​Northstar Literary is a boutique literary agency that supports, advises and represents authors on the best path to publication and partnerships across print, audio and digital publishing programs.

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Winter Stars by Dave Iverson published by Light Messages Publishing
“Michael Croy and Northstar Literary Agency have the vision, expertise, hustle, grit, and stamina that it takes to help writers navigate the slog of publishing. I've been represented by Croy for a decade and he is my personal Jerry McGuire. He fights for my projects with heart, humor, and a passion that is unprecedented in the industry. Simply, I owe my career to him.”​

Todd Smith
Author of Hockey Strong
“Michael has been an enthusiastic friend and supporter, and I've treasured having his experience and friendship in my corner. He partnered with me on three collections ("Fear & Loving in South Minneapolis," "Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s," "Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes: Jim Walsh on music from Minneapolis to the Outer Limits"), and he was a wise and warm counsel throughout every stage of the publishing process. Dude has a huge heart and great instincts and he makes things happen." ​

​Jim Walsh
Author of Bar Yarns and Manic Depressive Mixtapes, Fear and Loving in South Minneapolis, & Gold Experience
​“Michael was such a pleasure to work with on getting my book, Power of Choice, published. He explored every avenue, communicated well and ensured that we were happy with where the book landed. He continues to help us with sales and I would recommend him to anyone hoping to publish a book!”

​Melissa Stockwell
​Author of The Power of Choice
“Michael is a lifelong enthusiast of the Tribe of the Written Word. He lives and breathes books, writers, and their stories.”

​Quinton Skinner
Author of Amnesia Nights & Odd One Out

Meet Michael Croy

Founder, Northstar Literary Agency

Northstar Literary’s owner and principal agent is Michael Croy. Michael has two decades of experience working at both Random House and Simon & Schuster in New York City. After spending a year with a Silicon Valley start-up as vice-president of sales and business development at a digital conversion company he moved on to work for a small press distribution company. Keeping contacts at publishers both small and large allows Northstar to cast a wide net for proposals finding the right fit for your manuscript.