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Esmond Harmsworth

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

Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (April 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Esmond Harmsworth has represented the #1 Wall Street Journal business bestseller and New York Times bestseller Breakthrough: Secrets of America’s Fastest Growing Companies by Keith McFarland; Amanda Ripley’s New York Times bestseller The Smartest Kids in the World—And How They Got That Way; the thrilling Southern Gothic mystery The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young; and Michelle Hoover’s acclaimed literary novel Bottomland.

Born in London, Harmsworth was educated in England before graduating magna cum laude from Brown University and cum laude from Harvard Law School. He was a founding partner of the Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency which merged with Kuhn Projects to form Aevitas.

Country

United States

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For fiction, he represents literary fiction, mystery and crime, thriller, suspense and horror, and historical novels.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Based in Boston, Harmsworth represents serious nonfiction books on topics such as politics, psychology, culture, business, history and science.

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: Business.
History.
Politics/Political Science.
Psychology.
Science.
Society/Culture.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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