HG Literary is a boutique literary agency, formed by Carrie Hannigan and Josh Getzler in 2011 (then called HSG). Our agents have decades of combined experience in the publishing industry and represent a diverse list of best-selling and award-winning clients.
HG Literary represents a selectively curated, diverse list of authors whose work spans across multiple genres and forms. Our authors are New York Times Best Sellers, prize winners, and have been translated into dozens of languages across the world. Crafting our authors’ careers with intention, we are constantly exploring new opportunities in an ever-growing list of fields, including podcasts, streaming services, and merchandising rights.
HG Literary is proud to represent a diverse group of author-illustrators and illustrators who work within all age ranges from board books to Young Adult. Our illustrators are New York Times bestsellers and have been the recipients of awards such as the Caldecott Medal, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, the John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, as well as many others.
