Elyse Cheney
The Cheney Agency
Likely Open
Updated: 9/25/2025
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Elyse began agenting in 1996 at Sanford J Greenburger.
In early 2006, she opened The Cheney Agency.
In 2013, she was named one of the most powerful women in New York by the New York Daily News.
She was also pictured on the cover of Poets and Writer’s Magazine as a game changer in publishing.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Literary Fiction
Nonfiction
- Biography
- Memoirs
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Politics
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About The Cheney Agency
Agency Profile
A premier literary agency founded in 2006, we represent exceptional writers and groundbreaking thinkers.
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