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Noah Ballard

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Verve Talent & Literary Agency·US

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fictionnonfictionliterary fictioncommercial fictionnarrative nonfictionjournalism
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Noah Ballard is a literary agent at Verve Talent & Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including fiction, nonfiction, and literary fiction. Submission status not confirmed at time of writing. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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