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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Diverse Fiction Submissions
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Joanna Volpe
💼 Agency - New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.newleafliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Susan Dennard, Holly Black, Daniel Nayeri, Leigh Bardugo, Anna Jarzab
Andrea Somberg
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Sarah Beth Durst, Erin Celello, B.A. Binns, Jessica Warman, Christopher Lee Barish, Lyla Ward
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
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
David Dunton
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Literary Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Thriller
Previous clients
Lori Culwell, Chris Carlton Brown, Alex McAulay
Lane Heymont
💼 Agency - The Tobias Agency 🌍 Location - Nashville, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.thetobiasagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Diana Rodriguez Wallach, John Maszka, Rachel Neff, Claire O'Dell
Johanna Castillo
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Isabel Allende, Justin Baldoni, Emily Baldoni, Victoria Alonso, Leila Meacham, Reyna Grande
Patricia Nelson
💼 Agency - Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC 🌍 Location - San Diego, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Candice Iloh, Mary McCoy, Axie Oh, Dahlia Adler, Anna Meriano, Kristi Wientge
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
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
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