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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Action & Adventure Submissions
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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
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Terry Goodkind, Diana Gabaldon, Norman Spinrad, Mercedes Lackey, Joan Schenkar, Nick Tosches
Nicole Payne
💼 Agency - Golden Wheat Literary 🌍 Location - Hays, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.goldenwheatliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Christian, Diverse Fiction
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Emily Forney
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, New Adult, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ
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Peter McGuigan
💼 Agency - Ultra Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.foundrymedia.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
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Trevor Noah, Sean McFate, April Ryan, Mary Carter Bishop, Vicki Pettersson, Beth Macy
Charlotte Gusay
💼 Agency - The Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.gusay.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Action & Adventure, African-American, BIPOC, Business Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Politics, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
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Miriam Marx, Annie Reiner, Saul Williams, Mark Dawidziak
Alice Speilburg
💼 Agency - Speilburg Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Louisville, US 🧑💻 Website - http://speilburgliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
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Melissa Lenhardt, Jennifer Mason-Black, Josh Noel, Erin Osmon
Kanishka Gupta
💼 Agency - Writers’ Side 🌍 Location - New Delhi, IN 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writersside.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help
Previous clients
Jaideep Varma, Siddhartha Gigoo, Hussain Zaidi, Anamika Mukherjee
Jordy Albert
💼 Agency - Booker Albert Agency 🌍 Location - Philadelphia, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebookeralbertagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
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Suzanne van Rooyen, Christine Norris, Charlotte Barnes, Suzi Ryan
Kim Lindman
💼 Agency - Stonesong 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.stonesong.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ
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Allen Katz, Danielle Burnette, Kes Trester, Mark Bouchard
Michaela Whatnall
💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
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