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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions in Chicago
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Paul Rodeen
💼 Agency - Rodeen Literary Management 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://rodeenliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Peter Brown, Lauren Castillo, Victoria Jamieson, Ryan Higgins
Jennifer Rofe
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Meg Medina, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Crystal Allen, Barry Wolverton
Danielle Egan-Miller
💼 Agency - Browne & Miller Literary Associates 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.browneandmiller.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Elizabeth Blackwell, Kylie Brant, Jo Furniss, Iain Lawrence, Kimberly Brock
Lori Kilkelly
💼 Agency - LK Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lkliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Camille Andros, David Bernardy, Shinji Fujioka, Lauren Eldridge, Julia Denos
Laura Rennert
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Maggie Stiefvater, Jay Asher, Ellen Hopkins, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Barry Eisler
Caryn Wiseman
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Kelly Starling Lyons, Tom Angleberger, Cece Bell, Debbie Levy
Kelly Sonnack
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Christine Lynn Herman, Kim Smith, Sharon Cameron, James Burks, Joy Ang, Alastair Heim
Jennifer Laughran
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Daniel Pinkwater, Calef Brown, Sergio Ruzzier, Stephanie Oakes, Erine Lange
Andrea Brown
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Barbara M. Joosse, Mike Thaler, Sasha Cohen, Neal Shusterman
Tina Schwartz
💼 Agency - The Purcell Agency, LLC 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thepurcellagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Renee James, Laurel Yourke, K.D. Gennaro, Cara Sue Achterberg, Melody Maysonet, Joyce Burns Zeiss
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