Bios
Stuart Krichevsky has over twenty-five years experience as a literary agent. He is president of the eponymous Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, which he started in 1995, and was previously an agent with Sterling Lord Literistic. He began his career as a part-time mail clerk at the Sterling Lord Agency in 1980.
The Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency is an independent New York literary agency representing a distinguished list of fiction and non-fiction authors, with an emphasis on narrative non-fiction and literary journalism.
Clients of the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List (fourteen titles in thirteen years, not counting the extended list) and have been the recipients of major literary and journalism awards, including the National Book Award, the National Magazine Award, the Governor General’s Literary Award, the George M. Polk Award, the Livingston Award, the Michael Kelly Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Krichevsky is a native of New York City, a graduate of New York University and is married with two children. He is a member in good standing of the Association of Author’s Representatives, and has served on its Contracts Committee and its Board of Directors.
Client Listing
Shana Cohen
Shana Cohen has been forging new paths for the agency, working in science fiction and fantasy and young adult, as well as following in our well-hewn paths in narrative non-fiction and memoir.
Shana has represented some first rate and award-winning writers. Her projects include SHADOWBRIDGE and LORD TOPHET by Gregory Frost, WATER LOGIC by Laurie J. Marks, SPIRAL HUNT by Margaret Ronald, and David J. Schwartz’s SUPERPOWERS; as well as more commercial fiction like OAKDALE CONFIDENTIAL and JONATHAN’S STORY by Alina Adams, published in conjunction with CBS daytime dramas As The World Turns and Guiding Light, respectively.
Shana Cohen joined the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency in 1999, with a degree from Tufts University in English and Art History, and an eagerness to read everything in sight. As the agency grew, she took on new roles – contracts manager, rights director, technology-problem-solver-for-clients-in-distress – and continues to expand her own horizons as an agent.
She is a member in good standing of the Association of Author’s Representatives, and serves on its Contracts Committee. She also maintains our Kindle Tips blog, which is filled with useful tips and tricks for Kindle users, particularly for those in the publishing business.