The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

💼 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, Commercial Fiction

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

💼 Agency: Lucinda Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method:

Genres: Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Jayne Allen, Dan Martell, Dr. Ron Friedman, Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson, Chris Bailey, Michelle Dowd, Scott Shigeoka.

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Cheney Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Raymond Strom, Lawrence Osborne, David Treuer, Lauren Hilger, Ron Rash

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Creative Media Agency, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://cmalit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email or QueryManager

Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Business Book, Chick Lit, Feminism, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Sheila Roberts, Nancy Coco, Theresa Romain, Marin Thomas

💼 Agency: David Black Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Politics, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Previous clients: William G. Boykin, Tom Morrisey, Michele Reiss, Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch

💼 Agency: Creative Artists Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.caa.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Memoir, Young Adult

Previous clients: Chris Cleave, Ian Caldwell, Shonda Rhimes, Kevin Fedarko, Joe McGinniss Jr.

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/john-pearce/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Science Fiction

Previous clients: Richard Wagamese, Kamal Al-Solaylee, Genevieve von Petzinger, Timothy Findley, and others.

💼 Agency: Books & Such Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Francisco, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality

Previous clients: Sheila Wise Rowe, Kate Boyd, Hilary Bernstein

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Erin Crosby-Eckstine, Emmalie Dropkin, Shaina Frazier, Andréa Ferrell Gannon, Danielle Girard, Yeji Yvonne Ham, Elise Hooper, Lina Patton, Jacquie Pham, Sara Sligar, Erin Swan

💼 Agency: Calligraph Literary agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: Zoe Chance, Scott Hershovitz, Patrick Sharkey

Open to queries