The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Nic Yulo, Monica Arnaldo, Ashley Blooms, Kate Hart

💼 Agency: Michelle Kass Associates

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://michellekass.co.uk/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Derek Landy, Patrick Ness, Bridget O'Connor, Robert Farrar, Elizabeth Cook, John Milarky

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💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Jonathan Weisman, Lidia Yuknavitch, Kerry Cohen, Janet Beard

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💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Amy Shearn, Eric Nguyen, Kathleen Glasgow, Erin McGill

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💼 Agency: The Gernert Company

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Previous clients: John Donvan, Ophira Eisenberg, Elizabeth Green, Josh Levin, Caren Zucker

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💼 Agency: Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://skagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Sebastian Junger, Michael Scheuer, Ralph McInerny

💼 Agency: CookeMcDermid

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help

Previous clients: Zoey Leigh Peterson, Tima Kurdi, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, Cathal Kelly

💼 Agency: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston, Lisa See, Mo Yan, Chitra Divakaruni, Shobha Rao, Jasmin Darznik

💼 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, Mystery, Thriller, Cookbook, Memoir, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

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

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💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Tara MacLean, Susan Goldswain, Geoffrey Line, Hannah McKinnon, Michaëlle Jean, Karma Brown,