The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 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: 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

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Strachan Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Washington, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Jennifer Marie Donahue, Anatoly Molotkov

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Creative Artists Agency

🌍 Location: Washington, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.caa.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Shawn Achor, Sinan Aral, Rick Atkinson, Jack Bogle, Hal Brands, Ian Bremmer

💼 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: 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, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Courtney Maum, Holly Whitaker, Kathleen Grissom, Maggie Shipstead

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Regal Hoffmann & Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://rhaliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Anne Tyler, Audrey Niffenegger, Annie Dillard, Eudora Welty, Ntozake Shange, Nadine Gordimer, Jim Lehrer, Daniel Wallace, Danny Seo, Gregory David Roberts, Isaac Marion, Jonathan Auxier

💼 Agency: Rosecliff Literary

🌍 Location: Washington DC, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submissions should be made via QueryTracker.

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Thriller, Women's Fiction

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Open to queries

💼 Agency: McKinnon Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Simon Doonan, Jessica Abel, Robin D.G. Kelly, Mark Siegel

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Confluence Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Dallas, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

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

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