Carrie Pestritto
Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
Likely Closed
Updated: 2/17/2026
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Carrie Pestritto prides herself on being an advocate and partner, working closely with authors to grow rewarding careers.
Her clients include bestselling and award-winning writers, whose books have been New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestsellers and landed on numerous Best of the Year lists.
She represents projects across a range of genres, but always drawn in by immersive writing, engaging voices, meticulous world-building, and compelling premises.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Chick Lit
- Commercial Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Middle Grade - Fiction
- Middle Grade - Historical Fiction
- Middle Grade - Fantasy
- Middle Grade - Horror
- Middle Grade - Mystery
- Middle Grade - Thrillers
- Middle Grade - Contemporary
- Mystery
- Romance
- Thrillers
- Women's Fiction
- Young Adult - Fiction
- Young Adult - Mystery
- Young Adult - Fantasy
- Young Adult - Historical Fiction
- Young Adult - Horror
- Young Adult - Thriller
Nonfiction
- Biography
- Memoirs
- Narrative Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
Agency Profile
Laura Dail Literary Agency Inc., incorporated in 1996, is a small, full-service literary agency, representing fiction and nonfiction, commercial and literary, for both adults and children.
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