The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions in Canada
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Helen Heller
💼 Agency - The Helen Heller Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://thehelenhelleragency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Khaled Hosseini, Bruce Holsinger, Nora Murphy
Curtis Russell
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Politics, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Pamela Beason, Nick Powdthavee, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Gerry Dee, Tommy Europe
Carly Watters
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Colin Mochrie, Mary Akers, Danny Appleby, Jay Onrait, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Lorene Sauro
Stephanie Sinclair
💼 Agency - CookeMcDermid 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://cookemcdermid.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Sharon Bala, Joshua Whitehead, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Lee Maracle, Harriet Alida Lye
Cassandra Rodgers
💼 Agency - 5 Otter Literary 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://fiveotterliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Dayle Furlong, Gabriele Wills, James R. Wallen, Kath Jonathan
Cecilia Lyra
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Lene Andersen, Jenna Ferrey, Amy Rosen, Jessica Hinkson
Eric Smith
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Adam Sass, Anna Hecker, Erica Boyce
Amy Tompkins
💼 Agency - Transatlantic Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.transatlanticagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Holly Bennett, Michelle Mulder, Kit Pearson, Kate Inglis
Maria Vicente
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Ashley Robin Franklin, Josh Palange, Whitney Taylor King, Ruth Hammond
Dean Cooke
💼 Agency - CookeMcDermid 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://cookemcdermid.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Cherie Dimaline, John Irving, Marsha Skrypuch, Lilian Nattel
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