The Chris Calhoun Literary Agency is a New York literary agency founded by Chris Calhoun in 2011 after his nineteen-year tenure as a partner and vice president at Sterling Lord Literistic. The agency represents an established list of novelists, journalists, critics, historians, poets, and nonfiction writers, with a particular emphasis on literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, history, biography, journalism, politics, and cultural writing.
In addition to traditional literary representation, the agency maintains a significant archival practice, representing authors and other artists in the placement of manuscripts, correspondence, papers, and literary collections with major libraries and research institutions. Its clients have received honors including the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Circle Award.
The agency is currently closed to unsolicited queries.
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Market Type: Literary Agency
Web Address: https://www.chriscalhounagency.com
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