Jeff Ourvan

Jeff Ourvan

Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency, LLC
Likely Open
USA
Updated: 9/17/2025
Agent Bio

Jeff Ourvan, an attorney, published author and writing instructor, is a literary agent with the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency.

His interests are varied: he represents nonfiction works, especially narrative nonfiction, histories, biographies, science, food and sports.

He also represents fiction writers, particularly in the thriller, mystery and romance categories.

Jeff heads the Agency’s book-to-film efforts, and he is the founder of The WriteWorkshops, an intensive online writing workshop.

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