James Fitzgerald

The last time the agent had an active listing on Duotrope, the agent was affiliated with James Fitzgerald Agency

Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (April 2020). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

James Fitzgerald has been a literary agent since 2000. He has run his own agency since 2003. His authors include Dennis Hopper, Sonny Barger of the "Hell’s Angels," Andy Greenwald, Ed Sanders, David Carradine, Blair Tindall, Dale Maharidge, Dane Huckelbridge, Christine Reilly, Lorea Canales, Danica Davidson, Legs McNeil, Marc Spitz, Sarah “Ultragrrrl” Lewitinn, The Village Voice, True West magazine, photographer Michael Williamson, Michael Wallis, and Jim Steinmeyer. Prior to being an agent, he was an editor at St. Martin’s Press where he published Generation X, John (Rotten) Lydon’s autobiography, four of Leni Riefenstahls’s books, Sarah Vowell, Ice-T, Lev Grossman, Pagan Kennedy, and Red Meat. He was also an editor at Doubleday where he worked with Papa John Phillips, David Bowie, Ruth Montgomery, Arnold Palmer, Nick Tosches, cartoonist Robert Crumb, photographer William Eggleston, Amy Arbus, and Neil Leifer. Fitzgerald is the author of six books including the infamous First Family Paper Doll and Cut-Out Book and A-Rod: Major League Hero. As an agent, he is interested in good stories, good writing, and good peppery soup.

Country & Year Established

United States

Agent since 2000

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres
Action-Adventure Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres
Western Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Fiction Collection
Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Pop culture.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Nonfiction Collection
Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Film/Television.
Music.
Society/Culture: Pop culture.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026