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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Humor Submissions
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Curtis Russell
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Politics, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Pamela Beason, Nick Powdthavee, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Gerry Dee, Tommy Europe
Adam Schear
💼 Agency - DeFiore and Company 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.defliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Jake Wolff, Julie Lekstrom Himes, Scott Bedford, Jen Adams
Daniel Kirschen
💼 Agency - ICM Partners 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.icmpartners.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Humor, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Previous clients
Ann Patchett, Michael Chabon, Chuck Palahniuk, Ayelet Waldman, Elizabeth Greenwood
Stacy Testa
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality
Previous clients
Clara Bensen, Lucie Britsch, Julie Carrick Dalton, Gerta Keller, Rheea Mukherjee
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
Joanne Wyckoff
💼 Agency - Carol Mann Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://carolmannagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Humor, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality, Sports, Diverse Fiction, African-American, Feminism
Previous clients
Lauretta Hannon, Tony Wagner, David Gessner, Patti Moreno
Erin Niumata
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality
Previous clients
Carolyn Brown, Sandy Robins, Amy Clark, Josh Shipp, James Guiliani
Monika Verma
💼 Agency - Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://lgrliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Humor, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Nick Offerman, Janie Bryant, Allie Brosh
Michael Harriot
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Humor, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Previous clients
Ben Mezrich, Tony Fletcher, Alisa Bowman
David Fugate
💼 Agency - LaunchBooks Literary Agency 🌍 Location - San Diego, US 🧑💻 Website - www.launchbooks.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Chris Guillebeau, Andy Weir, Kevin Mitnick, Peter Clines, DJ Molles
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