The Best Literary Agents Seeking Young Adult Submissions

💼 Agency: Neighborhood Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Philadelphia, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com/about

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit through QueryManager.

Genres: Cookbook, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients:

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Handspun Literary

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://handspunlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Query via online form

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Science Fiction

Previous clients: Talia Hibbert, KJ Charles, Jessica Brockmole

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Purcell Agency, LLC

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, LGBTQ, Chick Lit, Horror, Self-Help

Previous clients: C.H. Armstrong, Tori Kelley

💼 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: Root Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Marisa Kanter, Cameron Lund, Emily Henry, Kayla Olson, Lana Popovic

💼 Agency: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Politics, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, Biography, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Psychology, Science Fiction, Sports, Upmarket Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Geoff Rodkey, Paul Goldberg, Todd Moss, EM Powell, Jessica Burkhart, Gerald Elias

💼 Agency: Azantian Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryTracker

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, History, Humor, LGBTQ, Memoir, Mystery, New Adult, Politics, Psychology, Short Story, Spirituality, Travel, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Catherine Con Morse, David Campbell, Emily Hamilton, Marisa Catalina Casey, and more.

💼 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

💼 Agency: Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Jesmyn Ward, Oscar Hijuelos, Dale Maharidge, Tonya Bolden, Dennis Covington

💼 Agency: The Bent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Memoir, Biography, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: Kevin J. Anderson, Howard Bloom, L.D. Crichton, John Kessel