The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

💼 Agency: Upstart Crow Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Biography, Business Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Psychology, Self-Help, Short Story, Spirituality, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Jacqueline West, Beth Hautala, Adam Smyer, Brian Broome

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Story, Biography, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Aimee Bender, Alice Sebold, Peter Mountford, Jean Thompson, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer

💼 Agency: Natasha Kern Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality

Previous clients: Tamera Alexander, Jody Hedlund, Kristi Ann Hunter, Kathleen Fuller, Beth Wiseman, Lynn Austin, Terri Blackstock, Maggie Brendan, Margaret Brownley, Heidi Chiavaroli, Pamela Clare, Amy Clipston, Mary Connealy, Zuri Day, Melanie Dickerson

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, History, Mystery, Sports, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Dan Vyleta, Steven Sherrill, Karen Bao, Stephen Dyer, Jonah Lisa Dyer

💼 Agency: Watson, Little Ltd

🌍 Location: London, GB

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Sports, History, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Sue Armstrong, Tice Cin, Sarah Gristwood, Lauren Mackay, P.K. Lynch, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Catherine Balaq, Alice Bell, Maurice J Casey, Kit Chapman

💼 Agency: Don Congdon Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Women's Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Diverse Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Kathryn Stockett, Rachel Weaver, Ellen Gilchrist, Amy Belding Brown, Rachel Louise Snyder

💼 Agency: Spencerhill Associates

🌍 Location: Tampa, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Action & Adventure, Biography, Chick Lit, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Denny S. Bryce, Kristie Wolf, Misty Waters, Mary Behre

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Humor

Previous clients: William Alexander, John Grogan, Peter Brannen, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Yumi Sakugawa, Saul Austerlitz, Nathalia Holt, Melissa L. Sevigny

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💼 Agency: Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Biography, Business Book, History, Humor, Mystery, Sports, Travel

Previous clients: Margaret Wise Brown, Adrienne Rich, Juan González, James Kugel, Robert Tsai

💼 Agency: Donald Maass Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://maassagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Action & Adventure, Biography, Business Book, Chick Lit, Feminism, Graphic Novel, History, Humor, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Nonfiction, Politics, Psychology, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Robert McCammon, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ada Palmer, Amy Alkon