Kirby McCauley was an American literary agent and editor based in New York City.
Education
He attended the University of Minnesota and became a literary agent in the 1970s, soon building a successful agency and representing authors such as Stephen King, Roger Zelazny, and George Railroad Martin, who credits him with helping to launch his writing career.
Career
When King decided to publish some of his new novels under the pen name Richard Bachman, McCauley provided him with a fake author picture that actually showed his own insurance agent, Richard Manuel. In 1975, McCauley chaired the first World Fantasy Convention. He died of renal failure associated with long-term diabetes in August of 2014.