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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions
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Curtis Russell
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Politics, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Pamela Beason, Nick Powdthavee, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Gerry Dee, Tommy Europe
Sarah Younger
💼 Agency - Nancy Yost Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.nyliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Christian
Previous clients
Shannon Richard, Asa Maria Bradley, Gina Conkle, Alexis Daria
Matthew Bialer
💼 Agency - Sanford J. Greenburger Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.greenburger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Patrick Rothfuss, Tad Williams, Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis, Dale Bailey, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Stephen Barbara
💼 Agency - InkWell Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://inkwellmanagement.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book
Previous clients
Lauren Oliver, Paul Tremblay, Laura Amy Schlitz, Lisa Graff
Laura Blake Peterson
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown, Ltd. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://curtisbrown.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Kathleen Dean Moore, Wendy Corsi Staub, Thor Hanson
Suzie Townsend
💼 Agency - New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.newleafliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir
Previous clients
Laura Steven, Victoria Aveyard, Natalie Lloyd, Jennifer Ryan, Brigid Kemmer, Christine Day
Douglas Stewart
💼 Agency - Sterling Lord Literistic Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.sll.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
David Mitchell, Jeanine Cummins, Matthew Quick, Rye Curtis
Cameron McClure
💼 Agency - Donald Maass Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://maassagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Robert McCammon, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ada Palmer, Amy Alkon
Hillary Jacobson
💼 Agency - ICM Partners 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.icmpartners.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction
Previous clients
Tomi Adeyemi, Kate Elizabeth Russell, Karen Hamilton, Eiko Kadono
Jessica Faust
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Kay Finch, Vickie Fee, Krista Davis, Melissa Payne, Julie Stone, Laura Bradford
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