Dan Conaway
Writers House
Likely Open
Updated: 9/19/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Worked at Writers House for over 17 years after editorial roles at Putnam and HarperCollins, representing bestselling and award‑winning novelists.
He is a highly editorial agent who focuses on strengthening manuscripts pre‑market and seeks voice‑driven upmarket suspense, book‑club and contemporary literary fiction, and ambitious narrative nonfiction (investigative journalism, history, music/pop culture, memoir).
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About Writers House
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Writers House is an independent agency that represents authors of adult and children's books, as well as illustrators and estates. It offers in-house services for international licensing, media rights, contracts, and accounting.
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