Preditors and Editors ™
A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers
Agent Listings - W
Suggested Etiquette for Contacting Agents:
- Do not send attached files containing manuscripts to agents unless the agent's guidelines expressly state that those are acceptable within initial correspondence.
- Email messages should be kept to a length of one or two pages unless explicitly invited to send a manuscript or sample chapters.
- Authors should advise an agent where the agent was found listed. This helps them offer updates to any incorrect listings.
- Do not send synopses to screenplay
agents or movie production companies.
Some listings offer legal services only:
- Do not send queries or submissions to legal services unless the agency specifically states it handles both literary and legal representation.
For uniformity, P&E lists agents by first name just like businesses because businesses don't have last names.
$ - Indicates verified sales to legitimate royalty-paying publishers on record.
$ - Indicates verified negotiation by an agency when the sale was made by the author.
AAR, RWA - Indicates individual membership in organization or recognition. Lost membership or recognition is lined out.
Wade & Doherty: $ A literary agency.
Wainwright Agency, The: A literary agency. Contact at:459 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013
Wales Literary Agency, Inc.: $ A literary agency. Contact at:PO Box 9428
Seattle, WA 98109-0428
Walking Bass: A literary agency representing music books. Affiliated with Mysterious Content Literary Agency.
Wallace Literary Agency, Inc.: A literary agency. Contact at:177 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Walter Pitkin, Literary Agent (retired): A literary agency. Contact at:11 Oakwood Dr.
Weston, CT 06883
Wanda M. Akin: An agent with the Akin & Randolph Agency.
Ward Calhoun: A literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management.
Warren Cook Agency: A literary agency. Contact at:Harriman Rd., RR 3
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Warwick Associates: Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency.
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts: Serves the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. Address reported invalid. Contact at:815 15th St. NW Ste.900
Washington, DC 20005
Tel:
202 393-2826
Washington House: Charges fees. Not recommended. Believed to be a literary agency. A division of Trident Media, Inc. in Washington, D.C.
Washington Lawyers for the Arts: Serves Washington state area with volunteer lawyer services. Contact at:1634 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Tel: 206 328-7053
Washington Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency. Location believed in Washington, D.C.
Waterside Productions, Inc.: Represents trade computer, business, psychology, and general nonfiction books.
Watkins-Loomis Agency, Inc.: A literary agency. Contact at:133 East 35th Street, Suite 1
New York, NY 10016
Watson and Little Ltd.: A UK literary agency. Contact at:12 Egbert Street
London NW1 8LJ
Waxman Literary Agency: $ Recommended. A literary agency.
Wayne Fontenot: An agent with the Frustrated Writers Literary Agency. Believed in Scottsdale, AZ. Anyone know anymore about this one?
Wayne Kabak: $ A literary agent with William Morris Agency.
Wecksler-Incomco Agency: A literary agency. 5/8/03: A writer reports this agency not taking any new clients. Address reported invalid. Contact at:170 West End Ave.
New York, NY 10023
Wedemeyer Agency, The: A literary agency. "Please submit first two chapters, a biography and a chapter by chapter outline of no more than three pages. If you send via email, do not send it as an attachment; include it as part of the email." 7/18/06: mailing address reported invalid. Contact at:2 Tudor Place
New York, New York 10017
Weed Literary: $ A literary agency.
Weingel-Fidel Agency: A literary agency. Contact at:310 East 46th St., 21 E
New York, NY 10017
Welcome Enterprises: A literary agency. Contact at:
164 East 95th St.
New York, NY 10128
Wendi W. Winters, Literary Agent: A literary agency. Address reported invalid. Contact at:P.O. Box 9419
Knoxville, TN 37920
Wendy Barnard: Formerly a literary agent with The Barnard Agency.
Wendy Burton Brouws: $ A literary agent with For a Small Fee.
Wendy Dupont: A literary agent with Huntington Group. HG Reported out of business. Contact at:P. O. BOX 365
Monmouth Beach, NJ 07750
Wendy Goldman Rohm: $ A literary agent with The Waxman Literary Agency.
Wendy Keller: An agent with Keller Media, Inc. (formerly ForthWrite Literary Agency & Speakers Bureau).
