The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: David M. Carroll, Sharon Naylor, Kimberly Killion, Joy Nash, Elizabeth Pantley, Susan Shapiro Barash

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Friedrich Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Thriller, Commercial Fiction, Mystery

Previous clients: Elizabeth Strout, Robin Epstein, Jessica Khoury, William Ritter, Josh Sundquist, Alexandra Oliva

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Bukowski Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Memoir

Previous clients: Alan Bradley, Lori Lansens, George Bowering, Frank Koller, Kevin Armstrong, Judy Fong Bates, Anita Rau Badami

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism

Previous clients: June Hur, Diana Biller, Kelsy Burke, June Hur, Nancy Jooyoun Kim

💼 Agency: The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality, Children's Book, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: John Scalzi, Eric Rohmann, Jay Allan, G.A. Aiken, Bill Ferris, Patty Blount

Open to queries

💼 Agency: United Talent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

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

Previous clients: Maggie O'Farrell, Deborah Gruenfeld, Lynn Coady, Vincent Lam, David Leonhardt

💼 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, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Ijeoma Olua, Morgan Rhoes, Tayari Jones

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Howland Literary, LLC

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

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

Previous clients: Scott Cheshire, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Carmiel Banasky, Julian Tepper

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jvnla.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Emily Gray Tedrowe, Dianne Dixon, Catherine Greenman, Stephen Wetta, Ellen Potter

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

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

Previous clients: Sheila Heti, Alissa Nutting, Teddy Wayne, Manohla Dargis, Eleanor Henderson, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Jay Caspian Kang, Carvell Wallace

Open to queries