The Best Literary Agents Seeking Diverse Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Picture Book, Romance, Thriller

Previous clients: Hope Lim, Laurie Flynn, Simran Jeet Singh, Ayesha Siddiqua Chaudhry, Keerthik Sasidharan, Kevin Christopher Snipes

💼 Agency: InkWell Management

🌍 Location: Dallas, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Thriller

Previous clients: Matthew Fitzsimmons, Gary Phillips, Greg Rucka, Blake Crouch, John Tesar

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Fairbank Literary Representation

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Commercial Fiction, Politics, Sports, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Terry Border, Neil Landau, Matt Frederick, Craig Tracy

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Copps Literary Services

🌍 Location: Dallas, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Cookbook, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, African-American, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Christian, Fantasy, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Sports

Previous clients: Building a client list

💼 Agency: Nordlyset Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, African-American, BIPOC, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Theresa MacPhail, Kate Cohen, Leah Katz, Jesse Salvo, Joie Davidow

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Talcott Notch Literary Services

🌍 Location: Hartford, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics, Romance, Sports, Young Adult

Previous clients: Ron Franscell, Nancy Holzner, Drew Eric Whitman, Scott Deitche

Open to queries

💼 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: Gardner Literary

🌍 Location: Denver, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Self-Help, Spirituality, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: Rachel Held Evans, Candice Benbow, Cole Arthur Riley, Terry Stokes

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Ladderbird Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Francisco, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Cody Luff, Catherine Adel West, Martin Padgett, M Shelly Connor

💼 Agency: BookEnds Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Newark, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

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

Previous clients: Abby Collette, Gin Jones, Naima Simone, Tricia Levenseller, Farah Heron