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Erin Harris

An agent with Folio Literary Management (see other agents at this agency).

About

Erin has worked in publishing for over a decade and serves as a Senior Vice President and literary agent at Folio Literary Management, where she focuses on book club and literary fiction, as well as narrative non-fiction. (She also selectively represents Young Adult and poetry projects.) Her clients include New York Times Bestsellers, National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award finalists; winners of the Lambda Literary Award, Stonewall Book Award, and Pushcart Prize; Indie Next Pick and NYT Editor's Choice authors; and authors selected for the national book clubs Reese Witherspoon’s “Hello Sunshine,” Good Morning America, Read with Jenna, Book of the Month Club, Barnes & Noble, and Target. Her clients have received support from MacDowell, Bread Loaf, Sewanee, Tin House, Yaddo, The Vermont Studio Center, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, and the Elizabeth George Foundation.

Erin collaborates with debut and seasoned authors alike and is honored to champion the careers of: Emiko Jean, Amin Ahmad, Michelle Min Sterling, John Manuel Arias, Allie Rowbottom, Allegra Hyde, Margrét Ann Thors, Caedra Scott-Flaherty, SJ Sindu, Adam Wilson, Erica Ferencik, Tanen Jones, Laura Maylene Walter, Kit Frick, Marie Marquardt, Carla Power, Jasmine Mans, and Daniel Peña, among many others.

Erin is passionate about book club and literary fiction that is high concept, whether it be contemporary, historical, or genre-bending (i.e. an accessible, elevated dash of fabulism, sci-fi, horror, suspense, alt. history, etc.)

Erin is a member of the AALA (Association of American Literary Agents) and received her MFA in Creative Writing from the New School. She lives in Brooklyn, NY and is a co-curator of the literary event series HIP Lit, hosted at the Urbane Arts Club.

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Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

AI Policy

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Erin is actively seeking book club and literary fiction. More specifically:

  • Novels that center underrepresented or marginalized voices
  • Family stories
  • Elevated suspense and literary mysteries
  • Book Club novels with a touch of genre:(Some recent favorites: Silvia Moreno-Garcia's MEXICAN GOTHIC, Jessamine Chan's THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS, Katy Hays's THE CLOISTERS, Megan Gidding's LAKEWOOD, Erin Swan's WALK THE VANISHED EARTH)
  • Imaginative retellings of classics, fairy tales, or myths
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

In nonfiction, Erin is selectively looking for:

  • Memoirs that transcend the author’s personal experience to shed light on larger themes or societal concerns
  • "Big idea" books

*** Erin especially enjoys working with journalists, academics, and thought leaders who wish to write for a trade readership

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Nonfiction Collection
Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Expand section Poetry Closed

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Erin Harris Submission Statistics

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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
5 responses are pending (21 min | 164.8 mean avg | 183.0 median | 304 max days waiting | 984.3 std dev) from 5 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 05:47 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 08 Jul 2026

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