The Best Literary Agents Seeking Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir

Previous clients: Laura Wright, Mary Balogh, Advaita Kala

💼 Agency: United Talent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Courtney Maum, Holly Whitaker, Kathleen Grissom, Maggie Shipstead

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://aaronpriest.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Memoir

Previous clients: Brenda Joyce, Peter Charles Melman, Frances Sherwood, Elizabeth Diamond

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Jacinta di Mase Management

🌍 Location: Melbourne, AU

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jacintadimase.com.au/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, #ownvoices, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Margot McGovern, Penni Russon, Karen Ginanne, Ben Marshall

💼 Agency: Steelworks Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

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Genres: Children's Book, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Young Adult

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💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/briar-heckman/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submissions via email to submissions@wcaltd.com.

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Mark Abley, Michael Adams, Caroline Adderson, Anar Ali, Kamal Al-Solaylee, Madhur Anand, Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Sally Armstrong, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, Nassim Assefi

💼 Agency: FinePrint Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://fineprintlit.com/lauren-bieker-vp.html

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryManager

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Danai Christopoulou, Celestine Martin, Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu, Jenna Satterthwaite, A.J. Van Belle

💼 Agency: Martin Literary & Media Management

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://martinlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Kendra Elliot, Marina Adair, Dani Cessna

💼 Agency: Jim Donovan Literary

🌍 Location: Dallas, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Sports

Previous clients: Jim Dent, Jeff Guinn, Michael Kauffman, Ron Faust

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Denise Shannon Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Lydia Davis, Francine Prose, Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart