Clare Mao
Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Likely Open
Updated: 9/19/2025
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Clare represents adult fiction and nonfiction writers and creators who are poets, musicians, journalists, illustrators, bar owners, artists, and more.
Across genres, she is drawn to writers who are curious, thoughtful, and critical, who have expansive interests and concerns including and outside of writing, and who have a knack for blending genres and forms.
Most importantly, she wants to represent writers who are having fun.
In upmarket and literary fiction, she is looking for novels with a strong sense of place, insightful character work, and beautiful prose.
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