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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

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Scott Miller

💼 Agency: Trident Media Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Rebecca Forster, Sean Lynch, Sean Naylor, Jennifer Coburn

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Amy O’Shea

💼 Agency: Graham Maw Christie

🌍 Location: London, GB

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via email

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Politics

Previous clients: Katie Hodgetts, Jo Millington

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John Rudolph

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Humor, Commercial Fiction, History

Previous clients: Rachele Alpine, Steven Cordero, Shandy Lawson, Adam Lazarus, August McLaughlin

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Elyse Cheney

💼 Agency: The Cheney Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://cheneyassoc.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Biography, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Dave Eggers, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Carol Leonnig, Phil Rucker, Masha Gessen, Reza Aslan, Manning Marable, Adelle Waldman, Julia Pierpont, Mark Owen, Mark Leibovich, Gayle Lemmon, Josh Foer, Scott Kelly, Lauren Collins.

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Zoë Pagnamenta

💼 Agency: Calligraph Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.calligraphlit.com/agents

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Literary Fiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Biography, Fiction, History

Previous clients: Hisham Matar, Edmund de Waal, Stephen Greenblatt, Prentis Hemphill, Adam Nicolson, Priya Parker, Tom Vanderbilt

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Eugenie Furniss

💼 Agency: 42 Management & Production

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.42mp.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Crime Fiction, Politics, Biography, Business Book, History, Humor

Previous clients: Clare Balding, Catherine Bailey, Jessica Fellowes, Emily Maitlis, Matthew Reilly

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Emma Patterson

💼 Agency: Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, History, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Patrick Arden, Louise Aronson, Rita Mae Brown, Kim Church

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Carrie Howland

💼 Agency: Howland Literary, LLC

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, LGBTQ, Politics, Psychology, Romance, Self-Help, Short Story, Spirituality, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Scott Cheshire, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Carmiel Banasky, Julian Tepper

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Ashley Lopez

💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.mmqalit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Thriller

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Andrew Lownie

💼 Agency: Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.andrewlownie.co.uk//

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, History

Previous clients: Cathy Glass, Casey Watson, Joe Holliday, John Heale

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