The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

💼 Agency: The Friedrich Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, Mystery, Short Story, Thriller

Previous clients: Jane Smiley, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Melissa Bank, Leslie Daniels, Alison Espach

💼 Agency: New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ, Action & Adventure, Business Book, Children's Book, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Middle Grade, Psychology, Self-Help, Short Story, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Susan Dennard, Holly Black, Daniel Nayeri, Leigh Bardugo, Anna Jarzab

💼 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: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Short Story, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, History

Previous clients: Kelly Link, Dan Chaon, Keith Lee Morris, Shawn Vestal, Karin Tidbeck, Nathan Ballingrud

💼 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: The Cheney Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://cheneyassoc.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Biography, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Dave Eggers, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Carol Leonnig, Phil Rucker, Masha Gessen, Reza Aslan, Manning Marable, Adelle Waldman, Julia Pierpont, Mark Owen, Mark Leibovich, Gayle Lemmon, Josh Foer, Scott Kelly, Lauren Collins.

💼 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: 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: 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

💼 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