literary agent

British  

noun

1. a person who manages the business affairs of an author

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Other Word Forms

• literary agency noun

Example Sentences

He introduced Margareta and Jane Magnusson to a literary agent, Susanna Lea, who sold the idea to Simon & Schuster’s Scribner imprint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The guests had been hand-picked by prominent New York literary agent John Brockman, who frequently hosted similar salons for luminaries in science, technology and media.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Then last year, Caroline picked up Emily Henry's bestseller Book Lovers - an "enemies to lovers" story about a literary agent and a book editor, set in a picturesque small town.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

A year later, while attending the wedding of his “The Devil Wears Prada” co-star Emily Blunt, he met her sister, Felicity, a literary agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

H. G. Wells’s literary agent told the press that he never authorized changes to the original story that could cause such alarm.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow