Looking for an American Agent?

Poets and Writers magazine have developed The Literary Agents database. It includes agents who represent poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, plus details about the kind of books they're interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them. Click on the title of this post to go straight there.

Meanwhile here's an example of the kind of information they provide.

Peter Steinberg 
The Steinberg Agency
47 East 19th Street
Third Floor
New York, New York 10003

E-mail address:

peter@steinbergagency.com

Web site:

http://steinbergagency.com

Phone:

(212) 213-9120

Accepts E-mail Queries?

Yes

Interested in Representing:

Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Historical, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, and Pop Culture

Clients Include:

Alicia Erian, Keith Donohue, John Matteson
Also included is detailed advice about how to submit -- often by email.