Melanie Jackson Agency is a New York literary agency representing a highly selective list of distinguished fiction and nonfiction authors. Founded by Melanie Jackson in 1997, the agency has particular strength in literary fiction, history, biography, journalism, current affairs, science, economics, and cultural nonfiction. Its client roster includes Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Nobel Prize, and other major literary award winners.
The agency represents authors including Ron Chernow, Steve Coll, Percival Everett, Susan Faludi, Gish Jen, Lorrie Moore, Cynthia Ozick, Richard Powers, Thomas Pynchon, Dana Spiotta, and Wole Soyinka, as well as literary estates including that of physicist Richard Feynman.
The agency maintains a deliberately limited public profile and does not currently publish general submission guidelines on its website.
Melanie Jackson Agency Submission Guidelines
Submission Address
41 West 72nd Street, #3F
New York, NY 10023
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Market Type: Literary Agency
Web Address: https://www.mjalit.com/