Wendy Lawton: $ A literary agent with Books & Such Literary Agency.
Wendy Lipkind Agency: $ AAR A literary agency. (Wendy Lipkind: Literary, Adult) Contact at:120 E. 81st.
New York, NY 10028
Wendy Lukasiewicz: A literary agent with Johanna M. Bates Literary Consultants, Inc.
Wendy Schmalz Agency: $ AAR A literary agency. (adult and children’s literature) Contact at:Box 831
Hudson, NY 12534
Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.: AAR $ Recommended. A literary agency. (Wendy Sherman: Literary, Adult) Contact at:450 Seventh Ave., Suite 3004
New York, NY
Wendy Silbert: $ A literary agent with Harvey Klinger.
Wendy Strothman: $ AAR A literary agent with The Strothman Agency.
Wendy Suffield: A literary agent with Merric Davidson Literary Agency.
Wendy Weil Agency: AAR $ Recommended. A literary agency. (Wendy Weil: Literary, Adult) Contact at:232 Madison Ave., Suite 1300
New York, NY 10016
Wesley Neff: $ A literary agent at Leighco. Further information unavailable.
West Coast Literary Associates: Charges fee. Not recommended. Also a Top Twenty worst according to Writer Beware. "represents authors of book-length fiction (literary, mainstream, all genres) and book-length nonfiction. The agency does not handle short fiction, articles, poetry, children’s material, screenplays or teleplays. West Coast Literary Associates does not offer manuscript services or charge fees for reading, critiques/revisions or make
referrals to those who do. The agency does not deal with subsidy, co-op, or joint venture publishers." Contributed by Richard VanDerBeets. Contact at:West Coast Literary Associates
Attn: Acquisitions
1534 Plaza Lane, #337
Burlingame, California 94010
West Coast Writers Agency: Editing conflict. Not recommended. A Canadian literary agency.
Westchester Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. A writer reports this agency is closing.
Western Pennsylvania Professionals: Serves the western Pennsylvania area with volunteer lawyer services. Contact at:PO Box 19388
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412 268-8437
Westwood Creative Artists: A Canadian literary agency. Contact at:94 Harbord Street
Toronto, Ont M5S-1G6
Westwood Literary Agency: Defunct. Not recommended. A UK literary agency.
Whalin Literary Agency, LLC: Closed. Verified. A literary agency located in Scottsdale, AZ.
Whimsy Literary Agency LLC: $ A literary agency. 1/23/10: reported handling only non-fiction.
White Rabbit Literary Agency: an Australian literary agency. Contact at:62 Leeuwin Pde, Rockingham 6168, Australia
Whitney Lee: $ A literary agent with The Fielding Agency.
Wieser & Elwell (formerly Wieser & Wieser Inc.): $ A literary agency. Contact at:80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10011
WikiLaw3k.org: A "comprehensive law and legislation informations for internet users including legal news, articles, forum, dictionary with every common legal terms, etc."
Will Devlin: A literary agent with the Max Gartenberg Literary Agency.
Will Entertainment: Believed to be a literary agency. Contact information unavailable.
Will Francis: A literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit UK.
Will Hart: A literary agent with Hart Literary Management. Further info unknown.
Will Lippincott: $ A literary agent with Lippincott McQuilkin & Co.
Will Schrom: $ AAR A literary agent with Solow Literary Enterprises, Inc.
William B. Goodman: $ A literary agent. Further info unknown.
William Blumer: $ AAR A literary agent with The Blumer Literary Agency.
William Clark Associates: AAR $ Recommended. "represents a diverse range of commercial and literary fiction and quality non-fiction to the book publishing, motion picture, television, and new media fields." (William Clark: Literary, Adult)
William (Bill) Contardi: $ AAR A literary agent with Brandt & Brandt Literary Agents.
William Hamilton: A literary agent with A.M. Heath and Co. Ltd.
William Heuisler Literary Agency : Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency.
William Morris Agency: $ A literary agency. New York, NY.
William Morris Agency UK Ltd.: A UK literary agency. Contact at:52-53 Poland Street
London W1F 7LX
England
William Pell Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency. Contact at:P. O. Box 912
Water Mill, NY 11976-0912
William Reiss: $ AAR An agent (Literary, Adult, Children's) with John Hawkins & Associates, Inc.
