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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Action & Adventure Submissions
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Jessica Sinsheimer
💼 Agency - Context Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.contextlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Margot Harrison, Shannon Alexander, Jonathan Chesner, Gwen Hayes
Russell Galen
💼 Agency - Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.sgglit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, African-American, Business Book, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, Politics, Romance, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
Terry Goodkind, Diana Gabaldon, Norman Spinrad, Mercedes Lackey, Joan Schenkar, Nick Tosches
Amy Berkower
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Ken Follett, Laurie Halse Anderson, Ann M. Martin, Erica Bauermeister, Ridley Pearson, Rachel Vail
David Fugate
💼 Agency - LaunchBooks Literary Agency 🌍 Location - San Diego, US 🧑💻 Website - www.launchbooks.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Chris Guillebeau, Andy Weir, Kevin Mitnick, Peter Clines, DJ Molles
Laurie McLean
💼 Agency - Fuse Literary 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://fuseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Julie Kagawa, Brian D. Anderson, Pip Ballantine, Melissa D. Savage, Linda Wisdom
Don Congdon
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Action & Adventure, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Ray Bradbury, William Styron, Jack Finney, Evan S. Connell
Luke Janklow
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Cookbook
Previous clients
Anderson Cooper, Emma Watson, Simon Cowell, Brian Haig, Jilliane Hoffman
Harvey Klinger
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, Action & Adventure, African-American, Business Book, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Romance
Previous clients
Augusta Trobaugh, Natasha Mostert, Paul Elliott Russell, Paul Russell, George M. Taber, Julie Stav
Jim McCarthy
💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Business Book, Cookbook, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Richelle Mead, Cynthia Ceilan, Victoria Laurie, Carrie Ryan, Julia Templeton, Michelle Rowen
Yfat Reiss Gendell
💼 Agency - YRG Partners 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://yrgpartners.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir
Previous clients
Ernest Cline, Denise Kiernan, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Reese Witherspoon
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