The Best Literary Agents Seeking Diverse Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.defliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Lindsey Klingele, Alan Gelb, Devi S. Laskar, Genevieve Plunkett, Erin Judge

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💼 Agency: Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Tatsha Robertson, Neesha Arter, Kerrie Hollihan, Peter Houlahan

💼 Agency: Thompson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://thompsonliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, LGBTQ, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics

Previous clients: Lisa Leake, Ken Denmead, Tom Hart, Kelle Hampton, Emily Flake, Lani Forbes, Korrie Leer, Jessie L. Star

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💼 Agency: Natasha Kern Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://natashakernliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Tamera Alexander, Jody Hedlund, Kristi Ann Hunter, Kathleen Fuller, Beth Wiseman, Lynn Austin, Terri Blackstock, Maggie Brendan, Margaret Brownley, Heidi Chiavaroli, Pamela Clare, Amy Clipston, Mary Connealy, Zuri Day, Melanie Dickerson

💼 Agency: Howard Morhaim Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.morhaimliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Brittany Gibbons

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💼 Agency: Evans Literary

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://evansliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Darcy Gaechter, Laura Trethewey, Susan L. Poulson, Emily Anne Jordan

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💼 Agency: P.S. Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.psliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Memoir, Fantasy, Horror, Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Feminism, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Thriller

Previous clients: Austin Gilkeson, Sam Maggs, Nina Nesseth, Megan Orsini, Drew Shannon, Ruthanne Snow, Whitney Taylor

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💼 Agency: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.dijkstraagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: By referral only.

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Cookbook, Memoir, Nonfiction, Poetry, Self-Help

Previous clients: Rosie Danan, Alexa Martin, Renee Carlino, Katie Ruggle, Debbie Burns

💼 Agency: Nelson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Denver, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.foliojr.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction, Feminism, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Science Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Valerie Valdes, Priyanka Taslim, Roseanne A. Brown, Brittney Morris

💼 Agency: P.S. Literary

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.psliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Mystery, Nonfiction, #ownvoices, Politics, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Fantasy, Memoir

Previous clients: Building client list

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