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Literary Agents – Browse Literary Agent Listings
Literary Agent Pamela Strickler – Pam Strickler Author Management
Pamela Strickler Literary Agent was an agent with Pam Strickler Author Management in New Paltz, New York before she passed away July 18, 2013. Literary Agent Pamela Strickler formerly lived and worked 90 miles north of Manhattan in the beautiful Hudson...
Literary Agent Rebecca Oliver – William Morris Endeavor
Rebecca Oliver Literary Agent was an agent with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment in New York City before she became the Executive Director of the Writers' League of Texas in Austin. She is no longer an agent. Literary Agent Rebecca Oliver made the leap from...
Literary Agent Jason Allen Ashlock – Moveable Type Management
Jason Allen Ashlock Literary Agent was an agent with Moveable Type Management in New York City before he started a marketing company: The Frontier Project. He is no longer an agent. Literary Agent Jason Allen Ashlock was President of Movable Type Management. He...
Literary Agent Alyssa Wolff – Fletcher & Company
Alyssa Wolff Literary Agent was a book agent with Fletcher & Company in New York City before she became a copywriter at Big Spaceship. She is no longer an agent. Literary Agent Alyssa Wolff spent time as a Newsdesk Intern at CNN, an Intern at Writers House, an...
Literary Agent Michele Rubin – Writers House
Michele Rubin Literary Agent was an agent with Writers House in New York City. She is now a Communication Consultant with Principal Financial Group, Inc. She is no longer an agent. Literary Agent Michele Rubin was on our list of Book Agents New York (publishing agents...
Literary Agent Lavonne Stevens – Literary Management Group
Lavonne Stevens Literary Agent was an agent with Literary Management Group in Nashville, Tennessee. She is no longer an agent. Literary Agent Lavonne Stevens was on our list of Christian Publishing Agents (book agents who represent Christian fiction and/or...
Literary Agent Joe Monti – Barry Goldblatt Literary
Joe Monti Literary Agent was an agent with Barry Goldblatt Literary in Brooklyn, New York before he became the Executive Director of Simon & Schuster Children’s. He is no longer an agent. Literary Agent Joe Monti has held the position of director of paperbacks at...
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