Chris Calhoun
Chris Calhoun Agency
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Updated: 4/21/2026
Agent Information
Agent Bio
Chris Calhoun founded the literary agency in 2011 after departing Sterling Lord Literistic, where he was a partner and vice president for nineteen years.
In addition to representing some of America's most prominent journalists, critics, historians, poets, and novelists, his agency also places author's papers and rare manuscripts with libraries and institutions.
Research Links
Clients
- The New Yorker
- The New York Review of Books
- The Atlantic
- some of America's most prominent journalists
- critics
- historians
- poets
- novelists
Query Information
Query Format
Query Format
Email
Genres Information
Genres Represented
Fiction
- General Fiction
- Mystery
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Art
- Biography
- Current Affairs
- Diet
- Economics
- History
- Investigative Journalism
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Science
- Sports
- Technology
Genres Not Represented
Chris Calhoun Agency
Chris Calhoun Agency represents prominent writers and places rare manuscripts with libraries and institutions, featuring contributors to renowned publications like The New Yorker and The Atlantic.
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