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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Action & Adventure Submissions
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Alec Shane
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Horror, Humor, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Previous clients
Jeff Chen, Casey Barrett, Jack Murphy, Ray McPadden
Victoria Marini
💼 Agency - Irene Goodman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.irenegoodman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Lisa Amowitz, Hannah Sternberg, Kate Bassett, Meg Cannistra
Stuart Krichevsky
💼 Agency - Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://skagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Sebastian Junger, Michael Scheuer, Ralph McInerny
Melissa Danaczko
💼 Agency - Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://skagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir
Previous clients
Marina Scott, Amanda Jayatissa, Bernice McFadden
Julia Lord
💼 Agency - Julia Lord Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.julialordliterarymgt.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Previous clients
Elizabeth Rush, Daniel M. Klein, Thomas Cathcart, Ethan Chorin, Chuck Pfarrer
Laurie Abkemeier
💼 Agency - DeFiore and Company 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.defliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Action & Adventure, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
William Alexander, John Grogan, Peter Brannen, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Yumi Sakugawa
Tess Callero
💼 Agency - Europa Content 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://europacontent.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Politics, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Katherine Laurin, Kristina Miranda
Heather Cashman
💼 Agency - Storm Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Minneapolis, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Alisha Gabriel, Sue Heavenrich
Kathryn Willms
💼 Agency - The Rights Factory 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.therightsfactory.com/Agents/Kathryn-Willms 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Action & Adventure, Cookbook, Historical Fiction, Self-Help, Sports
Previous clients
Lisa Brahin, Krista Towns, Laura Pratt, Michelle McIvor, Karen Pierce
Scott Waxman
💼 Agency - Waxman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.waxmanliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
John Daly, David Faber, Stephan Talty, Jon Wertheim
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