The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

💼 Agency: David Black Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Politics, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Previous clients: William G. Boykin, Tom Morrisey, Michele Reiss, Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch

💼 Agency: The Gernert Company

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Previous clients: John Donvan, Ophira Eisenberg, Elizabeth Green, Josh Levin, Caren Zucker

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Curtis Brown UK

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Miranda Hart, Dan Dare, Armistead Maupin, Lynda Bellingham

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Georges Borchardt, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://gbagency.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

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

Previous clients: Lydia Fitzpatrick, Simon Han, Greg Jackson, Andrew Moore, Adam O’Fallon Price, Willa Richards, David Ridgen, Charlotte Shane, Shruti Swamy, Barrett Swanson, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Elizabeth Wetmore, Jenny Zhang.

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Humor, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Rachele Alpine, Steven Cordero, Shandy Lawson, Adam Lazarus, August McLaughlin

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Debi Agency

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: https://debi.co.in/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Sports

Previous clients: Samanth Subramanian, Namita Devidayal, Jahnavi Barua, Aruni Kashyap

💼 Agency: The Friedrich Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://friedrichagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Elizabeth Strout, Robin Epstein, Jessica Khoury, William Ritter, Josh Sundquist, Alexandra Oliva

💼 Agency: Aevitas Creative Management

🌍 Location: Nashville, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Nonfiction, Feminism, Cookbook, Memoir

Previous clients: Hélène Boudreau, Aminah Mae Safi, Sashi Kaufman, Robert Lettrick

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Siyahi

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: http://siyahi.in/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Devdutt Pattanaik, Vish Dhamija, Venita Coelho, Paro Anand

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: By referral only.

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Cookbook, Memoir, Nonfiction, Poetry, Self-Help

Previous clients: Rosie Danan, Alexa Martin, Renee Carlino, Katie Ruggle, Debbie Burns