The Team of Agence Hoffman
Agence Hoffman is representing a diverse list of international publishers and agencies, notably from the Anglophone world in the German market. Our agents Uwe Neumahr, Andrea Wildgruber, Lisa Neunobel, Jouli Yono and Janou Dittmer are experts at finding the perfect publishing house for our clients’ books. We also look after German authors. Our expertise and interests range from literary to commercial fiction, and non-fiction to Children’s and YA. We offer great editorial know-how, and a longstanding experience in developing and placing manuscripts as well as contract management. Our great relations to both national and international publishers guarantee our clients a competent counsel and support at every step of the publishing process.
Andrea Wildgruber
After studying German and Italian Literature, Andrea Wildgruber worked for many years as an editor and publishing director at a big publishing company. In 2010, she became the director and in 2013 the owner of Agence Hoffman.
a.wildgruber(at)agencehoffman.de
Dr. Uwe Neumahr
Holding a PHD in Literature, Uwe Neumahr first worked as an agent and editor for another agency before joining Agence Hoffman in 2013. He looks after both international clients and German authors.
u.neumahr(at)agencehoffman.de
Jouli Yono
While studying German and English literature and culture in Saarbrücken and Limerick, Jouli Yono worked in book retail for many years. After being a trainee at Agence Hoffman she now represents German and international projects in adult and children's/young adult books.
j.yono(at)agencehoffman.de
Janou Dittmer
Janou Dittmer studied German Literature and Sociology in Leipzig and worked in book retail. After two years at C.H.Beck Literatur, she joined Agence Hoffman in 2025, where she represents international and German projects in adult and children’s/young adult books.
j.dittmer@agencehoffman.de
Thalia Döring
Thalia Döring earned her master’s degree in comparative literature at LMU Munich. After several years working as a bookseller, she joined Agence’s contract management team in July 2025.
t.doering@agencehoffman.de
Sylvie Zimmermann
Starting to work for Agence Hoffman during her studies, Sylvie Zimmermann is responsible for royalty payments.
s.zimmermann(at)agencehoffman.de
Lisa Neunobel
Lisa Neunobel studied German Literature and Book Science in Munich and completed her studies with a master's degree in Book and Media Research. During her studies, she worked in the press office of Ludwig Maximilian University and as a working student at Agence Hoffman. After completing her traineeship at the agency, she now works as an agent and also manages contracts.
l.neunobel(at)agencehoffman.de
Conny Schoop
Conny Schoop earned her master’s degree in German and American Literature in Berlin and Denmark. For over a decade, she worked as a freelance translator and eventually as an editor for movie subtitles. In early 2023, Conny joined the Agence Hoffman’s royalty department and is responsible for tax exemptions and the Agence’s archive.
c.schoop(at)agencehoffman.de
AGENCE HOFFMAN – THEN AND NOW
Originally stemming from Saint Petersburg, Michael Hoffman founded the Agency in Paris in 1935, after the national socialist regime in Berlin had made it impossible for him to continue his editorial work in Berlin. Paris then was, as it is today, the center of literary life in France, and Michael Hoffman – young, multilingual and with a fervent interest in literature – soon established close relationships with authors such as Erich Kästner, Iwan Bunin, Henry Miller, John Steinbeck, to name but a few. To this day, Agence Hoffman represents the worldrights to most of Henry Miller’s works as well as other modern classics. After Michael Hoffman’s death in 1971, his sons Boris and George took over the agency.
Founded by Michael Hoffman in 1959 in the ever expanding rights market, Agence Hoffman Munich is one of the oldest and best established literary agencies in the German market. Until 1989, the Agence was directed by Dagmar Henne, followed by Ursula Bender until 2010, when Andrea Wildgruber took over first as director, and in 2013 as the sole owner of the Munich Agency.