The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

💼 Agency: The Book Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Spirituality, Biography, Feminism, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Short Story

Previous clients: Selma Blair, Bessel van der Kolk, Elisabeth Egan, Sophie Flack, Patrick Somerville, Erin Gates

💼 Agency: United Talent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Sports, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Humor, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Story, Travel

Previous clients: Robin Benway, Elizabeth Ames, Alex Snodgrass, Kathleen Barber

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Story, Biography, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Aimee Bender, Alice Sebold, Peter Mountford, Jean Thompson, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer

💼 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, Fiction, History, Mystery, Politics, Psychology, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Spirituality, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Cookbook, Crime Fiction

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

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💼 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: 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, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Children's Book, Short Story, Women's Fiction

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

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💼 Agency: Chalberg & Sussman Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Business Book, Feminism, History, Travel

Previous clients: Victoria Fedden, Margaux Fragoso, Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Lori Ostlund

💼 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: Speaking Tiger Books

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Biography, Business Book, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Short Story, Spirituality, Travel

Previous clients: A.S. Panneerselvan, Alison Singh Gee, Aliyyah Eniath, Ajeet Cour, Karan Bajaj

💼 Agency: Aragi Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.aragi.net

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Jonathan Safran Foer, Nathan Englander, Edwidge Danticat, Colson Whitehead, Junot Diaz