About Heather Jackson
Heather Jackson is the founder of Heather Jackson Literary Agency, a New York-based boutique agency specializing in commercial nonfiction and adult fiction. Before becoming a literary agent in 2016, Jackson spent more than two decades as a trade editor, working with numerous bestselling authors in health, psychology, self-help, lifestyle, and other commercial nonfiction categories. Her editorial background informs a hands-on approach to representation, and she has described working closely with authors to polish manuscripts and proposals before submission to publishers.
Jackson represents both fiction and nonfiction. She is particularly interested in women's book-club fiction, multigenerational family sagas, historical mysteries and thrillers, genre-blending fiction, and stories that illuminate contemporary social issues. Her nonfiction interests include health and wellness, psychology, self-help, politics and current affairs, memoir, personal finance, journalistic narrative, and ambitious idea-driven books.
Heather Jackson — Literary Agent
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We do not accept unsolicited proposals or manuscripts.
Though we deeply respect every author's work, due to the volume of submitted queries we can only personally respond to projects we are interested in pursuing.
Also, we categorically reject AI-generated content from any author. It is hard enough out there, we don’t believe in assisting robots, we’d rather help people.