Byrd Leavell

Byrd Leavell is a literary agent and the co-head of the publishing department at United Talent Agency. Previously he was known as a named partner at the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency.

Career Leavell graduated from the University of Virginia and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. In 2012, he partnered with Scott Waxman to form the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency. Leavell also represents Rob Elliott, whose LOL series has sold more than 2.5 million copies. He also represented the anonymous Dutch novel Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Leavell also represents Cat Marnell, a former Lucky, XoJane and Vice blogger.

In September 2017 he began his employment at UTA.

Over his career, Leavell has frequently been interviewed about publishing trends.

Selected clients According to Publishers Weekly. Tiffany Haddish Rich Paul Jay Chandrasekhar Mark Frauenfelder GloZell Green George Karl Chelsea Handler Larry Charles Drew Magary Cat Marnell Patrick McEnroe Daniel O'Brien John L. Parker, Jr. Carol Moseley Braun Brian Kilmeade Mike Sacks Pete Sampras Scott Sigler Steve Spurrier "Weird Al" Yankovic Guy Raz Adam Savage Mandy Stadtmiller Anthony Sullivan Jorge Cruise Mat Best