Deborah Schneider
Gelfman Schneider
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Updated: 9/10/2025
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Agent Bio
Deborah Schneider grew up in Chicago.
In 1981, seeking a less corporate environment, Deborah partnered with Jane Gelfman as an agent in the New York office of the venerable British Literary Agency, John Farquharson.
Deborah began building her American client list and in 1992, she and Jane bought the agency and established the Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents Inc that exists today.
Deborah represents a large variety of prominent and bestselling writers, across all categories of literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction.
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Genres Represented
Fiction
- Commercial Fiction
- Literary Fiction
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
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Gelfman Schneider
The Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency has established a thirty year tradition of excellence rooted in a diverse client list and commitment to our authors across all platforms of the publishing experience.
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