The Best Literary Agents Seeking Commercial Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: DeFiore & Company

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Anne Tyler, Elizabeth Rosner, Marja Mills, Wednesday Martin, Jill Santopolo, Donna Freitas, Walter Dean Myers, Eudora Welty

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💼 Agency: Robin Straus Agency, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Sheila Kohler, Alexander McCall Smith, Eva Scrivo, Joshua Rubenstein, Brian Aldiss, Antony Beevor, Don DeLillo

💼 Agency: A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://amheath.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email or online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Action & Adventure

Previous clients: Mari Hannah, David Mark, Julia Chapman, Lauren Beukes

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💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/rene-kooiker

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Thriller, Women's Fiction

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💼 Agency: CookeMcDermid

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Politics

Previous clients: Cherie Dimaline, John Irving, Marsha Skrypuch, Lilian Nattel

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Chuck Wendig, Paul Cornell, Kelli Stanley, Joelle Charbonneau, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Sarah St.Vincent

💼 Agency: Curtis Brown Australia

🌍 Location: Sydney, AU

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.curtisbrown.com.au/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Children's Book, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Jared Thomas, Joanna Nell, Sara Foster, Gabriel Bergmoser

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Nic Yulo, Monica Arnaldo, Ashley Blooms, Kate Hart

💼 Agency: Natasha Kern Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Tamera Alexander, Jody Hedlund, Kristi Ann Hunter, Kathleen Fuller, Beth Wiseman, Lynn Austin, Terri Blackstock, Maggie Brendan, Margaret Brownley, Heidi Chiavaroli, Pamela Clare, Amy Clipston, Mary Connealy, Zuri Day, Melanie Dickerson

💼 Agency: Zeitgeist Agency

🌍 Location: Sydney, AU

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Romance

Previous clients: Sophie Hardcastle, Lech Blaine, Dawn Parker