The Best Literary Agents Seeking Upmarket Fiction Submissions

💼 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: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult, History, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Laura Spinella, Nina Godiwalla, Michele Jaffe, Mischa Berlinski, Eileen Goudge, Mark Scarbrough, Alice Walker, John Irving, Diane Chamberlain, Pam Jenoff

💼 Agency: July First Literary

🌍 Location: Pittsburgh, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Romantasy, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Whitney Gardner, K. D. Halbrook, Louie Zong, Tori Sharp Newbery Honor, Rajani LaRocca, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Aurora Aschor

💼 Agency: High Line Literary Collective

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Chick Lit, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Susan Dennard, Sarah Henning, Hannah Whitten

💼 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: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help, Chick Lit, Crime Fiction, Memoir, Action & Adventure, Biography, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Historical Fiction, History, Humor, LGBTQ, Psychology, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Melinda Leigh, Angela Pisel, Matthew Dixon, Lynn Cahoon, Marina Adair

💼 Agency: The Leshne Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email or QueryTracker

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

Previous clients: Stacey Abrams, Julissa Arce, Leslie Lehr, Christie Pearce Rampone, AJ Mendez, Ivan Klima

💼 Agency: Lucinda Literary

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via online form

Genres: Children's Book, Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Julie Fingersh, Olivia Swindler, Michelle Kulwicki

💼 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: Talcott Notch Literary Services

🌍 Location: Hartford, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.talcottnotch.net/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

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

Previous clients: Ron Franscell, Nancy Holzner, Drew Eric Whitman, Scott Deitche