The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Middle Grade, Romance

Previous clients: Lindsey Klingele, Alan Gelb, Devi S. Laskar, Genevieve Plunkett, Erin Judge

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💼 Agency: CookeMcDermid

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help

Previous clients: Zoey Leigh Peterson, Tima Kurdi, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, Cathal Kelly

💼 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: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Graphic Novel, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Patrick O'Brien, James Rallison, Joe Dator, Marilyn Daigle

💼 Agency: WLA Books

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: John Daly, David Faber, Stephan Talty, Jon Wertheim, Bruce Arians, Novak Djokovic, Martin Sheen, Lindsay Lohan

💼 Agency: Jacinta di Mase Management

🌍 Location: Melbourne, AU

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jacintadimase.com.au/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, #ownvoices, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Margot McGovern, Penni Russon, Karen Ginanne, Ben Marshall

💼 Agency: BJ Robbins Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Stephen Graham Jones, Nafisa Haji, Renee Swindle, Mary Volmer

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💼 Agency: Wolf Literary Services

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.wolflit.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through Query Manager

Genres: Feminism, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Briohny Doyle, Omar Sakr, Ainslie Hogarth, Gina Rushton, Ruby Hamad

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: David Wroblewski, Susan Straight, Susie Steiner, Hallie Rubenhold, Tanaz Bhathena

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💼 Agency: Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir

Previous clients: Laura Wright, Mary Balogh, Advaita Kala