Harold Schmidt
Harold Schmidt Literary Agency
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Updated: 9/2/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Harold Schmidt founded Harold Schmidt Literary Agency after representing writers at the New York offices of International Creative Management and William Morris Agency.
He is a long-time member of the AAR (Association of Authors’ Representatives) and his agency has co-agents worldwide for foreign language rights and for English-language rights outside the United States.
The agency also partners with agents in Los Angeles and London for motion picture and dramatic rights.
Concurrent with agenting, he worked as an audio books script writer for Simon & Schuster, Time Warner, Random House, Harper Collins, and Bantam.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Adult Fiction
Nonfiction
- Adult Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
- Children's Books
- Fantasy
- Film/tv Scripts
- Poetry
- Science Fiction
- Screenplays
- Young Adult
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About Harold Schmidt Literary Agency
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The Harold Schmidt Literary agency, based in New York City, has co-agents worldwide for foreign language rights and for English-language rights outside the United States.
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