Margret McBride
Margret McBride Literary Agency
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Updated: 2/17/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Margret McBride worked at Random House, Ballantine Books, Warner Books and Pinnacle Books in marketing and publicity roles before founding her literary agency in La Jolla in 1980.
She sold THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER to William Morrow in 1981 and later represented bestselling parables including FISH! and GO‑GIVER, and is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives and the Author’s Guild.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Commercial Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Suspense
- Thrillers
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Biography
- Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Health & Wellness
- History
- Memoirs
- Psychology
- Self Improvement
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Margret McBride Literary Agency
Agency Profile
20-year-old agency representing commercial fiction and nonfiction, business projects.
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