The Best Literary Agents Seeking Narrative Nonfiction Submissions

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Humor

Previous clients: William Alexander, John Grogan, Peter Brannen, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Yumi Sakugawa, Saul Austerlitz, Nathalia Holt, Melissa L. Sevigny

Open to queries

💼 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: Union Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Nonfiction, Politics, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients: Kim Barnes, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Kaylie Jones, Lottie Moggach

Open to queries

💼 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

💼 Agency: Thompson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, LGBTQ, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics

Previous clients: Lisa Leake, Ken Denmead, Tom Hart, Kelle Hampton, Emily Flake, Lani Forbes, Korrie Leer, Jessie L. Star

💼 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: The Joy Harris Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Joanna Trollope, Regina McBride, William Cohan, Michelle Latiolais

💼 Agency: First Forays

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: https://firstforays.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book

Previous clients: Shirish Thorat, Aashish Gupta, Lata Gwalani, Sheba Ghosh, Abhimanyu Jamwal

💼 Agency: Andrea Brown Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Kirsten W. Larson, Emily Martin, Tami Charles, Katy Tanis

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Idea Architects

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Spirituality

Previous clients: Jane Goodall, John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Bonnie Wan