The Best Literary Agents Seeking Memoir Submissions

💼 Agency: InkWell Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Spirituality, Sports, Christian, Memoir, Politics

Previous clients: Lee Child, Andrew Child, Alicia Keys, Robert Harris, Antonio Damasio, James Gleick, Simon Schama, Dava Sobel, Elin Hilderbrand

💼 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: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Erin Crosby-Eckstine, Emmalie Dropkin, Shaina Frazier, Andréa Ferrell Gannon, Danielle Girard, Yeji Yvonne Ham, Elise Hooper, Lina Patton, Jacquie Pham, Sara Sligar, Erin Swan

Open to queries

💼 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: Calligraph Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Building a list of clients

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Lucinda Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method:

Genres: Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

Previous clients: Jayne Allen, Dan Martell, Dr. Ron Friedman, Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson, Chris Bailey, Michelle Dowd, Scott Shigeoka.

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Creative Artists Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.caa.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Memoir, Young Adult

Previous clients: Chris Cleave, Ian Caldwell, Shonda Rhimes, Kevin Fedarko, Joe McGinniss Jr.

💼 Agency: Thompson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, LGBTQ, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Politics

Previous clients: Lisa Leake, Ken Denmead, Tom Hart, Kelle Hampton, Emily Flake, Lani Forbes, Korrie Leer, Jessie L. Star

💼 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

💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Olivia Laing, Maggie Nelson, Cathy Park Hong, Elliot Ackerman, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Ramona Ausubel, Rachel Aviv, Wajahat Ali, Namwali Serpe

Open to queries