The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Clara Bensen, Lucie Britsch, Julie Carrick Dalton, Gerta Keller, Rheea Mukherjee

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help

Previous clients: Larry D. Rosen, Jenny Hart, A. J. Hartley, Christie Matheson

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Children's Book, Fantasy, Memoir, Young Adult

Previous clients: John McWhorter, Louis Bayard, Matt Siegel, Lisa Napoli

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Nelson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Denver, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Chick Lit, LGBTQ, Action & Adventure, Horror, Romance

Previous clients: Marie Lu, Josh Malerman, Courtney Milan, Gail Carriger, Hugh Howey, Ally Carter

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Spirituality

Previous clients: Richard Paul Evans, Rachel Maddow, Matt Richtel, Hannah Gadsby, Shankar Vedantam

💼 Agency: Sara Crowe Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Romance, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Nina Lacour, Erin Entrada Kelly, Amy Rose Capetta, Kate Pentecost

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Gabrielle Zevin, David Mitchell, Jeanine Cummins, Matthew Quick, Rye Curtis

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Jill Grinberg Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: John Green, Anna Dewdney

💼 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

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Howard Morhaim Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Brittany Gibbons

Open to queries