The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions

💼 Agency: John Hawkins & Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jhalit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Horror, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Gregory Maguire, Cecilia Samartin, Ann Cleeves

💼 Agency: Neighborhood Literary

🌍 Location: Philadelphia, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com/about

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Nonfiction, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients: K. Ancrum, Jill Baguchinsky, Rose Black, Erica Cameron, Mike Chen, Rin Chupeco

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Erin Crosby-Eckstine, Emmalie Dropkin, Shaina Frazier, Andréa Ferrell Gannon, Danielle Girard, Yeji Yvonne Ham, Elise Hooper, Lina Patton, Jacquie Pham, Sara Sligar, Erin Swan

💼 Agency: Lowenstein Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, BIPOC, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: M.C. Beaton, Ishmael Reed, Cordelia Fine, Carla Harris

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult

Previous clients: Kevin Brockmeier, Marisa de los Santos, Paul Reyes, Gwendolen Gross, Maggie Pouncey

💼 Agency: Creative Artists Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.caa.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Memoir, Young Adult

Previous clients: Chris Cleave, Ian Caldwell, Shonda Rhimes, Kevin Fedarko, Joe McGinniss Jr.

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Full Circle Literary

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel

Previous clients: Emery Lord, Anna-Marie McLemore, Aisha Saeed, Tirzah Price, David Bowles

💼 Agency: The Lotts Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Stephen King, Robin Hobb, George R.R. Martin, Larry Niven, R. Scott Bakker, Maria Lima, Cinda Williams Chima, HH The Dalai Lama

💼 Agency: William Clark Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://wmclark.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Fiction

Previous clients: Kim Adelman, Jake Adelstein, Cornelia Walker Bailey, James Barrat, Alexa Hampton

Open to queries

💼 Agency: KT Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://ktliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, African-American, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Angela Ahn, Aashna Avachat, Michal Babay, V.T. Bidania, Fleur Bradley, Nick Brooks, Christine Calella, Melissa Capriglione, Doug Cenko, Laura Dalesandro, Vera Greentea, Shelli R. Johannes, Sydney Langford, Carolyn Lê