2 Established Agents Actively Seeking Writers

Updated 3/5/25

Here are two established agents seeking clients. Anna Worrall of The Gernert Company is looking to represent smart women’s literary and commercial fiction, psychological thrillers, as well as narrative practical, food & drink, and lifestyle nonfiction. Tracy Marchini of BookEnds is seeking middle grade fiction (including contemporary, mysteries, magical realism or historical fiction), middle grade non-fiction, author-illustrated picture books in fiction and non-fiction and children's illustrators. 

Note: You can find dozens of new and established literary agents looking for clients here: Agents Seeking Clients

IMPORTANT: You should NEVER query an agent without checking the agency website first. Submission requirements change, and agents may close their lists, or switch agencies.

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Anna Worrall of The Gernert Company

Anna is a Vice President and literary agent at The Gernert Company, which she joined in 2010. She also sells audio rights for the agency. Anna lives with her husband and sons in Portland, Maine.

What she is seeking: Her fiction tastes include smart literary and commercial fiction and psychological thrillers, and on the nonfiction side she’s interested in practical, narrative, food & drink, and lifestyle.

How to submit: Please send us a query letter to info@thegernertco.com describing the work you'd like to submit, along with some information about yourself and a sample chapter if appropriate. Please indicate in your letter which agent you are querying. You can visit the AGENCY section of the website to get a sense of who might be a good fit for your work. If you have previously corresponded with one of their agents and choose to query another, please let them know of any communication history in your letter. Please do not send e-mails directly to individual agents, even if their email addresses are available elsewhere online. The agency asks that you do not phone the office regarding unsolicited manuscripts for any reason.

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Tracy Marchini of BookEnds

After four years as a Literary Agents Assistant at Curtis Brown, Tracy Marchini left to pursue her own editorial business and to earn her MFA in Writing for Children from Simmons College. Her editorial clients have gone on to secure representation, sell books to traditional publishers, win awards and become bestsellers in the UK. She’s looking forward to being able to work with her BookEnds clients throughout their careers and to (hopefully!) see them grow as authors in the same way.

What she is seeking: Tracy is currently looking for middle grade fiction (including contemporary, mysteries, magical realism or historical fiction), middle grade non-fiction, author-illustrated picture books in fiction and non-fiction and children's illustrators. She does not represent books for adults and is not currently seeking YA.

How to submit: Tracy is open from the 10th - 20th of every month. Query her at http://queryme.online/tmarchini.