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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Historical Fiction Submissions

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Lori Steel

💼 Agency: SteelWorks Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Cookbook, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, New Adult, Nonfiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Jilanne Hoffman, Lynn Becker, K.E. Lewis, Mary Cronin, Shelley Jackson, Anna Drury

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Jennie Dunham

💼 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

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Danya Kukafka

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Feminism, New Adult, Psychology, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Erin Crosby-Eckstine, Emmalie Dropkin, Shaina Frazier, Andréa Ferrell Gannon, Danielle Girard, Yeji Yvonne Ham, Elise Hooper, Lina Patton, Jacquie Pham, Sara Sligar, Erin Swan

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Natasha Kern

💼 Agency: Natasha Kern Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality

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

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Barbara Collins Rosenberg

💼 Agency: The Rosenberg Group

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Sports, Biography, Business Book, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Historical Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Catherine Mann, Joanne Rock

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Daniel Lazar

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, LGBTQ, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Hannah Kent, Chandler Baker, Raymond Villareal, Ingrid Law, Jennifer McMahon, Matt Rothschild

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Russell Galen

💼 Agency: Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://querytracker.net/agent/190

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Politics, Romance, Spirituality, Sports, Action & Adventure, Biography, Business Book, Cookbook, History, Middle Grade, Travel

Previous clients: Terry Goodkind, Diana Gabaldon, Norman Spinrad, Mercedes Lackey, Joan Schenkar, Nick Tosches

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Adria Goetz

💼 Agency: KT Literary

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://ktliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Juliann Law, Rebecca Harrison Reed, Amy Nielander

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Amy Collins

💼 Agency: Talcott Notch Literary Services

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Cookbook, Feminism, History, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Memoir, Psychology, Romance, Romantasy, Self-Help, Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients: Trevor Crafts, Nicole Evelina, Khan Wong, Natalie Harnett, Caroline Dunford, Devrie Donalson, Stacey McEwan

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Molly Friedrich

💼 Agency: The Friedrich Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Jane Smiley, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Melissa Bank, Leslie Daniels, Alison Espach

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