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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Diverse Fiction Submissions
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Laurie McLean
💼 Agency - Fuse Literary 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://fuseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Julie Kagawa, Brian D. Anderson, Pip Ballantine, Melissa D. Savage, Linda Wisdom
Carrie Pestritto
💼 Agency - Laura Dail Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.ldlainc.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Kalyn Josephson, Jon Birger, Lily Chu, Graci Kim, Claire Kann
Deidre Knight
💼 Agency - The Knight Agency 🌍 Location - Atlanta, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.knightagency.net/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Christian, Self-Help, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
TJ Klune, Rachel Reid, Gena Showalter, Don Piper, Cat Sebastian, Louisa Edwards
Jess Regel
💼 Agency - Helm 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://helmliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Emily Danforth, Julie Bourbeau, K. Ryer Breese, Jeryl Brunner, Jillian Cantor
Molly Friedrich
💼 Agency - The Friedrich Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.friedrichagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Short Story, Thriller
Previous clients
Jane Smiley, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Melissa Bank, Leslie Daniels, Alison Espach
Veronique Baxter
💼 Agency - David Higham Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.davidhigham.co.uk 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Diana Wynne Jones, Richard Adams, Nick Butterworth, Jonathan Stroud, Alix Nathan
Beth Phelan
💼 Agency - Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.galltzacker.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Randy Ribay, Shveta Thakrar, Kacen Callender, Kat Cho, Lin Thompson, Camryn Garrett
Julie Barer
💼 Agency - The Book Group 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebookgroup.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Celeste Ng, Madeline Miller, Alice Sebold, Mia Alvar, Joshua Ferris
Miriam Kriss
💼 Agency - Irene Goodman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.irenegoodman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Lilith Saintcrow, Jackie Morse Kessler, Karen Mahoney, Kelly Keaton
Jessica Faust
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Kay Finch, Vickie Fee, Krista Davis, Melissa Payne, Julie Stone, Laura Bradford
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