The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Katherine Forbes, J.D. Landis, Charlotte Wood, John Gierach

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Gernert Company

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Chad Harbach, Manny Howard, Hillary Jordan

Open to queries

💼 Agency: CookeMcDermid

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://cookemcdermid.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help

Previous clients: Zoey Leigh Peterson, Tima Kurdi, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, Cathal Kelly

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Word One Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Previous clients: Hal Ackerman, Mary Wine, Lissa Rankin, Sophie Littlefield

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, African-American, BIPOC, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Cory Anderson, Linzie Hunter, Al Rodin, Jasmyn Wright

Open to queries

💼 Agency: United Talent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Fantasy

Previous clients: Daniel Sherrell, Alicia Puglionesi, Daisy Pitkin, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Laura Dail Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.ldlainc.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Business Book, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Lisa Bloom, Sarah Mlynowski, Frank DeCaro, Jayne Garcia Valseca, Mark Ebner, Ginny Rorby

💼 Agency: Frances Goldin Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://goldinlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, BIPOC, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Jenny Odell, Delia Cai, Kyle Chayka, Jasper Craven, Cody Delistraty, Linda Rui Feng, James Gregor, Courtney Gustafson, Theresa Levitt, Lauren Slater, Ye Chun, Kate Wagner

Open to queries

💼 Agency: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://hsgagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Brit Bennett, Etaf Rum, John Freeman Gill, K-Ming Chang, Leah Franqui, Melissa Rivero, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Horror, Mystery, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Zakiya Dalila Harris, J. Nicole Jones, Julia Fine, Katie M. Flynn, Theodore Wheeler

Open to queries