Nancy Yost
Nancy Yost Literary Agency
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Updated: 11/9/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Nancy Yost, a Las Vegas export, started her literary career in the contracts department at Random House, then joined Avon Books as an editor, and worked 15+ years as an agent before starting NYLA in 2009.
Nancy's primary focus is commercial fiction.
She looks for complex, engrossing character- and voice-driven reads, great world-building, atmosphere, intelligence, humor, and adorable (or not-so-adorable) animals.
She loves learning painlessly, be it history, science, or the arts, and has a special fondness for good gothics and ghost stories.
Her nonfiction tastes lean in the same direction.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Book Club
- Commercial Fiction
- Crime
- Fantasy
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Science Fiction
- Suspense
- Thrillers
- Urban
- Women's Fiction
Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Nancy Yost Literary Agency
Agency Profile
Nancy Yost Literary Agency is based in New York City. We represent a diverse list of talented, dedicated authors, including New York Times, USA Today, and international best-selling and award-winning writers. Each of the agents brings a varied set of skills, tastes, and backgrounds with them, but all share a passion for good books, hard work, and finding creative ways to help their authors succeed.
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