The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

💼 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: Howland Literary, LLC

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, LGBTQ, Politics, Psychology, Romance, Self-Help, Short Story, Spirituality, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Scott Cheshire, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Carmiel Banasky, Julian Tepper

💼 Agency: Curtis Brown, Ltd.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://curtisbrown.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Feminism, Humor, Short Story, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, History, Narrative Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Elizabeth Huergo, David Lomax, Mickey George, Rebecca Altman, Jaime Green

💼 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, Commercial Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Jennifer Acker, Porter Fox, Time Lane, Marjorie Liu, Pablo Medina

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💼 Agency: Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jdlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, LGBTQ, Feminism, Humor, Politics, Short Story

Previous clients: Brent Hartinger, Richard Mintzer, Jeff Anderson, Franco Aureliani

💼 Agency: International Creative Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.internationalcreative.agency/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Nonfiction, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Picture Book, Romance, Short Story, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Juno Dawson, Steve Lenton, Jon Walter, Lucy Van Smit

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Feminism, History, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Charlene Hsu, Stephanie Morrill, Matt Sedillo, Dennis Danziger, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Vickie Vertiz, Dr. Anthony Christian Ocampo, Nick Medina, Tania De Rozario, María Alejandra Barrios

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💼 Agency: Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jvnla.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Biography, Children's Book, Young Adult

Previous clients: Emily Gray Tedrowe, Dianne Dixon, Catherine Greenman, Stephen Wetta, Ellen Potter

💼 Agency: The Book Bakers Literary Consultancy

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: http://thebookbakers.blogspot.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports

Previous clients: Neil D’Silva, Kulpreet Yadav, Anirban Bhattacharya, Nalin Verma

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💼 Agency: Odom Media Management

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Short Story, Cookbook, Children's Book, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Business Book, Feminism, History, Humor, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help, Spirituality, Travel

Previous clients: Keiko Agena, Victoria Blanco, Camille Chew, Morgan Jerkins