Gudrun Hebel was born in 1963 in the Rhineland. She studied Scandinavian studies, Slavic studies, and political science in Berlin. As a student she had various jobs as a freelance journalist for the German Press Agency (dpa), as a translator, a telephone information operator, and in an accounting office. After holding a permanent position at the Beuth publishing company and gaining other work experience as a reviewer and freelance agent, she started her own literary agency.
"Agentur Literatur Gudrun Hebel" has existed since January 1998. It has been located in the "textetage" in Berlin's Kreuzberg district since 2006. 

Agentur Literatur is a literary agency that offers placement and representation services for German authors and provides a communications link between German and Scandinavian publishers.

 Here is a selection of the authors represented by Agentur Literatur:

Christian Duda – Alle seine Entlein (2007, Bajazzo)
Christine Anlauff – Good morning, Lehnitz (2005, G. Kiepenheuer)
Daniel Twardowski – Northumberland (2008, Goldmann)
Gapy Papenburg – Die Spielmacherin (2006, Aufbau)
Gesine Schulz – diverse Titel (Ueberreuter u.a.)
Inge Löhnig – Der Sünde Sold (2008, Ullstein)
Judith Liere – Probezeit (2008, Piper)
Kathrin Gerlof – Teuermanns Schweigen (2008, Aufbau)
Matthias Keidtel – Ein Mann wie Holm (2006,  Rogner & Bernhard, 2008 Goldmann TB); Das Leben geht weiter (2009, Manhattan)

International authors:
Arne Dahl (Piper)
Åsa Nilsonne (Kösel)
Fredrik Sjöberg (Eichborn Berlin)
Jörgen Gaare und Oystein Sjaastad (Oetinger)
Jørgen Jæger (dtv)
Katarina Mazzetti (Piper)
Knud Romer (Suhrkamp)
Lena Einhorn (Heyne)
Liza Marklund (Hoffmann & Campe, Rowohlt)
Ninni Holmqvist (Suhrkamp, Pendo)
Torkel Klingberg (C.H. Beck)

Homepage: www.agentur-literatur.de