The Best Literary Agents Seeking Biography Submissions

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Business Book, Crime Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Previous clients: Colin Broderick, David Morrell, Scott Hamilton, Michele R. McPhee, Anne Stuart, Mary Ann Esposito

💼 Agency: The Bindery Agency

🌍 Location: Denver, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Feminism, LGBTQ, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help, Spirituality, Business Book, Cookbook, Humor, Biography, History, Psychology, Travel

Previous clients: Ally Henny, Dr. Laura E. Anderson, Toni Collier, Alma Zaragoza-Petty, Jeanine Amapola

💼 Agency: Hill Nadell Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Cookbook, Action & Adventure, Biography, Business Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Historical Fiction, History, LGBTQ, Mystery, Psychology, Short Story, Sports, Thriller, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: David Foster Wallace, Antonya Nelson, Lynn Schooler, Richard Polsky, Kate Racculia

💼 Agency: The Bent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Memoir, Biography, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: Kevin J. Anderson, Howard Bloom, L.D. Crichton, John Kessel

💼 Agency: Denise Shannon Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://deniseshannonagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Politics

Previous clients: Lydia Davis, Francine Prose, Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart

💼 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

Open to queries

💼 Agency: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Business Book, Children's Book, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Middle Grade, Politics, Psychology, Short Story, Spirituality, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Tara M. Stringfellow, Rosalie Knecht, Debra Jo Immergut, Melissa Coss Aquino, Fernando A. Flores, Sonora Jha

💼 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: Dunham Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Action & Adventure, Biography, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart, Mark Bowden, Tod Goldberg, Margaret McMullan

💼 Agency: United Talent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Chick Lit, History, Politics, Sports, Travel, Young Adult

Previous clients: Maggie O'Farrell, Deborah Gruenfeld, Lynn Coady, Vincent Lam, David Leonhardt

Open to queries