William Talbot: An agent (Dramatic) with Samuel French, Inc.
William W. Levin: An agent with Silver Screen Placements. May also be an agent for Simply Non-Fiction Literary Agency.
Williams & Connolly: A law firm and literary agency.
Williams’ Literary Agency: Believed closed. A literary agency. According to the agency, "Expenses (limited) are deducted from commission after the sale." 7/22/06: Web site is missing and writers report no email responses.
Wilshire Literary Agency: A literary agency. Contact at:20 Barristers Walk
Dennis, MA 02638
WillowRaven Illustration & Design Plus: Publishing conflict. Not recommended. A book illustrator featuring other services including agenting.
Wilson Devereux Company, The: Charges fee. Not recommended. "Literary Agent specializing in popular science books and the "Dummies" Line by IDG Books. Does not handle fiction, children's or religious books." Contributed by B.D. Barker.
Wilson Media: A literary agency located in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. No longer charges a retainer.
Windsor Media Enterprises: Not recommended. A literary agency, editing service, and book publisher.
Winery Literary Agency, The: closed as of April 2005: A literary agency that specializes in fiction and nonfiction in the areas of philosophy, science, spirituality, mythology, and inspiration. Contact at:68025 Jolon Road, 257
Lockwood CA 93932
Wingra Woods Agency: A literary agency. Address reported invalid. Contact at:33 Witherspoon St., Suite 3
Princeton, NJ 08542
Winifred Golden: $ A literary agent at the Castiglia Literary Agency.
Winkler Literary Agency: A literary agency interested only in historical romance and historical fiction.
Winnefred Dollar: Believed to be a literary agent with Jody Rein Books, Inc.
Winsun Literary Agency: A literary agency.
Winterbriar Literary Agency and Publishing Company: A literary agency. Editor's note: P&E is not impressed by this site.
Winters,
King & Associates : A law firm with a literary agency.
Wit Literary Agency: A literary agency. Link reported broken.
Witherspoon Agency: Recommended. Merged to become part of Inkwell Management. Contact at:521 Fifth Avenue #2600
New York, NY 10175
WL Writers Literary Agency: Strongly not recommended. A literary agency.
WMS. Media, Marketing & Management: $ Believed to be a literary agency. Further information unavailable.
Wolcott Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency, formerly the Nordhaus-Wolcott Literary Agency. (contributed by Chris Wolcott) Link broken.
Wolcott Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Address unavailable.
Wolf Literary Services: A literary agency. Contact at:244 Fifth Avenue, Ste. K235
New York, NY 10001
Wolfe Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency.
Wolfson Literary Agency: $ A literary agency interested in "Mainstream, Mysteries, Thrillers, Suspense, Women's Fiction, and Romance (not category), Young Adult (not children's picture books)" and "Fun, practical advice," (non-fiction) "particularly if it's of interest to women. Medical, Pop-culture, Humor".
Wolgemuth & Associates, Inc.: $ AAR A literary agency. Contact at:8600 Crestgate Circle
Orlando, FL 32819
Womack Publishing Agency: "A literary agency that targets both Bible Bookstore and Trade Markets and adheres to the Canon of Ethics of the AAR." Contact at:PO Box 2163
Merced, CA 95344
Woodside Literary Agency: Strongly not recommended. Mail Fraud convictions. A literary agency. We recommend checking CyberStalker concerning this agency.
Wordhustler: Charges fee. Not recommended. A submission site that appears to act like an agent.
WordServe Literary Group: $ A literary agency. Serves mostly the Christian market.
WordSmiths Forge: Appears to be a literary agency located in the UK.
Wright Agency, The: A literary agency in New Zealand. Closed.
Wright Concept, The: Not recommended. Principal convicted of embezzlement from her clients. A literary agency. Believed to specialize in screenplays. Contact at:1015 N. Cahverga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
Write Connection: Reported as dead. "The place writers visit for the latest information about literary agents today. We are dedicated to helping all writers negotiate the landmines which can derail a promising career--fradulent agents and publishers! We welcome contributions for all our pages from writers wishing to share their successes, tell their stories and comment about the business of getting into print!"
