The Best Literary Agents Seeking Nonfiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Ladderbird Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Francisco, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Cody Luff, Catherine Adel West, Martin Padgett, M Shelly Connor

Open to queries

💼 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, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Thriller

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

💼 Agency: Empire Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports

Previous clients: Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo, Danny Tepper, Jillian Michaels, Harley Pasternak

💼 Agency: Frances Collin Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Philadelphia, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Rachel Carson, Oliver La Farge, John Williams, Esther Forbes

💼 Agency: Calligraph Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book, Children's Book

Previous clients: Dorian K Bandy, George Black, Elliot Bostwick Davis, David Brendel

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Kimberley Cameron & Associates

🌍 Location: San Francisco, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality

Previous clients: Michael Barrett, Philip Donlay, Kelli Stanley, Merrie Defastano, Susan Shea

💼 Agency: CookeMcDermid

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help

Previous clients: Zoey Leigh Peterson, Tima Kurdi, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, Cathal Kelly

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Purcell Agency, LLC

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Chick Lit, Horror, Memoir

Previous clients: C.H. Armstrong, Tori Kelley

💼 Agency: Nordlyset Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Minneapolis, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Feminism, Memoir, Politics

Previous clients: Erin Braun, Dare DeLano, Paige Towers

💼 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