The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Middle Grade, Romance

Previous clients: Lindsey Klingele, Alan Gelb, Devi S. Laskar, Genevieve Plunkett, Erin Judge

Open to queries

💼 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

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Graham Maw Christie

🌍 Location: London, GB

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via email

Genres: Humor, Memoir, Nonfiction, Self-Help

Previous clients: Raynor Winn, Helen Villiers, Katie McKenna, Michael Foley, Graeme Tomlinson.

💼 Agency: The Whalen Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Stephanie Bond, Mary McNear, Monica Murphy

Open to queries

💼 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

💼 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

💼 Agency: Aevitas Creative Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Feminism, Humor, LGBTQ, Self-Help

Previous clients: Jon Allen, Amie Parnes, Allan Lichtman, Ratika Kapur, Emma Brown, Ruby Lal

💼 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: BJ Robbins Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Stephen Graham Jones, Nafisa Haji, Renee Swindle, Mary Volmer

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality, Children's Book, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: John Scalzi, Eric Rohmann, Jay Allan, G.A. Aiken, Bill Ferris, Patty Blount

Open to queries