Deidre Knight established The Knight Agency in 1996 after working in the entertainment industry. In the years since that time, she has built a dynamic, bestselling client list, placing nearly four hundred titles in a broad range of categories, including romance, women's fiction, personal finance, business, popular culture, African American history, self-help, religion, health, and parenting.

Her recent sales include books placed with Penguin Putnam, Random House, St. Martin's, Warner, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Harlequin/Silhouette, Doubleday, Tyndale, Zondervan, Bethany House, and WaterBrook. Deidre's clients have appeared on all the major bestseller lists, including the New York Times, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, CBA, and LA Times Bestseller Lists, as well as Amazon.com's Hot 100 List.

Her authors have won countless awards, including the coveted RITA, the Gold Medallion, the Walden Books Award for Best New Author, and many others. She belongs to The Association of Authors' Representatives and Romance Writers of America. A native Atlantan, Deidre is listed in Who's Who in the Southeast and in Who's Who in America.

Judson Knight joined Deidre and Pamela in 2003 as business manager and Vice President of The Knight Agency. A professional writer since 1990, he has published more than a dozen books on history, music, and science and contributed to hundreds of reference volumes. He has edited or co-written numerous other works and is currently writing a supernatural thriller. As Deidre's husband, Judson has been involved in The Knight Agency from its inception.

Pamela Harty joined The Knight Agency in the summer of 2000, and has placed more than one hundred titles in a broad range of categories, including health, parenting, southern history, African American interest, business, romance, children's, and Christian living. Recent sales include books to Penguin Putnam, Warner, BET, Harlequin/Silhouette, Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, InterVarsity Press, McGraw Hill, Broadman & Holman, Chicago Review Press, Free Spirit Publishing, Fleming Revell/Baker, and Westminster John Knox.

She brings to the agency a successful sales background combined with a genuine love of books. Says Pamela, "Agenting is my dream job. I get to read for a living while working with incredibly talented people in a competitive and challenging industry." Pamela serves as The Knight Agency's Vice President of Sales, and belongs to the Association of Authors' Representatives and Romance Writers of America.

Over the course of her dynamic career she has sold over six hundred titles to every major publisher, and has built a client list of more than forty authors spanning the commercial fiction genres, primarily in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, suspense and erotica. Her authors have been honored with the RITA, National Readers' Choice Award, the Golden Heart, and the Romantic Times Reader’s Choice, and have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. A publishing veteran, Lucienne has superb industry knowledge, numerous editor relationships, and a keen understanding of the foreign rights market. She is a member of the Association of Authors Representatives, RWA, MWA and SFWA.

Elaine Spencer joined The Knight Agency in September of 2005 to manage our continual onslaught of queries and submissions. She acts as the liaison between clients, publishers, and agents as Manuscript Coordinator and an Associate Agent here at TKA. With a strong background in both comparative literature and economics at the University of Georgia , she has experience with legal contracts and executive management, as well as writing, editing, and publishing. Consistently producing strong results with a high degree of integrity, dedication, and efficiency, Elaine is a perfect addition to the TKA powerhouse.

Nephele Tempest joined The Knight Agency in January of 2005, opening the new Los Angeles office which will handle many of the agency's film deals and other media adaptations. Nephele brings the benefits of diverse experience, with a background that includes work in publishing (for Simon and Schuster), sales, and writing, both freelance and in a corporate environment. A lifelong book lover, she says that the best way to her heart is a terrific story, well-told. She enjoys working with talented writers to hone their skills and get their stories out into the marketplace. Nephele belongs to the Association of Authors' Representatives and Romance Writers of America.

Jamie Pritchett joined The Knight Agency in July of 2006. As The Knight Agency’s Account Manager, with years of experience in customer service and a strong grasp of contracts and bookkeeping, Jamie is a perfect addition to TKA. She is also the go to person on the agency team for all financial matters.