The Knight Agency is a literary agency founded by Deidre Knight in 1996. It represents adult and children’s authors across fiction and nonfiction, including bestselling and award-winning writers. Its services include publishing representation, foreign and translation rights, film and television rights, audio and electronic rights, and author marketing and publicity support. Representative authors include TJ Klune, Rachel Reid, Cat Sebastian, Alyssa Cole, and Kelley Armstrong.
The agency’s fiction interests encompass romance, women’s fiction, commercial and literary fiction, mystery, thrillers, horror, fantasy, science fiction, and young adult and middle grade books. Its nonfiction lists include memoir, narrative nonfiction, self-help, health, business, finance, and inspirational subjects. Individual agents maintain distinct wishlists and submission windows. Queries are accepted through QueryManager, with writers limited to one agency agent at a time.
The Knight Agency Submission Guidelines
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From the The Knight Agency Submission Guidelines:
Submit exclusively through the appropriate agent’s QueryManager form. Fiction must be complete and edited; nonfiction requires a query and book proposal. Sample requirements vary by form. Query one Knight Agency agent at a time; after a pass, another may be approached. The agency aims to respond within two to four weeks, subject to agent-specific updates, and permits overdue follow-ups through the submission link. Do not send revised drafts unless requested. Screenplays and manuscripts wholly or substantially generated by AI are excluded; basic spelling and grammar assistance is permitted.
Market Type: Literary Agency