About me
Julie Stevenson is a literary agent with Massie, McQuilkin & Altman in New York. She represents literary and upmarket fiction, suspense, memoir, graphic novels, narrative nonfiction, young adult fiction. She is drawn to storytelling with unforgettable characters, an authorial command of voice, and a strong sense of narrative tension. She looks for work that both entertains and explores the depths of human experience. She’s agented #1 New York Times bestsellers and books that have won the Pulitzer Prize, the MWA Edgar Award, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Caldecott Honor. Before she became an agent, Julie worked in the editorial departments of Tin House and Publishers Weekly. Julie grew up in Missoula, Montana, and received her bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Some of the most notable books Julie has agented include The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow, and The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai.
Julie is looking to acquire upmarket and literary fiction with spiky protagonists, propulsive storytelling, and unexpected twists, as well as original retellings and capacious family epics. For nonfiction, she gravitates toward intimately told books that interrogate contemporary issues, whether through reportage, memoirs, or essays. Find her online at www.mmqalit.com and on Instagram @juliestevensonpfarr
