John Silbersack
The Bent Agency
Likely Closed
Updated: 9/24/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
John joined DHA as a director in 2025 after fourteen years running the UK arm of the Bent Agency and with most of the last 30 years in publishing.
He served three years on the governing committee of the Association of Authors’ Agents and previously worked as a bookseller and cataloguer of second‑hand and antiquarian books, with a master’s degree in Queer History.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Fiction
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About The Bent Agency
Agency Profile
With offices in New York and London, the Bent Agency represents authors of books for every reader, including dozens of award-winners and New York Times and Sunday Times bestsellers.
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