The Best Literary Agents Seeking Biography Submissions

💼 Agency: Serendipity Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.serendipitylit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, African-American, Biography, Historical Fiction, History, Humor, LGBTQ, Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Marilyn Nelson, Lawrence Jackson, Derrick Barnes, Sundee Frazier, Ed Gordon

💼 Agency: William Clark Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://wmclark.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Nonfiction, Fiction, Biography, Business Book, Cookbook, Graphic Novel, History, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Politics, Spirituality, Travel, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Kim Adelman, Jake Adelstein, Cornelia Walker Bailey, James Barrat, Alexa Hampton

💼 Agency: The Knight Agency

🌍 Location: Atlanta, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://knightagency.net/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Romance, Nonfiction, Business Book, Christian, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Biography, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Feminism, History, Humor, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Psychology, Thriller, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Jessica Hatchigan, Cherie Calbom, Elizabeth Mowers, Amanda Renee

💼 Agency: Frances Goldin Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://goldinlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, BIPOC, Biography, History

Previous clients: Jenny Odell, Delia Cai, Kyle Chayka, Jasper Craven, Cody Delistraty, Linda Rui Feng, James Gregor, Courtney Gustafson, Theresa Levitt, Lauren Slater, Ye Chun, Kate Wagner

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💼 Agency: Laura Dail Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.ldlainc.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, LGBTQ, Chick Lit, Fantasy, Narrative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Biography, History, Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Kalyn Josephson, Jon Birger, Lily Chu, Graci Kim, Claire Kann

💼 Agency: Dana Newman Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dananewman.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Sports, Biography, History, Travel

Previous clients: Kevin Hines, Lynne Martin, Caron Butler, Tracee Stanley, Jaime Harrison, Ann Jealous

💼 Agency: The Joy Harris Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.joyharrisliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Action & Adventure, Biography, Children's Book, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Middle Grade, Mystery, Politics, Psychology, Science Fiction, Sports, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Joanna Trollope, Regina McBride, William Cohan, Michelle Latiolais

💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Business Book, History, Thriller

Previous clients: Anne Rice, Jeffrey Eugenides, Joan Didion, Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, Kwame Anthony Appiah

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dclagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Feminism, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality

Previous clients: Mikita Brottman, Andrea Kleine, Mark Oppenheimer, Jean Zimmerman

💼 Agency: The Book Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.thebookgroup.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Spirituality, Biography, Feminism, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Short Story

Previous clients: Selma Blair, Bessel van der Kolk, Elisabeth Egan, Sophie Flack, Patrick Somerville, Erin Gates