Claudia Ballard

About the Agent

Claudia Ballard is a literary agent at WME. She represents a range of award-winning and bestselling fiction and nonfiction writers, including recent or forthcoming books from writers such as: Amy Bloom, Anna Noyes, Andrew Leland, Ben Shattuck, Chloé Cooper Jones, Curtis Sittenfeld, Emma Straub, Emma Törsz, Halle Butler, J Wortham, Jenny Slate, Kiley Reid, Lydia Kiesling, Marie-Helene Bertino, and Zach Williams amongst many others. Originally from Los Angeles, she lives in New York with her family.

Represented authors

• Megan Amram
• Marie-Helene Bertino
• Julie Buntin
• Halle Butler
• Marjorie Celona
• Amelia Gray
• Eddie Joyce
• Charlie Kaufman
• Alexandra Kleeman
• Ben Nugent
• Kiley Reid
• Ben Shattuck
• Emma Straub