2 Established Literary Agents Actively Seeking Clients

Updated 3/10/25

These two established agents are seeking clients. Rachel Crawford represents literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction. In nonfiction she’s interested in climate change, nature, ecology, geopolitics, migration, pop culture, tech, psychology, and in works that might be defined as cultural anthropology. Catherine Cho is seeking book club and literary fiction and Young Adult fiction.

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Catherine Cho of Paper Literary

Raised in Kentucky, Catherine studied literature at New York University. She lived in Hong Kong for several years and studied international law. After a stint in corporate law and lobbying, she worked for Folio Literary Management in New York, before moving to Curtis Brown in London.

What she is seeking: I represent book club and literary fiction and Young Adult fiction. I want to find unforgettable stories, books that you want to share with everyone you know. I am particularly looking to work with debuts.

* Voice-driven and character-driven narratives - I am always captivated by a distinctive voice, and I am looking for stories with unforgettable characters who live and breathe.

* Novels that explore families and relationships - I am fascinated by family secrets and the relationships within a family. I would love to find a multi-generational novel or stories that follow cross-cultural experiences. Ann Patchett, Chimamanda Adichie, Elizabeth Strout are some of my favorite authors, and I adored Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Mary Beth Kean's Ask Again, Yes

* Psychological suspense with a distinctive voice or unusual structure - I am looking for upmarket suspense, something pacey with a compelling premise.

* High-concept and speculative novels - I particularly love anything involving time travel or mythology. Emily St John Mandel is one of my favorite authors, and I love Kazuo Ishiguro as someone who uses speculative themes to illuminate the truths of our world.

* YA fantasy and cross-over - I represent a select number of YA fantasy titles, I love a richly imagined world, a strong voice. I love Leigh Bardugo, and I was a Tamora Pierce and Robin McKinley fan as a teen.

How to submit: Please send a query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters (10,000 words) to submissions@paperliterary.com.

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Rachel Crawford of Wolf Literary Services

Rach Crawford joined Wolf Literary Services as an agent in 2015. She represents authors in both the U.S. and Australia, and represents U.S. rights on behalf of select Australian publishers and agents. Previously, she was MacKenzie Wolf’s foreign rights manager. Before moving to Wolf, Rach worked in rights at Fletcher and Company, at Sterling Lord Literistic, and as a publicist for a small press. Rach’s clients have won Walkley Awards, are Fulbright Scholars, have been shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, nominated for Pushcart Prizes, and appeared in Best American Short Stories.

What she is seeking: Rach represents literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction. In nonfiction she is drawn above all else to lyrical writing and rigorous thinking, and is interested in climate change, nature, ecology, geopolitics, migration, pop culture, tech, psychology, and in works that might be defined as cultural anthropology—books that help us understand the world we live in now. She represents select, expert-driven practical nonfiction. In fiction, as well as work that engages with the above topics, she is looking for horror—especially social horror, feminist horror, and folk horror—, literary fiction that flirts with genre, working class characters, and intimate novels that burrow deep into the brain of one captivating weirdo. She is particularly interested in LGBTQ+ writing across categories.

How to contact: Rachel is now accepting queries via Query Manager. Please send a query letter, synopsis, and the first 20 pages of your manuscript (for fiction), or your full proposal (for nonfiction) through the form available here.