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Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency·US

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Barbara Jones is a literary agent at Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on literary fiction, upmarket fiction, and nonfiction. Submission status not confirmed at time of writing. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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became a literary agent after several decades as an editor, first in magazines (Grand Street, Harper's Magazine, Vogue, Real Simple) and then in books (as editorial director at Hyperion Books and, most recently as executive editor at Henry Holt). She has led writing workshops for more than thirty years

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