The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions

💼 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, African-American, BIPOC, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Hari Ziyad, Susan Bernhard, William Dameron, Precious Brady Davis

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, LGBTQ, Spirituality

Previous clients: Richard Paul Evans, Rachel Maddow, Matt Richtel, Hannah Gadsby, Shankar Vedantam

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💼 Agency: Aevitas Creative Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Feminism, Politics, LGBTQ, Biography, History, Psychology

Previous clients: Adam Chandler, Amelia Possanza, Anjali Sachdeva, Ann Morgan, Antonia Malchik, Ayanna Howard, Baz Dreisinger, Becky Ferreira, Charlotte Rixon, Claire Evans, Daniel M. Davis, Doma Mahmoud, Eliese Colette Goldbach

💼 Agency: WME Books

🌍 Location: Washington, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Crime Fiction, History, Politics, Sports

Previous clients: Steph Cha, Kris D'Agostino, Amber Dermont, Michael Chorost

💼 Agency: United Talent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Chick Lit, History, Politics, Sports, Travel, Young Adult

Previous clients: Maggie O'Farrell, Deborah Gruenfeld, Lynn Coady, Vincent Lam, David Leonhardt

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/john-pearce/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography, History, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Travel, Young Adult

Previous clients: Richard Wagamese, Kamal Al-Solaylee, Genevieve von Petzinger, Timothy Findley, and others.

💼 Agency: Frances Goldin Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://goldinlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, BIPOC, Biography, History

Previous clients: Jenny Odell, Delia Cai, Kyle Chayka, Jasper Craven, Cody Delistraty, Linda Rui Feng, James Gregor, Courtney Gustafson, Theresa Levitt, Lauren Slater, Ye Chun, Kate Wagner

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💼 Agency: Bresnick Weil Literary Agency, LLC

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Biography, History, Politics, Psychology, Travel

Previous clients: John Leland, Will Hermes, RJ Smith, Terry McDermott, Ellis Weiner, Steven Kotler

💼 Agency: JABberwocky Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://awfulagent.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, LGBTQ, Feminism, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Emmet Asher-Perrin, Sam Marsden, Jennifer Rush

💼 Agency: Julia Lord Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Biography, History

Previous clients: Elizabeth Rush, Daniel M. Klein, Thomas Cathcart, Ethan Chorin, Chuck Pfarrer