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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Commercial Fiction Submissions
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Darley Anderson
💼 Agency - Darley Anderson Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.darleyanderson.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book
Previous clients
Lee Child, Martina Cole, Margaret Dickinson, John Connolly, Tana French
Maria Carvainis
💼 Agency - Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.mariacarvainisagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir
Previous clients
Laura Wright, Mary Balogh, Advaita Kala
Robin Rue
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
JoAnn Ros, S.L. Viehl, Kresley Cole, Dianne Emley
Luke Janklow
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Cookbook
Previous clients
Anderson Cooper, Emma Watson, Simon Cowell, Brian Haig, Jilliane Hoffman
Laurie Liss
💼 Agency - Sterling Lord Literistic Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.sll.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Spirituality
Previous clients
Richard Paul Evans, Rachel Maddow, Matt Richtel, Hannah Gadsby, Shankar Vedantam
Marcy Posner
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Joss Ware, Kristi Cook, Susan Hubbard
Merrilee Heifetz
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Neil Gaiman, Robin McKinley, Octavia E Butler, Laurell K. Hamilton, Melissa Marr, Cynthia Voigt
Jessica Sinsheimer
💼 Agency - Context Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.contextlit.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, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Margot Harrison, Shannon Alexander, Jonathan Chesner, Gwen Hayes
Faye Bender
💼 Agency - The Book Group 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebookgroup.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Memoir, Politics, Self-Help, Thriller
Previous clients
Rainey Hopson, Courtney Summers, Melissa Albert, Angeline Boulley
Anne Hawkins
💼 Agency - John Hawkins & Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.jhalit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism
Previous clients
Tasha Alexander, Taylor Stevens, Miranda Beverly-Whittermore, William Kowalski
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