Literary Agents

Starling will represent children’s authors and illustrators as well as authors of adult fiction and nonfiction.

Lindsay Guzzardo has launched Keystone Literary Agency, which represents a broad range of fiction and nonfiction for adults.

Brooks was previously at Jean V. Naggar Agency. She seeks a wide range of fiction and nonfiction and is currently open to submissions.

Most recently an editor at Riverhead, Calvert Morgan looks to represent “writers of vision and ambition.”

This marks a return to agenting for Laura Mamelok; she was previously with Susanna Lea for a decade.

Arizona Bell has joined as an agent, specializing in nonfiction that tackles resilience, belief, and the human spirit under pressure.

The agency welcomes Lily McMahon; Pete Mulvihill, of Green Apple Books; and Lynn Grady, who is also the new vice president.

Victoria Harris, previously an editor at Oxford University Press, and Darryl Oliver, previously at Random House, have joined as agents.

Aashna Avachat has joined as an agent, building a list of children’s and adult fiction in various genres and select nonfiction.

Barry Harbaugh has joined (formerly known as Waxman Literary Agency). He was previously an editor at Spiegel & Grau.

Abigail Fenton will join Ampersand as an agent in September; she was previously editorial director at HQ Digital and a freelance editor.

Michelle Jackson (formerly at LCS Literary Services) has launched her own agency, with Sobi-Dee Burbano joining.

Wadzanai Mhute has launched a new agency, Antsu, and is seeking both fiction and nonfiction.

Tianna Kelly joins as an associate agent, open to romance, romantasy, and speculative fiction.

Audrey Clare Farley has joined and is interested in narrative nonfiction, especially memoir, biography, history, and cultural criticism.

Craig Pyette and Lauren Eldridge have both joined as agents.

GiannaMarie Dobson currently seeks middle-grade and YA fiction as well as adult science fiction and fantasy.

Lauren Khan has joined FinePrint Literary Management and will open to queries soon.

Ashlee MacCallum has joined as a junior agent at Howland Literary. Previously she was an intern at Triada US.

Renee Runge has joined Spencerhill and seeks middle-grade and YA.

Julie Romeis Sanders was previously an editor at Bloomsbury Children’s.

Bethany Saltman and Jessica Larios-Zarate have joined Wave Literary, a full-service literary agency.

Rachel Anne Cantor has joined as an agent. She was previously the vice president of digital at Harper’s Magazine.

It is geared not for authors but for agents and editors focused on career development.

Middle-grade novelist Krista Van Dolzer has joined the Unter Agency and is accepting queries for middle grade, YA, and adult nonfiction.