The Best Literary Agents Seeking Narrative Nonfiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality

Previous clients: Rutger Bregman, Tara Isabella Burton, Bernadine Evaristo, Rebecca Godfrey, Tricia Hersey, Hannah Fry, Claire Keegan, Hari Kunzru, Andrew Smith, Harlan Ellison, Germaine Greer, Alan Hollinghurst, David Kennedy

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💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Anne Rice, Jeffrey Eugenides, Joan Didion, Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, Kwame Anthony Appiah

💼 Agency: Folio Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Feminism

Previous clients: Maureen Ryan, Curtis Chin, Dr. Mariel Buqué, Julie Rodgers, Joél Leon.

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💼 Agency: Ayesha Pande Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, African-American

Previous clients: Ibram X. Kendi, Patricia Engel, Danielle Evans, Matthew Salesses, Lisa Ko.

💼 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

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💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Olivia Laing, Maggie Nelson, Cathy Park Hong, Elliot Ackerman, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Ramona Ausubel, Rachel Aviv, Wajahat Ali, Namwali Serpe

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💼 Agency: Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Jesmyn Ward, Oscar Hijuelos, Dale Maharidge, Tonya Bolden, Dennis Covington

💼 Agency: Calligraph Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Business Book, Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Jennifer Abelson, Leila Ahmed, Jieun Baek, Andrea L. Barber, Daniel Barcia

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💼 Agency: Lucinda Literary

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via online form

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

Previous clients: Julie Fingersh, Olivia Swindler, Michelle Kulwicki

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💼 Agency: Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir

Previous clients: Robin Chotzinoff, Margaret Leslie Davis, Sandi Ault, Kim Boyce