Barbara Jones
Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc.
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Updated: 9/25/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Barbara Jones represents literary and upmarket fiction and nonfiction, with a special interest in voices from underrepresented communities.
Barbara became a literary agent after several decades as an editor, first in magazines (Grand Street, Harper’s Magazine, Vogue, Real Simple) and then in books (as editorial director at Hyperion Books and, most recently as executive editor at Henry Holt).
She has led writing workshops for more than thirty years, at Yale University, New York University, Queens University of Charlotte, and elsewhere.
She lives with her family in Harlem, New York.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Upmarket Fiction
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc.
Agency Profile
Stuart Krichevsky Literary is a leading, independent New York literary agency representing work across all genres. Founded by Stuart Krichevsky in 1995 and originally known for excellence in narrative nonfiction and literary journalism, the agency has expanded to a team of seven agents with a growing reputation for urgent work across all genres: fiction and non-fiction books that examine our past and illuminate our present, showcase excellent writing, and reach a wide readership at home and abroad. We are an editorially-focused agency, and believe in a collaborative process to develop and elevate an author’s work before submission to publishers.
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