The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

💼 Agency: John Hawkins & Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jhalit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Business Book, Graphic Novel, Memoir, Short Story, History, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Z. Danielewski, Olga Grushin, Jess Walter

💼 Agency: Wolf Literary Services

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.wolflit.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through Query Manager

Genres: Feminism, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Fiction, History, Mystery, Politics, Psychology, Self-Help, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Spirituality, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Briohny Doyle, Omar Sakr, Ainslie Hogarth, Gina Rushton, Ruby Hamad

💼 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: The Book Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Humor, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Celeste Ng, Madeline Miller, Alice Sebold, Mia Alvar, Joshua Ferris

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💼 Agency: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Business Book, Children's Book, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Middle Grade, Politics, Psychology, Short Story, Spirituality, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Tara M. Stringfellow, Rosalie Knecht, Debra Jo Immergut, Melissa Coss Aquino, Fernando A. Flores, Sonora Jha

💼 Agency: Curtis Brown, Ltd.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://curtisbrown.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Biography, Cookbook, History, Romance, Short Story

Previous clients: Kathleen Dean Moore, Wendy Corsi Staub, Thor Hanson

💼 Agency: Donald Maass Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://maassagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Action & Adventure, Biography, Business Book, Chick Lit, Feminism, Graphic Novel, History, Humor, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Nonfiction, Politics, Psychology, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Robert McCammon, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ada Palmer, Amy Alkon

💼 Agency: Hill Nadell Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Cookbook, Action & Adventure, Biography, Business Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Historical Fiction, History, LGBTQ, Mystery, Psychology, Short Story, Sports, Thriller, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: David Foster Wallace, Antonya Nelson, Lynn Schooler, Richard Polsky, Kate Racculia

💼 Agency: Aevitas Creative Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://vervetla.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Short Story, Graphic Novel, Horror, LGBTQ, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Kristen Roupenian, Susie Yang, Mo Daviau, Rebecca Dinerstein, Eileen Pollack

💼 Agency: The Clegg Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, History, Short Story

Previous clients: Helen Macdonald, Nick Flynn, Emma Cline, Rob Spillman, Alice Knott