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Agents

Howard Morhaim

After several years as a line editor, book doctor and acquisitions editor at different New York publishing houses, Howard Morhaim established a literary agency in 1979. Because of his editing background, he quickly developed a reputation as an agent who works very closely with his clients, giving detailed manuscript feedback and proposal development. At the same time, the agency also became known for representing the best of writers working in a very wide range of fiction and nonfiction. We represent writers working at the top of their respective fields, and a more eclectic list would be hard to find.

Owing to a very full plate, Howard Morhaim is not accepting unsolicited submissions, but only submissions that come as recommendations from colleagues or clients. He can be reached at howard@morhaimliterary.com.

Kate McKean

A native Southerner, Kate earned her Master's degree in Fiction Writing from the University of Southern Mississippi before starting her career as a literary agent. Her interests lie in literary fiction, contemporary women's fiction, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, mystery, young adult and middle grade fiction, narrative non-fiction, sports related books, food writing, pop culture, and craft. She prefers email queries and can be reached at kmckean@morhaimliterary.com. She is not accepting any epic fantasy, science fiction, or children's picture books.

Katie Menick

Katie Menick works as both an agent and as assistant to Howard Morhaim. She's interested in: graphic novels, literary fiction, fantasy (both urban and epic), and young adult fiction. Email submissions (katie@morhaimliterary.com) are definitely preferred; send a cover letter and three sample chapters.

Brandi Bowles

Brandi Bowles began her publishing career in the editorial department of Three Rivers Press, where she edited books like the New York Times Bestselling America's Cheapest Family and Thomas Kohnstamm's Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? She joined the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency as in agent in October 2007. Brandi is looking for smart nonfiction in the areas of pop-culture, music, humor, memoir, popular science, and sociological phenomena, as well as mystery, historical, cross-cultural, urban fantasy, and science-fiction novels with a literary bent. She prefers email queries and can be reached at bbowles@morhaimliterary.com.