Laura Strachan is a literary agent with Strachan Literary Agency.

Strachan Literary Agency specializes in representing literary fiction and narrative nonfiction: compelling stories, well told.

The agency was established in 1998 by literary agent and principal Laura Strachan who was looking for a way to combine her lifetime love of books and good writing with her legal background. Strachan Literary Agency is located in historic Annapolis, Maryland, an easy train ride to mid-town Manhattan. (A note on how to pronounce Strachan: there are many pronunciations of the name around the world. We use STRAWN)

Laura Strachan holds a B.A. in English Literature from Towson University and a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. She established the Strachan Literary Agency in 1998 and has represented a wide range of authors in both fiction and nonfiction. She is a popular speaker on the publishing industry and publishing process.

When not reading manuscripts, Laura enjoys reading — and listening to — literary fiction, particularly books in translation.

Laura is interested in:

*Fiction: Primarily literary fiction and upmarket commercial. In general no genre fiction, however will consider fiction with crossover potential if beautifully written.

*Nonfiction: Narrative nonfiction, including memoirs and travel writing. Will consider nonfiction projects if quirky or interesting. Particularly interested in “single subject” books (think SALT, or COD, or MAUVE, etc.)

*Children’s: High quality YA or middle grade fiction. No picture books.

Laura isn’t interested in:

-Most genre fiction (romance, mystery, science fiction, fantasy. thrillers) unless highly literary

-Children’s picture books

-Poetry