# Aevitas Creative Management

> Aevitas Creative Management is a privately held, New York-headquartered literary agency formed in 2016 by the merger of Kuhn Projects and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth. Its more than 50 agents represent authors, artists, thinkers, public figures and literary estates, while in-house teams handle foreign, audio, film and television rights; the firm also offers original content development and strategic communications consulting. Its expansion into London, Paris and Barcelona, plus a 2025 development pact with Sony Pictures, shows a business designed to carry intellectual property well beyond a book deal.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** David Kuhn (Co-CEO and founding managing partner), Todd Shuster (Co-CEO and founding managing partner), Esmond Harmsworth (President and founding managing partner)
- **Products:** Literary representation, Subsidiary rights, Film and television rights, Aevitas Entertainment, Strategic communications and original content
- **Notable:** Grew from more than 20 agents in three US cities at launch to more than 50 agents across New York, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Detroit, Nashville, Atlanta, London, Paris and Barcelona., Represents clients whose honors include Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, a Nobel Peace Prize, Guggenheim Fellowships and Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Academy awards., Represented books adapted as Wild, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Midnight Sky, The Beanie Bubble, My Lady Jane and other film, television and documentary projects.

## Products & services

- **Literary representation** — Agent-led editorial development, submission strategy, deal negotiation and long-term career management for fiction, nonfiction, children's books and illustrated work.
- **Subsidiary rights** — In-house and partner-led sales of foreign-language, audio, book-club, large-print and other secondary rights.
- **Film and television rights** — Packaging, development and sales of dramatic rights in collaboration with talent agencies, producers, studios, networks and streamers.
- **Aevitas Entertainment** — The production arm whose projects receive a first look under the 2025 Sony Pictures relationship.
- **Strategic communications and original content** — Advisory and content-development work for business, political and cultural leaders, institutions, brands and estates.

## Achievements

- Grew from more than 20 agents in three US cities at launch to more than 50 agents across New York, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Detroit, Nashville, Atlanta, London, Paris and Barcelona.
- Represents clients whose honors include Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, a Nobel Peace Prize, Guggenheim Fellowships and Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Academy awards.
- Represented books adapted as Wild, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Midnight Sky, The Beanie Bubble, My Lady Jane and other film, television and documentary projects.
- Built a UK operation through combinations with independent agencies and agents, including Toby Mundy Associates, Brotherstone Creative Management and The Viney Agency.
- Secured an overall film and television development relationship with Sony Pictures in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Nine Aevitas agents participated in AWP's 2026 Writer to Agent program, reviewing applications from registered conference attendees for prospective client meetings.
- **2025-07** — Sony Pictures announced a film and television development relationship with Aevitas, including a first look at Aevitas Entertainment projects.
- **2025-01** — Paris-based agent Julie Finidori joined the ACM UK team, extending the agency's on-the-ground European presence.
- **2024-10** — ACM UK entered the Frankfurt Book Fair with ten full-time agents plus a subsidiary-rights director after several independent agents and agencies joined the group.
- **2024-06** — The Viney Agency merged with ACM UK.
- **2023-11** — Brotherstone Creative Management joined Aevitas Creative Management UK.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aevitascreative.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aevitas-creative-management
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AevitasCreative
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aevitas_creative/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AevitasCreative/

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