About the Agent
Peter Steinberg joined United Talent Agency (UTA) in 2021, coming from Fletcher & Company, where he had been since 2019, and prior to that, Foundry Literary + Media. He has represented numerous New York Times bestsellers, including three #1 New York Times bestsellers. His clients have been nominated for or awarded the Edgar Award, the Pulitzer Prize, The Story Prize, The Paris Review Discovery Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and National Book Awards. Most recently, Nina de Gramont's *The Christie Affair* was selected for Reese's Book Club, and Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's *The Undocumented Americans* was a finalist for the National Book Award. His list includes commercial and literary fiction, sci-fi and fantasy, narrative non-fiction, memoir, self-help, history, true crime, pop culture, humor, and sports. Steinberg is a graduate of NYU film school and worked briefly in the film business before becoming a literary agent.
Represented Authors
- David Bajo
- Ada Calhoun
- Cathy Day
- Nina De Gramont
- Keith Donohue
- Tim Gunn
- Max Ludington
- Drew Perry
- Alicia Silverstone
- Brad Watson
Last updated in directory: 6/15/2026

