MITCHELL WATERS

A gray haired man in his 60s in jacket and tie.

MITCHELL WATERS joined Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents in 2019, having previously worked at Curtis Brown for twenty-four years. He represents fiction and non-fiction for adult and young adult markets. Mitchell represents a wide array of literary and commercial fiction, including mysteries, thrillers and suspense, crime, family sagas, LGBTQ+, historical fiction, humor and satire, multi-cultural narratives, upmarket women's fiction, and realistic YA. He has a keen interest in historical/literary mysteries and suspense. He is drawn to voice-driven narratives that are both dark and humorous and he is seeking the next epic LGBTQ+ love story. He would also be happy to discover a contemporary Middlemarch.

What I'm Looking For

Historical fiction, Literary mystery, LGBTQIA+

Sample Titles

THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY, by Natalie Jenner

COUNTING LOST STARS, by Kim van Alkemade

UNDERBURN, by Bill Gaythwaite

Specializes In

FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Family Saga, LGBTQIA+, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery

NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, LGBTQIA+, Health & Fitness, Medical, Memoir

Considers

FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Family Saga, LGBTQIA+, Historical Fiction, Humor/Satire, Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers/Suspense, Young Adult

NONFICTION: LGBTQIA+, Health & Fitness, Medical, Memoir, Pop Culture