Literary agents represent authors to publishers. They negotiate contract details and provide representation if any part of the book is illegally reproduced.
Literary agents are selective about who they will represent, and it is usually helpful for an author to be referred by people who work in or are familiar with the publishing industry. Typically, agents only accept a few clients in each year. ** Please note that as the ACP does not publish books or represent authors, we are unable to refer any prospective writers to literary agents. **
Please see the listings below for contact information for several literary agents/agencies in Canada. For a more complete listing of agents across the country, please refer to Quill & Quire's Book Trade in Canada, available in the reference section of most public libraries.
Literary Agents Listing
ALBERTA P. Stathonikos Agency
146 Springbluff Heights SW
Calgary, AB
T3H 5E6
(403) 245-2098 (Tel)
BRITISH COLUMBIA Carolyn Swayze Literary Agency
W.R.P.O. Box 39588
White Rock, BC
V4B 5L6
(604) 538-3478 (Tel)
(604) 531-3022 (Fax) reception@swayzeagency.com
Interests: International literary agents in all media to authors of adult literary fiction and upmarket non-fiction as well as commercial fiction and non-fiction.
The Cooke Agency
Offices in Toronto and Vancouver
All enquires:
278 Bloor Street East, Suite 305
Toronto, ON
M4W 3M4
(416) 406-3390 (Tel)
(416) 406-3389 (Fax)
Dean Cooke, Literary Agent
Sally Harding, Literary Agent
Suzanne Brandreth, Subsidiary Rights Director (including foreign and book-to-film rights)
Anne McDermid and Associates Ltd. 83 Wilcocks Street
Toronto, ON
M5S 1C9
Anne McDermid, Principal Agent
Lise Henderson, Affiliated West Coast agent (specializes in Children's and Young Adult literature, and literary fiction.)
Martha Magor, Associate Agent
Vanessa Matthews, Associate Agent
