The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Amy Shearn, Eric Nguyen, Kathleen Glasgow, Erin McGill

Open to queries

💼 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

Open to queries

💼 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: Watson, Little Ltd

🌍 Location: London, GB

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Sue Armstrong, Tice Cin, Sarah Gristwood, Lauren Mackay, P.K. Lynch, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Catherine Balaq, Alice Bell, Maurice J Casey, Kit Chapman

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💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

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

Previous clients: Sheila Heti, Alissa Nutting, Teddy Wayne, Manohla Dargis, Eleanor Henderson, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Jay Caspian Kang, Carvell Wallace

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💼 Agency: William Morris Endeavor

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Stephen Chbosky, Yaa Gyasi, James Frey, Edward P. Jones, Phil Klay, Jhumpa Lahiri

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💼 Agency: Ross Yoon Agency

🌍 Location: Washington, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Steph Cha, Kris D'Agostino, Amber Dermont, Michael Chorost

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💼 Agency: The Carr Agency

🌍 Location: San Francisco, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.the-carr-agency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Eric Ries, Chip and Dan Heath, Bob Sutton, Gretchen Rubin

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, Memoir

Previous clients: Holly Bennett, Michelle Mulder, Kit Pearson, Kate Inglis

💼 Agency: The Clegg Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Helen Macdonald, Nick Flynn, Emma Cline, Rob Spillman, Alice Knott

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