The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

💼 Agency: DeFiore & Company

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Self-Help

Previous clients: Anne Tyler, Elizabeth Rosner, Marja Mills, Wednesday Martin, Jill Santopolo, Donna Freitas, Walter Dean Myers, Eudora Welty

💼 Agency: Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Feminism, Narrative Nonfiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality, Travel

Previous clients: Ernessa Carter, Linda Clever, Pam Anderson

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Feminism, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality

Previous clients: Mikita Brottman, Andrea Kleine, Mark Oppenheimer, Jean Zimmerman

💼 Agency: Denise Shannon Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Lydia Davis, Francine Prose, Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart

💼 Agency: WME Books

🌍 Location: Washington, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Crime Fiction, History, Politics, Sports

Previous clients: Steph Cha, Kris D'Agostino, Amber Dermont, Michael Chorost

💼 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: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Kim Addonizio, Douglas A. Martin

💼 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, Upmarket Fiction

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

💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

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

💼 Agency: William Morris Endeavor

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, History

Previous clients: Judy Blume, Jill Abramson, Elizabeth Berg, Meg Wolitzer