Katie Reed is an active literary agent representing Katie Reed Literary, which she founded in 2025. She is currently closed to submissions.
About Katie Reed
Katie Reed is the founder and President of Katie Reed Literary, which she established in 2025 after several years as an agent with Andrea Hurst & Associates. With more than a decade of experience as both a literary agent and developmental editor, Reed represents commercially oriented fiction and takes a career-focused approach to working with authors. She is also a frequent publishing-conference presenter and workshop instructor.
Reed is particularly interested in romance, romantasy, fantasy romance, upmarket and book-club fiction, psychological thrillers and domestic suspense, speculative and fantastical fiction, dystopian science fiction, mythology retellings, and YA/NA crossover projects. She looks for marketable hooks, memorable characters, strong tension, emotional depth, and fresh perspectives, with particular interest in underrepresented voices.
Katie Reed — Literary Agent
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