literary agent

noun

1. a person who manages the business affairs of an author

Derived Forms

• literary agency, noun

Example Sentences

A week later, Evans recalls, a division of Penguin Random House “approached my literary agent in London and proposed a memoir. I immediately went, ‘I’m 45, hang on!

From Los Angeles Times

After his stint at Oxford, he worked as a television stagehand and literary agent before finding his life’s work.

From Seattle Times

I had a call from a literary agent in London, who asked if I’d be interested in a memoir.

From Los Angeles Times

As for what’s next, Johnson wrote on his Facebook page that he has written something he hopes will become a novel if he can get a literary agent.

From Seattle Times

Her death, at a care facility, was caused by cancer, said James Wills, her literary agent.

From New York Times