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Byrd Leavell

An agent with United Talent Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Byrd Leavell is the Co-Head of UTA Publishing. He graduated from the University of Virginia and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. In 2012, he partnered with Scott Waxman to form the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency.

Over his 20-year career, he has overseen multiple New York Times #1 bestsellers and represents clients such as Chip and Joanna Gaines, Steph Curry, Fredrik Backman, Rich Paul, Tiffany Haddish, Don Lemon, Constance Wu, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ali Velshi, Bret Baier, Rich Roll, Justin Halpern, Santigold, Cat Marnell, Emma Lovewell, Miles Taylor, Matt Gutman, James Rebanks, Guy Raz, Kim and Penn Holderness, Rob Elliott, Neil Strauss, James Rebanks, Drew Magary, Christine Pride and Jo Piazza, and many others.

Country

United States

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Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Jul 2026

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