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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions in Canada

Browse top literary agents from around the world.

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This directory of literary agents will give you a headstart on your search for The One. To save both your time and the agents’ time, please make sure to:

  • Research the literary agency
  • Study the agent’s submission guidelines, wishlist, and portfolio
  • Personalize your query or book proposal

For more querying best practices, refer to this post. And if you'd like help perfecting your query letter, consider a query letter review.

Best of luck! If you’re an agent and would like to get in touch with us about your profile, contact us here.

Showing 29 agents

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

Query Tracker | MSWL

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

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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

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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

Query Tracker | MSWL

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

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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

Query Tracker | MSWL

Barbara Berson

💼 Agency - The Helen Heller Agency
🌍 Location - Toronto, CA
🧑‍💻 Website - https://thehelenhelleragency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients

Corinne Clark, Amanda Ghazale Aziz, David Demchuk

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Anne McDermid

💼 Agency - CookeMcDermid
🌍 Location - Toronto, CA
🧑‍💻 Website - https://cookemcdermid.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients

Matt Cohen, Greg Hollingshead, David Adams Richards, Charles Montgomery

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Denise Bukowski

💼 Agency - The Bukowski Agency
🌍 Location - Toronto, CA
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.bukowskiagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients

Alan Bradley, Lori Lansens, George Bowering, Frank Koller

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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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