The Best Literary Agents Seeking Upmarket Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Folio Literary Management

🌍 Location: Pittsburgh, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.foliojr.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller, New Adult, Romance, Romantasy, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Laura Weymouth, Jen Wilde, Wendy Heard, Marilou Reeder, Erica Waters

💼 Agency: Georges Borchardt, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://gbagency.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, History, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Lydia Fitzpatrick, Simon Han, Greg Jackson, Andrew Moore, Adam O’Fallon Price, Willa Richards, David Ridgen, Charlotte Shane, Shruti Swamy, Barrett Swanson, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Elizabeth Wetmore, Jenny Zhang.

💼 Agency: High Line Literary Collective

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Commercial Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Lisa Amowitz, Hannah Sternberg, Kate Bassett, Meg Cannistra

💼 Agency: Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Newark, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Diverse Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Yamile Saied Mendez, Olivia Valcarce, Adriana Herrera, Sarah Dvojack, Rick Riordan, Dean Robbins

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/meg-wheeler/

📣 Preferred contact method: Send queries to submissions@wcaltd.com and specify the agent in the subject line.

Genres: Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Thriller, Memoir, Politics, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Mark Abley, Michael Adams, Caroline Adderson, Anar Ali, Kamal Al-Solaylee

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Weis Agency

🌍 Location: Washington DC, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism, Chick Lit, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, New Adult, Psychology, Romance, Self-Help, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Michael Bloomberg, Zoje Stage, B.A. Paris

💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Amy Shearn, Eric Nguyen, Kathleen Glasgow, Erin McGill

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/bridgette-kam/

📣 Preferred contact method: Send queries to submissions@wcaltd.com, specifying agent in the subject line.

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, Dennis Bock, Elaine Chen, Kate Jenks Landry, Anna Ling Kaye, Maggie Knaus, Judy Ann Sadler, Linda Trinh, Zenia Wadhwani

💼 Agency: Ladderbird Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Francisco, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Action & Adventure, Business Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Feminism, Historical Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Politics, Psychology, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Cody Luff, Catherine Adel West, Martin Padgett, M Shelly Connor

💼 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