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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Historical Fiction Submissions

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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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Brent Taylor

💼 Agency: July First Literary

🌍 Location: Pittsburgh, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Romantasy, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Whitney Gardner, K. D. Halbrook, Louie Zong, Tori Sharp Newbery Honor, Rajani LaRocca, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Aurora Aschor

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Karolina Sutton

💼 Agency: Creative Artists Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.caa.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo, Tara Westover, Malala Yousafzai, Anthony Doerr

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Elisabeth Weed

💼 Agency: The Book Group

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Stephanie Clifford, Charles Finch, Brendan Duffy, Dan Marshall, Susan Meissner

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Pete Knapp

💼 Agency: Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.parkfine.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Daniel Aleman, Julia Drake, Adalyn Grace, Ayana Gray, Sara Holland, Lucy Keating

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Farley Chase

💼 Agency: Chase Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://chaseliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Fantasy, Business Book, Politics, Self-Help, Biography, History, Humor

Previous clients: Alia Volz, Robert Weintraub, Gregory Crough, Gilbert King, Matt Stoller

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Marilyn Biderman

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Susan Aglukark, Cathie Borrie, Corinna Chong, Jjohn Delacourt, Cecil Foster, Lea Love, Robyn Maynard, Kai Check Thom

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Priya Doraswamy

💼 Agency: Lotus Lane Literary

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.lotuslit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Mystery, Thriller, Business Book, Politics, Self-Help, Spirituality, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Nisha Pahuja, Eric LaRocca, Harini Nagendra, Amita Murray, Ovidia Yu

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Elaine Spencer

💼 Agency: The Knight Agency

🌍 Location: Atlanta, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Romance, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Commercial Fiction, Feminism, Biography, Business Book, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, History, LGBTQ, Mystery, New Adult, Politics, Psychology, Romantasy, Spirituality, Sports, Travel

Previous clients: Sara Ackerman, Joy Avery, Dakota Cassidy, Laure Greer, Carlos Evans

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Whitney Ross

💼 Agency: High Line Literary Collective

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Chick Lit, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Susan Dennard, Sarah Henning, Hannah Whitten

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