Matt Wagner
Fresh Books Literary Agency
Likely Open
Updated: 8/27/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Matt focuses on guiding clients toward long‑term professional and personal goals.
Prior to founding Fresh Books, he was an agent at Waterside Productions (1989–2004), where he sold over 1,000 books to more than 30 publishers, generating over $25 million in author revenue.
He holds a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from UC Santa Cruz and studied playwriting and dramaturgy in the Professional Theatre Training Program at UC San Diego.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
Not Available or None Listed
Nonfiction
- Business
- Career
- Design
- Diet
- Education
- Finance
- Fitness
- Health & Wellness
- How-To
- Humor
- Parenting
- Photography
- Popular Science
- Technology
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Fresh Books Literary Agency
Agency Profile
Welcome to Fresh Books! I enjoy working with fun and useful non-fiction, reference (and irreference) titles, as well as online video training.
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