literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

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Cobb pitched it to a handful of agents over Thanksgiving week and got the call from Victoria Sanders, who’d become her literary agent, on a particularly tough day. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025 Henry’s hit book follows the budding relationship between Nora Stephens, a literary agent, and Charlie Lastra, a book editor. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 22 July 2025 After a 20-year career as a literary agent, Kathleen Remington is jumping into the warm waters of the management business. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025 The publishing rights are being shopped by literary agent Luke Janklow of Janklow & Nesbit. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025 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 7 Aug. 2025.

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