Virginia Barber

Virginia Barber became a literary agent in 1971 and opened her own agency in 1974. Among the authors she represented have been Rosellen Brown, Andrew Delbanco, James Dodson, Sue Monk Kidd, Peter Mayle, Alice Munro, David Nasaw, Anita Shreve, and Anne Rivers Siddons. She has served on the Board and as President of Women’s Media Group and on the Boards of Literacy Partners, Duke University Libraries, and Poets and Writers.

Published in VQR

• An Appreciation of Alice Munro, Summer 2006