The Best Literary Agents Seeking Nonfiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Folio Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality, Sports, Biography, History

Previous clients: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Laura Prepon, Bill Russell, Dan Abrams, Gregg Allman

💼 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, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Carla Power, Allegra Hyde, Emiko Jean, SJ Sindu

💼 Agency: Laura Dail Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.ldlainc.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, LGBTQ, Chick Lit, Fantasy, Narrative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Biography, History, Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Kalyn Josephson, Jon Birger, Lily Chu, Graci Kim, Claire Kann

💼 Agency: Open Book Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.openbooklit.com/home

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Narrative Nonfiction, Crime Fiction, LGBTQ, Diverse Fiction, Nonfiction, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Christiana Doucette, Francis Morella, Andrea Shapiro, Kate Allen Fox

💼 Agency: WME Books

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Thriller, Mystery

Previous clients: Quentin Tarantino, Tom Clancy, Joy Fielding, Roxane van Iperen, Amy Sedaris, Joy Fielding, Astrid Holleeder, Heike Faller

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/john-pearce/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography, History, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Travel, Young Adult

Previous clients: Richard Wagamese, Kamal Al-Solaylee, Genevieve von Petzinger, Timothy Findley, and others.

💼 Agency: Calligraph Literary agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, Narrative Nonfiction, Psychology, Travel

Previous clients: Zoe Chance, Scott Hershovitz, Patrick Sharkey

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/meg-wheeler/

📣 Preferred contact method: Send queries to submissions@wcaltd.com and specify the agent in the subject line.

Genres: Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Thriller, Memoir, Politics, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Mark Abley, Michael Adams, Caroline Adderson, Anar Ali, Kamal Al-Solaylee

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💼 Agency: Red Fox Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Only considering submissions through industry referrals or conferences.

Genres: Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Fiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Carolyn Crimi, R. W. Alley, Brad Sneed, Beth Anderson

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Daniel Sherrell, Alicia Puglionesi, Daisy Pitkin, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi