The Best Literary Agents Seeking Diverse Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Upstart Crow Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Biography, Business Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Psychology, Self-Help, Short Story, Spirituality, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Jacqueline West, Beth Hautala, Adam Smyer, Brian Broome

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💼 Agency: High Line Literary Collective

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Commercial Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Lisa Amowitz, Hannah Sternberg, Kate Bassett, Meg Cannistra

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, Women's Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Zakiya Dalila Harris, J. Nicole Jones, Julia Fine, Katie M. Flynn, Theodore Wheeler

💼 Agency: Talcott Notch Literary Services

🌍 Location: Hartford, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.talcottnotch.net/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Romance, Sports, Young Adult, Biography, Cookbook, Fiction, History, Humor, Psychology, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Ron Franscell, Nancy Holzner, Drew Eric Whitman, Scott Deitche

💼 Agency: Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Biography, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Graphic Novel, History, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Sports

Previous clients: Susan Bordo, Monica Byrne, Mandy Catron, Pratap Chatterjee, Julia Scheeres, Heather O'Neill

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Tolani Akinola, Zaina Arafat, Manuel Aragon, Clare Beams, Jamey Bradbury, Mikki Brammer, Brittany Bronson.

💼 Agency: Thompson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, LGBTQ, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Feminism, History, Nonfiction, Romantasy, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Lisa Leake, Ken Denmead, Tom Hart, Kelle Hampton, Emily Flake, Lani Forbes, Korrie Leer, Jessie L. Star

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Psychology, Romance, Sports, Travel, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Lisa McMann, Sara Zarr, Heather Brewer, Susan RoAne, Suzanne Selfors

💼 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: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://hsgagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, History, LGBTQ, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Brit Bennett, Etaf Rum, John Freeman Gill, K-Ming Chang, Leah Franqui, Melissa Rivero, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

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