The Best Literary Agents Seeking Young Adult Submissions

💼 Agency: Emerald City Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction, Romance, Thriller

Previous clients: Dale Walls, Rose Egal, Becky Wallace, Nicole Tyndall

💼 Agency: Copps Literary Services

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.coppsliterary.com/our-team

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Leah Angstman, Hamelin Bird, Lisa Blackwell, K. L. Cerra, Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, François Clemmons, Lisa Conn, Andy Davidson, and others.

💼 Agency: Great River Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Picture Book, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Poetry

Previous clients: George Shannon, Joy Keller, Angela Dalton, Maggie Rudd, Dawn Young, Ariel Bernstein, Elizabeth Verdick

Open to queries

💼 Agency: WME Books

🌍 Location: Washington, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Steph Cha, Kris D'Agostino, Amber Dermont, Michael Chorost

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Golden Wheat Literary

🌍 Location: Hays, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Memoir

Previous clients: Laurie Winter, Jackie Yeager, Sara Fujimura, Heather Dean Brewer

Open to queries

💼 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

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

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Donald Maass Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://maassagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Tori Whitaker, Carissa Ann Lynch, Shaun David Hutchinson, Harper Glenn

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Horror, Humor, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Mystery, Historical Fiction

Previous clients: Jeff Chen, Casey Barrett, Jack Murphy, Ray McPadden

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jdlit.com/marie-lamba

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Picture Book, Romance, Self-Help

Previous clients: Diane Adair, Franco Aureliani, Tracey Baptiste, M.P. Barker, Susan Blackaby, Steph Cherrywell, Rob Costello

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Jonathan Weisman, Lidia Yuknavitch, Kerry Cohen, Janet Beard

Open to queries