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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Diverse Fiction Submissions

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Heather Cashman

💼 Agency: Storm Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Minneapolis, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Alisha Gabriel, Sue Heavenrich

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Nephele Tempest

💼 Agency: The Knight Agency

🌍 Location: Atlanta, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.knightagency.net/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Gemma Halliday, Shannon K. Butcher, Nalini Singh, Brooklyn Ann

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Maria Vicente

💼 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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Lara Perkins

💼 Agency: Andrea Brown Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Kirsten W. Larson, Emily Martin, Tami Charles, Katy Tanis

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Danya Kukafka

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Erin Crosby-Eckstine, Emmalie Dropkin, Shaina Frazier, Andréa Ferrell Gannon, Danielle Girard, Yeji Yvonne Ham, Elise Hooper, Lina Patton, Jacquie Pham, Sara Sligar, Erin Swan

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Lisa Jackson

💼 Agency: Alive Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Denver, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian, Spirituality, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Britney Winn Lee, Melanie Shankle, Becky Thompson, Annie F. Downs, Emily P. Freeman, Lisa Harper

Michael V. Carlisle

💼 Agency: InkWell Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://inkwellmanagement.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Spirituality, Sports, Action & Adventure, African-American, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Children's Book, Christian, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Memoir, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, #ownvoices, Picture Book, Poetry, Politics, Romance, Science Fiction, Self-Help, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Lee Child, Andrew Child, Alicia Keys, Robert Harris, Antonio Damasio, James Gleick, Simon Schama, Dava Sobel, Elin Hilderbrand

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Michaela Whatnall

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, African-American, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Cookbook, Feminism, New Adult, Politics, Sports, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Sophie Wan, Anna Mercier, Ash Nouveau, Kika Hatzopoulou, Jenna Miller

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Moses Cardona

💼 Agency: John Hawkins & Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jhalit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Horror, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Gregory Maguire, Cecilia Samartin, Ann Cleeves

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Marilyn Biderman

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Thriller

Previous clients: Susan Aglukark, Cathie Borrie, Corinna Chong, Jjohn Delacourt, Cecil Foster, Lea Love, Robyn Maynard, Kai Check Thom

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