The Best Literary Agents Seeking Nonfiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

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

Previous clients: Sheila Heti, Alissa Nutting, Teddy Wayne, Manohla Dargis, Eleanor Henderson, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Jay Caspian Kang, Carvell Wallace

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💼 Agency: Denise Shannon Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Lydia Davis, Francine Prose, Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart

💼 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

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💼 Agency: Prospect Agency

🌍 Location: Newark, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Picture Book

Previous clients: Liz Goulet Dubois, Aimee Hagerty Johnson, Melissa Coffey, Corey Schwartz

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💼 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

💼 Agency: A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://amheath.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email or online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Action & Adventure

Previous clients: Mari Hannah, David Mark, Julia Chapman, Lauren Beukes

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💼 Agency: Selwa Anthony Author Management Agency

🌍 Location: Sydney, AU

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.selwaanthony.com.au/

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Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir

Previous clients: Tara Moss, Traci Harding, Ian Irvine, J.H. Fletcher, Diane Armstrong

💼 Agency: David Black Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Politics, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Previous clients: William G. Boykin, Tom Morrisey, Michele Reiss, Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch

💼 Agency: Creative Artists Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.caa.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, African-American

Previous clients: Joe Biden, Ken Armstrong, Kamala Harris, Mark Manson, Patricia Lockwood

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💼 Agency: Regal Hoffmann & Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://rhaliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Anne Tyler, Audrey Niffenegger, Annie Dillard, Eudora Welty, Ntozake Shange, Nadine Gordimer, Jim Lehrer, Daniel Wallace, Danny Seo, Gregory David Roberts, Isaac Marion, Jonathan Auxier