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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Historical Fiction Submissions
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Katie Kotchman
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Jill Althouse-Wood, Lauren Berger, Jenny Dearborn, Tom Faley
Henry Dunow
💼 Agency - Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dclagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, African-American, Business Book, Children's Book, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Mystery, Politics, Short Story, Spirituality, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
Aimee Bender, Alice Sebold, Peter Mountford, Jean Thompson, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer
Claire Anderson-Wheeler
💼 Agency - Regal Hoffmann & Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://rhaliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, Crime Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Dan Cluchey, Patrick Dacey, Eldonna Edwards, Faith Gardner, Samantha Mabry
Sam Stoloff
💼 Agency - Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.goldinlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Historical Fiction
Previous clients
Susan Bordo, Monica Byrne, Mandy Catron, Pratap Chatterjee, Julia Scheeres, Heather O'Neill
Sarah Hornsley
💼 Agency - Peters Fraser + Dunlop 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://petersfraserdunlop.com/agent/sarah-hornsley/ 📣 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
Dorian Karchmar
💼 Agency - William Morris Endeavor 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wmeagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Self-Help
Previous clients
Alexandra Curry, Marc Estrin, Robert Rosenberg, Patricia Wood, Kate Jacobs
Hillary Jacobson
💼 Agency - ICM Partners 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.icmpartners.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Previous clients
Tomi Adeyemi, Kate Elizabeth Russell, Karen Hamilton, Eiko Kadono
Carol Mann
💼 Agency - Carol Mann Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://carolmannagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Historical Fiction, Politics
Previous clients
Jermaine Dupri, Samantha Marshall, Lauren Winner, Morris Dees, Roy Rowan
Laura Langlie
💼 Agency - Laura Langlie Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Joan Druett, Meg Cabot, Malinda Lo, Mary Hogan, Renee Ashley, Meg Tilly
Karolina Sutton
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo, Tara Westover, Malala Yousafzai, Anthony Doerr
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