Agency
We are honored to represent critically-acclaimed novelist Nettie Jones, whose electric debut novel, Fish Tales—originally acquired by Toni Morrison and published by Random House in 1984—was reissued by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in April 2025.
Learn more about Nettie Jones and Fish Tales here.
Studio
We work with writers to transform manuscripts into award-winning, critically-acclaimed, unforgettable books.
Some books and projects we’ve edited:
Our recent publisher clients include:
A24 Publishing
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Penguin Random House
Feminist Press
The Verge
University of Texas Press
LIBER Review
If you’re interested in working together, please read more about our services and get in touch: hello@hag.fish.
About
Hagfish is a small publisher that reissues out-of-print, hard-to-find books and introduces overlooked contemporary writers to the mainstream. It is also an agency specializing in collaborations with literary estates.
Our publishing is supported by our studio of the same name, which offers a full range of editing services to writers at all stages of their career and practice, and from all backgrounds and experiences. We are completely independent, self-funded, and worker-owned. We are based in Brooklyn, New York.
Read more about Hagfish here.