The Best Literary Agents Seeking Upmarket Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Creative Media Agency, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://cmalit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email or QueryManager

Genres: Crime Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Business Book, Chick Lit, Feminism, Narrative Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, New Adult, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Travel, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Sheila Roberts, Nancy Coco, Theresa Romain, Marin Thomas

💼 Agency: The Unter Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via email

Genres: Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Psychology, Romance, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Previously published young adult author with works by Bloomsbury USA and Simon and Schuster.

💼 Agency: Nelson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Denver, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Chick Lit, LGBTQ, Action & Adventure, Horror, Romance, Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Marie Lu, Josh Malerman, Courtney Milan, Gail Carriger, Hugh Howey, Ally Carter

💼 Agency: Starling Literary + Media

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Horror, Mystery, Picture Book, Cookbook, Fiction, Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, History, New Adult, Romantasy, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Tiffany Brownlee, Heather Powell, Shondra Walker, Carol Williams

💼 Agency: The Gernert Company

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Tola Rotimi Abraham, Melissa Broder, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Jessica Love

💼 Agency: Context Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Middle Grade, BIPOC, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Psychology, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Margot Harrison, Shannon Alexander, Jonathan Chesner, Gwen Hayes

💼 Agency: CookeMcDermid

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Business Book, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, History, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Psychology, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Zoey Leigh Peterson, Tima Kurdi, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, Cathal Kelly

💼 Agency: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Jennie Liu, Caroline Woods, Allison Gervais, Frank L. Cole, Kita Murdock, Dusti Bowling

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💼 Agency: The Rights Factory

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: BIPOC, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Memoir, Nonfiction, Romance, Thriller, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Fiction, History, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Spirituality, Travel, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Kathryn Caraway, Jody Graydon, Nicola Sammeroff

💼 Agency: Diamond Kahn & Woods Literary Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: http://dkwlitagency.co.uk/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, BIPOC, History, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Daniel Aubrey, Meg Fee, Tom Huddleston, Sandra Lawrence, Natalie Hart