The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Folio Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Feminism

Previous clients: Maureen Ryan, Curtis Chin, Dr. Mariel Buqué, Julie Rodgers, Joél Leon.

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💼 Agency: Howland Literary, LLC

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

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

Previous clients: Scott Cheshire, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Carmiel Banasky, Julian Tepper

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💼 Agency: Australian Literary Management

🌍 Location: Sydney, AU

🧑‍💻 Website: https://austlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Short Story, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: David Marr, Amanda Lohrey, Melissa Ashley, Robert Dessaix, Sarah Bailey

💼 Agency: Vertical Ink Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.vertical-ink-agency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book

Previous clients: Betty White, Ray Kurzweil, Mariah Stewart, Jessica Bird

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💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance

Previous clients: Amy Gentry, Libby Hubscher, Dharma Kelleher, Bess Kingsley, T.J. Martinson, Rena Olsen

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💼 Agency: Prospect Agency

🌍 Location: Newark, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Romance, Women's Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Anne Appert, David Bucs, Emily Calimlim, Barbara DiLorenzo

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Nordlyset Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, African-American, BIPOC, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Theresa MacPhail, Kate Cohen, Leah Katz, Jesse Salvo, Joie Davidow

💼 Agency: Curtis Brown, Ltd.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://curtisbrown.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Emily St. John Mandel, Lucia Berlin, Crystal Hana Kim, Laura van den Berg

💼 Agency: Triangle House Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.triangle.house/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism

Previous clients: Alice Bolin, Julia Dixon Evans, Chelsea Hodson

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Michelle Kass Associates

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://michellekass.co.uk/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Derek Landy, Patrick Ness, Bridget O'Connor, Robert Farrar, Elizabeth Cook, John Milarky

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