Neil Olson

Neil Olson

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

Neil has been in the publishing business for more than thirty years, primarily at the agency eventually known as Donadio & Olson, where he rose from assistant to partner.

Authors with whom he has worked include New York Times bestsellers, as well as winners of the the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the William Dean Howells Medal, and many others.

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