literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

Examples of literary agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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class, Hannah begs Tan France’s literary agent character to get her a meeting with Julia Fox’s Bianca Hart, who has an unpublished memoir in the works.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

Rhymes for literary agent

• newsagent
• reagent
• subagent