About the Agency
Welcome to the Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency, a premier full-service literary boutique dedicated to nurturing exceptional talent. We proudly represent both fiction and nonfiction authors, guiding them through every step of the publishing journey. Over the years, we have successfully represented numerous award-winning and best-selling books, showcasing our commitment to excellence in literature. Our passion for storytelling drives us to connect writers with their audiences and help bring their unique voices to life.
Agents
Elizabeth Kaplan / Founder
Elizabeth has represented numerous critically acclaimed and best-selling authors throughout her 20-year career as a literary agent. She is known for the sharp insights and editing skills she brings to the development of successful projects and authors’ careers. She works tirelessly to connect individuals, and to find the right home for each project.
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After graduating from the University of Michigan, Elizabeth moved to New York City and began her publishing career as the assistant to Jim Silberman, the founder of Summit Books. Elizabeth worked as an editor at Summit for three years before moving on to assist another publishing legend, the literary agent Sterling Lord. Before beginning her own agency in 2002, she worked as an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic, and the Ellen Levine Agency.
Elizabeth's main areas of focus include: literary fiction, young adult fiction, narrative nonfiction (especially issue-based books), history, biography, food writing and cookbooks and memoir.
Benjamin Kravitz / Literary Agent
Benjamin Kravitz graduated from Brown University with a degree in English. Since then, he has worked as a freelance writer and as an editor and co-writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is interested in representing literary fiction, essay collections, cultural criticism, military and intellectual history, and narrative journalism.
Madeline Riske / Assistant
Madeline Riske is a senior in the University of Iowa's creative writing program who is passionate about women's fiction, young adult fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Brian McGuffog / Foreign Rights Agent
NYU Film & Television graduate. Author of two novels-- The Kid, Of the Sea (New York Book Festival & Florida Book Festival 1st Prizes). Handles Foreign Rights and Book-to-Film for the Agency.