Carly Watters An agent with P.S. Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Carly Watters has a MA in Publishing Studies from City St. George’s at the University of London and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports program.She’s been a literary agent for 15 years and represents award-winners and bestsellers in a variety of categories. She is known for her long-term vision for her authors and being an excellent collaborator with a nose for commercial success. Her clients’ books have been translated into 40 languages, optioned for TV and film, and have been on every bestseller list from coast to coast, including the New York Times, USA TODAY, the LA Times, the Washington Post, the Toronto Star, and the Globe and Mail.Carly spent two terms as Vice President of the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents and is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents.Carly is drawn to: emotional, well-paced fiction with a great voice and characters that readers can get invested in, and platform-driven non-fiction. Country of Publication Canada Professional Associations Member of PACLA AALA AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Collapse section Fiction Open In terms of fiction, she is seeking women’s fiction, upmarket adult, commercial adult, domestic suspense, literary mystery and thrillers, historical, contemporary romance, and smart book club fiction.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Women's Fiction Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres Romance Subgenre: Contemporary Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Domestic ThrillerLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open In terms of non-fiction, she is looking for pop science, business, psychology, cookbooks, unique memoirs, lifestyle (health, wellness, relationships, parenting), narrative, and platform based non-fiction (must have demonstrable expertise and a quantifiable market).Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Business/Finance. Children/Family: General, Parenting/Child care. Health/Medicine. Lifestyle: General, Cooking. Memoir. Psychology. Science. Sexuality/Gender: Adult relationships.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Bluesky @psliterary.bsky.socialInstagram @psliteraryagencyThreads @psliteraryagencyX (Twitter) @psliterary For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Carly Watters Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Pending 3 responses are pending (26 min | 39.7 mean avg | 30.0 median | 63 max days waiting | 1,326.3 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:44 UTC (less than a minute ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. 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