The Best Literary Agents Seeking Nonfiction Submissions

💼 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: Trident Media Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Rebecca Forster, Sean Lynch, Sean Naylor, Jennifer Coburn

💼 Agency: Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jvnla.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Emily Gray Tedrowe, Dianne Dixon, Catherine Greenman, Stephen Wetta, Ellen Potter

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💼 Agency: Calligraph Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Feminism, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Michelle Horton, Sara Kruzan, Jenny Pentland, Jane L. Rosen

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💼 Agency: Nordlyset Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, African-American, BIPOC, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Theresa MacPhail, Kate Cohen, Leah Katz, Jesse Salvo, Joie Davidow

💼 Agency: New Leaf Literary & Media

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, LGBTQ, Action & Adventure, Business Book, Cookbook, Historical Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Politics, Self-Help, Thriller, Spirituality, Short Story

Previous clients: Meryl Wilsner, Terry Benton, George M. Johnson, Jonas Madden-Connor

💼 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

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💼 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: 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: 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