandy Lu
Founder & Literary Agent · Book Wyrm Literary Agency
In fiction, Sandy seeks stories with a unique voice, a thrilling plot that makes her miss her bedtime, and characters that linger — bonus points fo…
Historical FictionThrillerHorrorMystery
Saritza Hernandez
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Saritza specializes in romance and young adult fiction by and for diverse audiences but also represents writers and illustrators for picture books,…
Science FictionYoung AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Sharon Pelletier
Literary Agent · Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
Sharon’s list includes upmarket fiction of all sorts, from smart, complex women’s fiction; to unexpected suspense fiction and romance; to hearty, u…
RomanceThrillerUpmarket FictionBook Club Fiction
Sherri Wilson Johnson
Literary Agent · Gardner Literary Agency
Sherri is most interested in fiction genres such as contemporary romance and rom-coms with low heat levels, romance or rom-coms featuring magical r…
RomanceThrillerHistorical FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Sophie Lambert
Literary Agent · C+W
Sophie works very closely editorially with authors and loves the process of helping guide a book from a kernel of an idea through to publication it…
FantasyYoung AdultThrillerCrime
Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts
Literary Agent · HG Literary
In fiction, Soumeya is seeking literary and upmarket novels and collections, and also represents realistic young-adult and middle-grade. She likes …
Young AdultMiddle GradeThrillerUpmarket Fiction
Stephanie Delman
Literary Agent · Trellis Literary Management
In fiction, she looks for books that are “many things at once”: i.e., a literary thriller that’s also a social satire, historical fiction threaded …
ThrillerHistorical FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Susan Velazquez Colmant
Literary Agent · JaBberwocky Literary Agency
In general, Susan gravitates towards any story that details a complicated family dynamic, illustrates a transformative coming-of-age experience, an…
RomantasyFantasyYoung AdultNew Adult
Suzanne Brandreth
Literary Agent · Cooke McDermid Literary Agency
Suzanne is a co-owner of CookeMcDermid and a hands-on agent who works with her clients to turn their ideas and books into conversation-shifting, en…
RomanceLiterary FictionUpmarket FictionBook Club Fiction
Suzie Townsend
Literary Agent · New Leaf Literary & Media
Suzie represents all brands of children's and adult fiction. She loves women's fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and debut fiction, and on the…
Women's FictionCommercial FictionNarrative NonfictionMemoir
Uwe Stender
Literary Agent · Triada US Literary Agency
Uwe has a broad interest in both fiction and non-fiction, seeking compelling works across genres. In adult non-fiction, he particularly seeks narra…
FantasyYoung AdultGraphic NovelsRomance
Wayne Arthurson
Literary Agent · The Rights Factory
Wayne is now building his list of talent, looking specifically for YA or adult literary, crime and SFF and narrative nonfiction and memoir. He's ac…
Science FictionYoung AdultCrimeMemoir
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