literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

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Cage’s go-for-broke performance comes in the service of playing a New York City literary agent who is consumed with the possibility he has been turned into an undead bloodsucker. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025 One great example is the literary agent Danielle Bukowski. Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Multiple outlets reported Finn's death on Tuesday, April 8, citing his literary agent Ron Gwiazda. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Prior to working in television, Lyall got her start as a literary agent at The Alpert Group in Los Angeles and Harrison Artist Management in Canada. Matt Minton, Variety, 23 Jan. 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 3 May. 2025.

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