The Best Literary Agents Seeking 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

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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, History, Politics

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

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror, Fiction, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Mark Sampson, Kathleen Doughty, Genoveva Dimova

💼 Agency: Starling Literary + Media

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Horror, Mystery, Picture Book, Cookbook, Fiction, Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, History, New Adult, Romantasy, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Tiffany Brownlee, Heather Powell, Shondra Walker, Carol Williams

💼 Agency: William Morris Endeavor

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Stephen Chbosky, Yaa Gyasi, James Frey, Edward P. Jones, Phil Klay, Jhumpa Lahiri

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Tolani Akinola, Zaina Arafat, Manuel Aragon, Clare Beams, Jamey Bradbury, Mikki Brammer, Brittany Bronson.

💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Jess Arndt, Gabriella Burnham, Arabelle Sicardi, Yrsa Daley-Ward

💼 Agency: Root Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Middle Grade, Horror, Picture Book, Fiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: A.K. Larkwood, Claire Eliza Bartlett, K.A. Doore, Emily Tesh, Rachel Hoffman

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💼 Agency: Dunham Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Action & Adventure, Biography, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart, Mark Bowden, Tod Goldberg, Margaret McMullan

💼 Agency: Embolden Media Group

🌍 Location: Orlando, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Christian, Self-Help, Spirituality, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Business Book, Memoir, Psychology

Previous clients: Faith Brooks, John Eckhardt, Freddi Williams Evans, Sharon Norris Elliott, Sophia Ruffin