The Best Literary Agents Seeking Upmarket Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: The Knight Agency

🌍 Location: Atlanta, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://knightagency.net/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Horror, Women's Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Crime Fiction, New Adult, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: N.K. Jemisin, Rachel Caine, Genevieve Cogman, Chloe Neill, Faith Hunter, Alyssa Cole

💼 Agency: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://hsgagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, History, LGBTQ, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Brit Bennett, Etaf Rum, John Freeman Gill, K-Ming Chang, Leah Franqui, Melissa Rivero, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Open to queries

💼 Agency: First Forays

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: https://firstforays.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book, Action & Adventure, Biography, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Shirish Thorat, Aashish Gupta, Lata Gwalani, Sheba Ghosh, Abhimanyu Jamwal

💼 Agency: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, LGBTQ, Crime Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Wesley King, Fran Manushkin, Margo Kelly, Andrew Root

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, African-American, BIPOC, New Adult, Sports, Women's Fiction, Fiction, History, Horror, Humor, Romantasy, Science Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Sophie Wan, Anna Mercier, Ash Nouveau, Kika Hatzopoulou, Jenna Miller

💼 Agency: The Friedrich Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Thriller, Commercial Fiction, Mystery, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Elizabeth Strout, Robin Epstein, Jessica Khoury, William Ritter, Josh Sundquist, Alexandra Oliva

💼 Agency: Aevitas Creative Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Crime Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Kwame Onwuachi, Hannah Kirshner, Cambria Brockman, Wanda M. Morris, Jennifer Morita, Margaret Li and Irene Li

💼 Agency: Mad Woman Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, New Adult, Romance, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Jennifer Nissley, Jordyn Taylor, Lynette Noni, Celesta Rimington, Emaan Abbass, Tanaz Bhathena, Kristen Ciccarelli, Rosaria Munda

Open to queries

💼 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