Literary agents for essay collection — page 2

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want essay collection, based on what they say on their public websites. “essay collection” is a form tag; its identifier is essay-collection. 44 agents currently want it. Agents whose websites say they are closed to submissions are omitted. The quoted evidence for each tag is on the agent's profile. How it works.

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Agents (26–44 of 44)

Larissa Melo Pienkowski
Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency · US
Says: “essay collections that chronicle contemporary life through the lens of pop culture, justice, decolonization, and liberation”
Across age groups, her list spans the spectrum of literary and commercial in both fiction and nonfiction. She believes books are a critical tool in the ongoing fight for liberation, and she has a passion for bringing bo…
Rob Weisbach
Rob Weisbach Creative Management · US
Says: “…Wife, the Holocaust memoir by Edith Hahn; Openly Bob, the Lambda Award-winning collection of essays by groundbreaking gay comedian Bob Smith; and Use Me, the acclaimed literary fiction debut of…”
Jim Rutman
Sterling Lord Literistic · US
Jim Rutman represents adult literary fiction and non-fiction. In fiction, he is interested in audacious novels that test the form and prioritize language. His non-fiction interests are wide ranging, from history, journal…
Stephanie Cabot
Susanna Lea Associates
Stephanie’s interests are a reflection of her own reading tastes, which have always been wide and far ranging. She represents authors from all over the world and is drawn to the international narratives whether told in s…
Sara Shandler
The Book Group · US
Says: “essays that marry a personal narrative with a big idea”
Sara Shandler joined The Book Group in 2025 and represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including book club, psychological suspense, and high-concept romance. In nonfiction, she’s drawn to memoir and essays th…
Emma Dries
Triangle House · US
Emma is interested in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction that grapples with climate change; ambitious multigenerational novels; speculative fiction; and dark or darkly comic domestic fiction. In nonfiction, she is…
Kima Jones
Triangle House · US
In the spring of 2021, Kima Jones joined Triangle House Literary as an agent where she is interested in representing literary fiction, essay collections, memoir, hybrid texts, commercial fiction, poetry, speculative fict…
Haley Heidemann
William Morris Endeavor · US
Haley represents commercial and literary adult fiction, along with creative nonfiction, pop-culture, and lifestyle. She is drawn to novels with complex female characters, dark female friendships, queer stories, rom coms,…
Jane McGehee
Calligraph · US
Says: “essays with a distinct point of view”
In addition to managing Calligraph’s foreign rights, she is building a list of nonfiction and select fiction titles, and looking for a wide range of nonfiction, including journalistic investigations, cultural criticisms,…
Hannah Douglas
Margaret Kennedy Agency · AU
Says: “snappy essays that take on modern culture”
Kent D. Wolf
Neon Literary · US
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…
Najla Mamou
Savvy Literary Services · US
Says: “Narrative essays based upon individuals who have faced climate change, war, displacement, and refugees”
Najla is an avid reader and loves great first chapters, immersive world building, deep character profiles, and well-rounded dialogue. In nonfiction: Narrative nonfiction based upon true people and places set in any time…
Benjamin Kravitz
The Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency · US
He is interested in representing literary fiction, essay collections, cultural criticism, military and intellectual history, and narrative journalism.
Ellen Scott
WordServe Literary · Colorado
Ellen is primarily interested in religious nonfiction, particularly Biblical analysis, art criticism, essays, material for youth (middle & high schoolers), and faith & culture. Be sure to query if your work counters the…
Katherine Latshaw
Folio Literary Management · US
Says: “incisive essay collections”
I’m looking for commercial nonfiction: cookbooks; lifestyle; memoir; pop culture; health & wellness; social media-platformed projects; incisive essay collections; illustrated/gift books; feminist and underrepresented voi…
Lauren Hall
Folio Literary Management · US
Says: “essays and criticism”
My interests in nonfiction are wide ranging, but I'm particularly interested in “big idea” books, high-concept/outward-facing memoir, pop-culture, pop-science, psychology, philosophy, whip-smart and voicey prescriptive p…
Tyler Monson
Sterling Lord Literistic · US
He represents forthcoming books by Maggie Menditto (Norton), Kira Chung Judish (Harper), and Andrew Patrick Higgins (Minotaur Books), and is actively building a list of distinctive, voice-driven writers. Tyler is drawn…
Dani Leshgold
Sterling Lord Literistic · US
Currently building her list, Dani is looking for literary fiction that keeps her up at night, grounded fantasy and romance that uncovers real emotion and truths, and books that sweep her off her feet with their atmospher…
Lubi Barre
International Creative Agency · GB
Curiosity is at the heart of Lubi’s list. She is interested in writers who can make her curious about a world, an idea or an experience she hasn’t encountered before — whether that is an overlooked chapter of history, an…

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