Write Source, The: A literary agency. Contact at:395 Plymouth Street
Halifax, Massachusetts 02338
Write Stuff: A literary agency. Address reported invalid. Contact at:1832 S. Freedom Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601
Write Vision Literary Agency, The: Reported closing as an agency to concentrate on editing services: "...located in Dallas Texas. We are seeking writers for representation. We are accepting submissions from unpublished writers. We accept all genres, we are especially interested in Contemporary Fiction and Multicultural subject matter." Does not accept science fiction - John B. Rosenman.
WriteHigh: $ A literary agency. 12/30/08: The owner has closed the agency .
Writer's Edge, The: Charges fee. Not recommended. This service behaves like an agency for writers seeking Christian publishers.
Writer's Edge Service, The: Charges fee. Not recommended. A reading service for publishers. Because it acts like an agency, we're treating it like one.
Writer's Edge, Inc.: A literary agency. 5/9/05: reported closed by DanaRae Pomeroy. Contact at:112 Neptune Court
Indialantic, FL 32903
Writer's House, Inc.: $ Highly recommended. A literary agency. Contact at:21 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
Writer's Information USAgency: Not recommended. A literary agency. Location unknown. See also: Press-TIGE bankruptcy proceedings.
Writer's Relief, Inc.: Not a literary agency. New information indicates this business doesn't agent books.
Writers and Artists Agency: A literary agency. Contact at:19 West 44th Street, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10036
Writers Book Publishing Agency (aka Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company (aka WL Writers Literary Agency)): Strongly not recommended. A literary agency.
- 3/18/07 - Here's a new question:
If you submitted anything to the Writers' Literary Agency and Marketing Company, did you get rejected? If so, please let P&E know for we all know that real literary agencies are very picky. They only select the work they believe they can sell. We'll post the numbers here. Simply email P&E and tell us you were rejected or not rejected by this agency under any of their many names. Let's find out just how picky this agency is. Oh, if they represented and actually sold your book, we'd like to know that too.
As of July 08, two manuscripts have been reported rejected.
- Despite a demand by "Sheriff" Sherry of Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company (WLA&MC) in July 2007, for a confrontation with its critics in the Absolute Write Water Cooler forum, nothing happened. The critics were on hand, but Sherry wasn't. So much for straight shootin' and straight talk from WLA&MC.
Writers in the Sky Literary Agency: Defunct. A literary agency.
Writers Literary Agency: Conflict of interest. Not recommended. A literary agency and publisher.
Writers Shop, The: A literary agency. Contact at:1325 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 16
New York, NY 10019-6026
Writers' Literary Children's Agency (aka The Writers Literary Agency - Children's Division): Not recommended. A literary agency belonging to Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company.
- 4/21/08: Writers Literary Childrens Agency now calling itself Children's Book Publishing Agency. It's still the same. No sales to speak of. No real experience in publishing.
Writers' Literary Poet's Agency (aka The WL Poets Literary Agency): Not recommended. A literary agency belonging to Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company.
Writers' Literary Screenplay Agency (aka The WL Screenplay Agency & Mgt. Co.): Not recommended. A literary agency belonging to Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company.
Writers' Representatives, Inc.: $ A literary agency. 8/19/04: a writer reports this agency not interested in children's stories. Contact at:116 W. 14th Street, 11th Fl.
New York, NY 10011
Writers' Showplace Inc. Web Site ©1998: Editor's note: this site charges for the privilege. Not recommended. Place to display partial manuscripts for agents and publishers to see.
Writers2B.com : Not recommended. Acts like a literary agency so we're treating it as one.
WritersNet: Interesting resource for writers, editors, publishers, and agents.
Writing House Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. A literary agency with editing and writing services.
Wylie Agency, Inc., The: A literary agency. Contact at:250 West 57th Street, Suite 2114
New York, NY 10107
Wylie Agency, Ltd.: A UK literary agency.
Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency: Recommended. $ "A literary agency specializing in fine fiction and non-fiction. For an up-to-date current needs list, submissions guidelines, and information about us, please see our Web site."
