The Spieler Agency

The Spieler Agency is a literary representation firm working with authors of fiction and nonfiction. Rather than offering general commercial brokerage, the agency helps writers navigate the publishing process, including developing proposals, approaching publishers and managing the relationship between a manuscript and the market. It describes more than three decades in the field and favors a relatively selective client list so its agents can provide individual attention.

For an author, finding representation is not the same as buying an editing package. Submission guidelines determine which materials to send, how they should be formatted and whether a project fits the agency's current interests. Writers should also understand how agency commissions and rights arrangements operate before signing an agreement. The Spieler Agency website provides information about its agents, represented writers, recent titles and submission instructions. Its Broad Street address is a professional contact location, not a walk-in bookstore.