Maria Massie

Maria Massie

Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents
Likely Open
USA
Updated: 9/18/2025

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Agent Information

Agent Bio

Maria Massie attended Duke University and joined Kim Witherspoon in creating Witherspoon Associates which grew rapidly during the 1990s representing many prize winning and bestselling writers.

She oversaw all foreign rights for the agency and managed its business affairs while building her own client list.

She brings over two decades of experience in representing authors and helping to make sure that they can be read around the world.

She specializes in literary fiction memoir and cultural history Maria Massie attended Duke University and joined Kim Witherspoon in creating Witherspoon Associates which grew rapidly during the 1990s representing many prize winning and bestselling writers.

She oversaw all foreign rights for the agency and managed its business affairs while building her own client list.

She brings over two decades of experience in representing authors and helping to make sure that they can be read around the world.

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Genres

Genres Represented

Fiction
  • Literary Fiction
Nonfiction
  • Memoirs
  • Narrative Nonfiction

Genres Not Represented

  • Commercial Fiction
  • Young Adult
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About Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

Agency Profile

MASSIE McQUILKIN & ALTMAN is a full-service literary agency that focuses on bringing fiction and non-fiction of quality to the largest possible audience. We work closely with our clients at every stage of a project’s development, submission, and placement—staying involved in all issues of design, publicity and sales, long after the ink has dried on a contract, to ensure that the author’s needs are being met by their publisher.
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