Offering individual focus and a global reach, literary agent WILLIAM CLARK represents serious narrative nonfiction, select literary and upmarket fiction, and illustrated books with cultural authority by authors whose work combines narrative force, intellectual rigor, and a distinct point of view. He is especially drawn to biography, history, politics and public life, music, architecture, art and design, food and culinary culture, memoir with a larger lens, cultural criticism, counterculture, and place-based writing.

Clients include award-winning and bestselling authors, as well as chefs, musicians, designers, artists, and authors in translation. The agency works closely with writers to discover, develop, position, and sustain enduring careers across publishing, film, television, audio, and digital media.

In addition to selling directly in all English language markets, William Clark Associates sells translation rights directly in most European countries and through corresponding agents in Asia, and other territories worldwide. The agency also works with trusted partners in editorial development, media training, lecture booking, marketing support, and public relations.