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Byrd Leavell

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United Talent Agency·US

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Represents
nonfictioncommercial nonfictioncelebrity memoirpop culturebusinessentertainment
+4 moresportshumorself-developmentcommercial fiction
Looking for
Query Letter, First Fifteen Pages, Proposal
How to submit
Online Form
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Byrd Leavell is a literary agent at United Talent Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including nonfiction, commercial nonfiction, and celebrity memoir. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as UTA says response time varies, but if interested someone generally responds within 8 weeks.. Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Adult

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Usually responds within UTA says response time varies, but if interested someone generally responds within 8 weeks.

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Meredith Miller

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RepresentsAdult fiction, nonfiction, literary fiction, upmarket fiction, thriller, speculative fiction, horror, memoir, narrative nonfiction, social justice, cultural criticism, true crime, essay collections
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