The Best Literary Agents Seeking Historical Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: The Cheney Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://cheneyassoc.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Dave Eggers, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Carol Leonnig, Phil Rucker, Masha Gessen, Reza Aslan, Manning Marable, Adelle Waldman, Julia Pierpont, Mark Owen, Mark Leibovich, Gayle Lemmon, Josh Foer, Scott Kelly, Lauren Collins.

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💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Spirituality

Previous clients: Richard Paul Evans, Rachel Maddow, Matt Richtel, Hannah Gadsby, Shankar Vedantam

💼 Agency: McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism

Previous clients: Eleanor Brown, Phyllis T. Smith, Kimberly Frost

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💼 Agency: Leigh Feldman Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Sarah Dessen, Charles Frazier, Matt Burgess, Parnaz Foroutan, Arthur Golden

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💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Short Story, Spirituality, Politics

Previous clients: Aimee Bender, Alice Sebold, Peter Mountford, Jean Thompson, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer

💼 Agency: Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jvnla.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Eva Holland, Carl Safina, Nancy Springer, Molly Greeley, Wendy Webb

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💼 Agency: Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://lgrliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Chick Lit

Previous clients: Gillian Flynn, Lisa Lutz, Wendy Wax, Julia Dahl, Heather Swain

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💼 Agency: RCW Literary Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Action & Adventure, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Politics, Romance, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Kazuo Ishiguro, Colm Toibin, Kate Atkinson, Jenny Pitman, Rupert Thomsom, Lucy Caldwell, Peter Carey, Rachel Cooke, Tom Crewe, Carol Ann Duffy, Anne Enright, Ian McEwan

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💼 Agency: Chase Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Fantasy, Business Book, Horror, Politics, Self-Help

Previous clients: Alia Volz, Robert Weintraub, Gregory Crough, Gilbert King, Matt Stoller

💼 Agency: David Higham Literary Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.davidhigham.co.uk

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Diana Wynne Jones, Richard Adams, Nick Butterworth, Jonathan Stroud, Alix Nathan

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