Anna Olswanger
Olswanger Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 9/19/2025
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Agent Bio
Anna Olswanger has been a literary agent since 2005.
She started her career at Liza Dawson Associates in Manhattan and launched her own agency, Olswanger Literary LLC, in 2014.
She represents a wide variety of genres but is currently focused on illustrated books, including picture books and graphic novels.
She is a member of the AALA and the Association of American Literary Agents.
Anna works hard with authors to prepare manuscripts for submission, noting that most need work on plot.
She expects potential author-illustrator clients to go through many revisions before she sends out a manuscript, aiming to get the story to the point where an editor will make an offer.
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