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Literary agents who want scholarly writing

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want scholarly, based on what they say on their public websites. “scholarly” is a tone tag; its identifier is scholarly. 6 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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  • Jessica Lee

    A.M. Heath & Co. · GB

    Says: “writing that balances scholarship with a vivid personal component”

    I'm an Associate Agent here at A.M. Heath, actively building a list of literary fiction and non-fiction. In fiction, my taste ranges from the highly literary to novels that engage across the board. I’m drawn to a combin…

  • Jane Graham Maw

    Graham Maw Christie · London

    Says: “books that are authoritative”

    When we launched Graham Maw Christie in 2005, we set out to focus on non-fiction and wanted to build a collaborative, creative, market-driven agency. Twenty years on, a few of our clients also write fiction. She is driv…

  • Finlay Charlesworth

    Blake Friedmann Literary · London

    Says: “authors and books that are authoritative, incisive and deeply researched in content, and bold and creative in approach”

    I am an Associate Agent at Blake Friedmann, building a list of non-fiction and select fiction, as well as assisting Juliet Pickering and Isobel Dixon with their brilliant clients. I like the books I read to reflect, cha…

  • Kelly Bergh

    Lucinda Literary · US

    Says: “intellectually rigorous, research-driven books”

    Kelly Bergh represents adult practical nonfiction, with a particular focus on popular psychology, health and wellness, and self-transformation, as well as select children’s, gift, and fiction projects in these same areas…

  • Jessica Papin

    Dystel, Goderich & Bourret · US

    Her stay in the Middle East has given her an abiding interest in the history and politics of the region, as well as the broader Islamic world. She is interested in plot-driven literary and smart commercial fiction, and…

  • Anne G. Devlin

    Max Gartenberg Literary Agency · US

    She acquires books in a wide range of areas in the humanities and social sciences. She works with authors writing general readership books, as well as scholarly books. Special interests: current events, environment, bi…

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