Dean Cooke

The last time the agent had an active listing on Duotrope, the agent was affiliated with Cooke McDermid Literary Management (see other agents at this agency).

Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (May 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Dean has worked in publishing for over forty years, as an agent and publisher. In 1992 he founded LivingstonCooke, which became The Cooke Agency, and later merged with The Harding Agency and The McDermid Agency to become CookeMcDermid. Dean has represented many of Canada’s best-selling and award-winning authors, including winners of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General Awards for fiction and non-fiction, the National Business Book Award, the IMPAC, and other national and international awards. His clients’ works are published around the world in many languages. Dean has lectured as an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University and other venues in Canada and the United States on a wide range of publishing-related subjects. He spearheaded the creation of the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd and University of British Columbia Prize for Best New Fiction. In October 2014, he received the Ivy Award in recognition of his significant contributions to Canadian publishing.

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Country & Year Established

Canada

Agent since 1992

Professional Associations

Member of PACLA

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Business/Finance.
History: General, See guidelines.
Science.
Society/Culture: Pop culture.
Sports/Recreation.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 13 May 2026