Jessica Regel
Helm Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 5/28/2026
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Jess started Helm Literary with the goal of helping writers take control of their careers.
She believes an agent should ensure writers are compensated and guide them through the industry.
She began working at a local library in Iowa, moved to New York City in the summer of 2002 to intern at the Jean V Naggar Literary Agency, and over the next decade worked in royalties, contracts, audio, foreign, film, and domestic while taking on her own clients.
In 2013 she moved to Foundry Literary + Media where she grew her list of award winning, bestselling writers.
Today Helm is a full-service literary agency representing fiction, nonfiction, and children’s book authors.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Contemporary Fiction
- Fantasy
- Graphic Novels
- Middle Grade
- Romance
- Speculative Fiction
- Suspense
- Thrillers
- Young Adult
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Memoirs
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
Genres Not Represented
- Picture Books
- Screenplays
- Faith-based Books
- How-to Nonfiction
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About Helm Literary
Agency Profile
Helm is a literary agency that represents award-winning and bestselling fiction, nonfiction, and children's book authors.
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