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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Horror Submissions

Browse top literary agents from around the world.

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This directory of literary agents will give you a headstart on your search for The One. To save both your time and the agents’ time, please make sure to:

  • Research the literary agency
  • Study the agent’s submission guidelines, wishlist, and portfolio
  • Personalize your query or book proposal

For more querying best practices, refer to this post. And if you'd like help perfecting your query letter, consider a query letter review.

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Donald Maass

💼 Agency - Donald Maass Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://maassagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Horror, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients

Nnedi Okorafor, Brent Weeks, Anne Perry, Todd McCaffrey

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Ginger Clark

💼 Agency - Curtis Brown, Ltd.
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://curtisbrown.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Horror, Children's Book, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Middle Grade, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients

Ursula K. Le Guin, Patricia Wrede, Elizabeth Wein, Tim Pratt, John Langan

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John Cusick

💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.foliojr.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Horror, BIPOC, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, #ownvoices, Picture Book, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients

Julie Murphy, Christian McKay Heidicke, Laura Sebastian, Joan He, Abdi Nazemian

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Madeleine Milburn

💼 Agency - Madeleine Milburn Literary
🌍 Location - London, GB
🧑‍💻 Website - http://madeleinemilburn.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Horror, Action & Adventure, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients

Holly Bourne, Jenna Burtenshaw, Anne Cameron, Nuala Casey

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Joshua A. Bilmes

💼 Agency - Jabberwocky Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.awfulagent.com
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Horror, Business Book, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Nonfiction, Politics, Science Fiction, Sports, Thriller

Previous clients

Brandon Sanderson, Charlaine Harris, Peter V. Brett, Jack Campbell, Tanya Huff

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Rachel Crawford

💼 Agency - MacKenzie Wolf
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.mwlit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Horror, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, #ownvoices, Politics

Previous clients

Eric Dean Wilson, Megan Milks, Tom Cho

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Laurie McLean

💼 Agency - Fuse Literary
🌍 Location - San Francisco, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://fuseliterary.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Horror, Children's Book, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Middle Grade, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients

Julie Kagawa, Brian D. Anderson, Pip Ballantine, Melissa D. Savage, Linda Wisdom

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Amy Giuffrida

💼 Agency - Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.jdlit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Horror, BIPOC, Children's Book, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, Mystery, Nonfiction, #ownvoices, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients

Maria Tureaud, Jax McQueen, Sarah Elynn, Haley Hwang

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Jessica Sinsheimer

💼 Agency - Context Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.contextlit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Horror, Action & Adventure, BIPOC, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients

Margot Harrison, Shannon Alexander, Jonathan Chesner, Gwen Hayes

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Lane Heymont

💼 Agency - The Tobias Agency
🌍 Location - Nashville, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.thetobiasagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Horror, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, #ownvoices, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients

Diana Rodriguez Wallach, John Maszka, Rachel Neff, Claire O'Dell

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