The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

💼 Agency: David Higham Literary Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.davidhigham.co.uk

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Diana Wynne Jones, Richard Adams, Nick Butterworth, Jonathan Stroud, Alix Nathan

Open to queries

💼 Agency: WME Books

🌍 Location: Washington DC, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: Neal Katyal, David Greene, Elise Wu, Julianna Haubner

Open to queries

💼 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

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.

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Wendy Sherman Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports

Previous clients: Anthony Youn, Nani Power, Gabrielle Korn, Wendy Walker, Marjan Kamali

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Romance, Thriller, Chick Lit, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, New Adult

Previous clients: Rosie Walsh, Lauren Ho, Randall Klein, Alexandra Borowitz, Katie Heaney

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Creative Artists Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.caa.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo, Tara Westover, Malala Yousafzai, Anthony Doerr

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Vicky Bijur Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, LGBTQ, Memoir, Nonfiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Laura Lippman, Lisa Genova, James Sallis, Christina Shea, Margaret Maron

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Carol Mann Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://carolmannagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Politics

Previous clients: Jermaine Dupri, Samantha Marshall, Lauren Winner, Morris Dees, Roy Rowan

Open to queries

💼 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, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Spirituality, Sports

Previous clients: Mitch Albom, Erik Larson, David Kidder, Jenny Sanford, Noah Oppenheim

💼 Agency: Susan Rabiner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Nate Silver, Alison Bechdel, Martha Nussbaum, Marya Hornbacher