The Best Literary Agents Seeking Bipoc Submissions

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Lindsay Auld

💼 Agency - Writers House
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, African-American, BIPOC, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Previous clients

Cory Anderson, Linzie Hunter, Al Rodin, Jasmyn Wright

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Moe Ferrara

💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency
🌍 Location - Newark, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Robbie Couch, Cale Dietrich, Dee Garretson, Ashley Belote, Hallee Adelman, Matthew Dow Smith

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Jemiscoe Chambers-Black

💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency
🌍 Location - Chicago, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Horror

Previous clients

Tiffany Brownlee, Heather Powell, Shondra Walker, Carol Williams

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Caroline Walsh

💼 Agency - David Higham Literary Agency
🌍 Location - London, GB
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.davidhigham.co.uk
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Antonia Barber, Joe Berger, Kathryn Cave, Eve Edwards, Candida Harper, Trish Cooke

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Trinity McFadden

💼 Agency - The Bindery
🌍 Location - Denver, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.thebinderyagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

African-American, BIPOC, Christian, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, #ownvoices, Politics, Self-Help, Spirituality

Previous clients

Ally Henny, Dr. Laura E. Anderson, Toni Collier, Alma Zaragoza-Petty, Jeanine Amapola

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Laurel Symonds

💼 Agency - The Bent Agency
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.thebentagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Angela Ahn, Michal Babay, Caitlin Like, Johanna Taylor

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Sam Farkas

💼 Agency - Jill Grinberg Literary Management
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://jillgrinbergliterary.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, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

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