Max Moorhead
Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents
Likely Open
Updated: 9/18/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Max Moorhead began his publishing career at The New Republic as an editorial fellow before joining Massie & McQuilkin in 2019.
He managed backlist titles by Russell & Volkening clients including Annie Dillard, Eudora Welty, Bernard Malamud, Barbara Tuchman, and Marian Engel.
He was raised in New Hampshire and graduated with honors from The New School with a BA in Creative Writing.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Literary Fiction
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Biography
- Cultural History
- Investigative Journalism
- Memoirs
- Politics
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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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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