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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Historical Fiction Submissions
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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
Emma Patterson
💼 Agency - Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://brandthochman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Patrick Arden, Louise Aronson, Rita Mae Brown, Kim Church
Wendy Sherman
💼 Agency - Wendy Sherman Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wsherman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Anthony Youn, Nani Power, Gabrielle Korn, Wendy Walker, Marjan Kamali
Sandy Lu
💼 Agency - Book Wyrm Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookwyrmlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Jennifer Harlow, Robert Baty, Angela Grace, Michael Dempsey, Michael Boccacino
Helen Heller
💼 Agency - The Helen Heller Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://thehelenhelleragency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller
Previous clients
Khaled Hosseini, Bruce Holsinger, Nora Murphy
Danielle Egan-Miller
💼 Agency - Browne & Miller Literary Associates 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.browneandmiller.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Elizabeth Blackwell, Kylie Brant, Jo Furniss, Iain Lawrence, Kimberly Brock
Nancy Yost
💼 Agency - Nancy Yost Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.nyliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Beverly Jenkins, Stephanie Laurens, Suzanne Enoch, Miranda James, Victoria Thompson
Rob McQuilkin
💼 Agency - Massie & McQuilkin 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.mmqlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Kim Addonizio, Douglas A. Martin
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
Sarah Hornsley
💼 Agency - The Bent Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebentagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir
Previous clients
Ciara Attwell, Olivia Beirne, Roxie Cooper, Drew Davies, Nick Hollin
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