About Me

As an agent:

For the past five years, Ernie has represented bestselling, award-winning, and critically-acclaimed authors at Fuse Literary Agency. From hands-on editorial to career coaching to rights management, he believes in open communication, positive collaboration, and maintaining a long-term vision to help his clients achieve successful, sustainable writing careers.

Ernie was selected by Writer's Digest for their 'Annual Agent Roundup' of the "most sought-after and respected literary agents in the business." He was also featured in Writer's Digest's 'Agent Spotlight' Q&A column, and is a regular faculty member of Writer's Digest University's online courses.

Prior to becoming an agent in 2020, Ernie was an assistant literary agent at Fuse, a mentor and communications director for the Pitch Wars writer mentorship program, and a copywriter for a Fortune 500 client.

As a writer:

Ernie enjoys writing character-driven Upmarket & Literary fiction with a touch of the inexplicable. A fan of fabulism and magical realism with literary prose and commercial appeal, his work would sit comfortably alongside authors like David Mitchell, Claire North, and Susanna Clarke, but with a distinctive inner-city vibe.

His short story, The Inn at the Edge of Oz will be published as part of the anthology “Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz” from Stars & Sabers Publishing in 2026. His adult upmarket manuscript, Blacktop Sky, is currently seeking representation.

When his nose isn’t buried in a manuscript, you can find him binge-watching the latest streaming series, browsing the stacks at his local indie bookstore for far too long, and failing miserably to get his kids to laugh at his jokes.

You can also find him messing around on bluesky, instagram, and threads.