literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

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Kate McKean Kate McKean is a literary agent at the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency in Brooklyn, New York. — Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026 In a yoga class, Hannah begs Tan France’s literary agent character to get her a meeting with Julia Fox’s Bianca Hart, who has an unpublished memoir in the works. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026 Walliams was also dropped by his literary agent, the Independent Talent Group, and suspended by the Labour Party. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for literary agent

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“Literary agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literary%20agent. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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