“...having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.”
—Herman Melville,
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Wales Literary Agency represents writers of quality fiction and nonfiction.
Wales Literary Agency is part of a thriving West Coast literary community which has grown up in the last couple of decades as the Internet has collapsed some of the great distances between New York publishing and the rest of the nation.
Agency clients are from all over the United States and overseas, with a core group currently living “west of the Hudson River.”
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“... discerning Seattle outfit in search of literary nonfiction and fiction from the Pacific Rim and beyond.”
—Mediabistro
“... a boutique agency with a quality list.”
—The Stranger
 Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places by Bill Streever |
 Special Exits by Joyce Farmer |
 Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science By Carol Kaesuk Yoon |