The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: The Book Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Humor, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Celeste Ng, Madeline Miller, Alice Sebold, Mia Alvar, Joshua Ferris

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Paper Literary

🌍 Location: London, GB

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Previous clients: Soon Wiley, Sarah Underwood, Melissa Hogenboom

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Memoir, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Jenny Milchman, Miriam Cohen, Ani Katz, Poppy Gee, David Joy

💼 Agency: Jacinta di Mase Management

🌍 Location: Melbourne, AU

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jacintadimase.com.au/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Margot McGovern, Penni Russon, Karen Ginanne, Ben Marshall

💼 Agency: David Black Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biography, Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: William G. Boykin, Tom Morrisey, Michele Reiss, Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch

💼 Agency: Wendy Sherman Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Sports, Business Book, Feminism

Previous clients: Anthony Youn, Nani Power, Gabrielle Korn, Wendy Walker, Marjan Kamali

💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Politics

Previous clients: Olivia Laing, Maggie Nelson, Cathy Park Hong, Elliot Ackerman, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Ramona Ausubel, Rachel Aviv, Wajahat Ali, Namwali Serpe

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Horror, Thriller, Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Karen Benning, Tariq Hussain, Cristina Quintero, Pauline Dakin

💼 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, LGBTQ, Spirituality

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

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Glass Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult

Previous clients: Haylie Pomroy, Chad Kultgen, Matt Bondurant, Jon Cryer, Da Chen, Marcy Dermansky, Jennifer Esposito