literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

Examples of literary agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My literary agent, Andy McNicol, is picking me up to go to a breakfast hosted at Claudette by owner Carlos Suarez on lower Fifth to celebrate my memoir, Desire Feeds the Feast. — Tarajia Morrell, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Walliams’ literary agent at Independent Talent has been approached for comment. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Terry Kay liked to tell the story of how he was coerced into writing his first novel by Pat Conroy, who told his literary agent Kay had written a brilliant manuscript. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Caroline Michel, literary agent and CEO of PFD, was instrumental in bringing the transaction together, and will continue representing John Gore Studios as owner of the works. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for literary agent

• newsagent
• reagent
• subagent