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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions
Showing 164 agents that match your search.
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This directory of literary agents will give you a headstart on your search for The One. To save both your time and the agents’ time, please make sure to:
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Samantha Fabien
💼 Agency - Root Literary 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rootliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Chloe Liese, Camille Baker, E.S. Yu
Sarah Zia
💼 Agency - Red Ink Literary and Film Agency 🌍 Location - New Delhi, IN 🧑💻 Website - https://redinkliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction
Previous clients
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Joanna Mackenzie
💼 Agency - Nelson Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Denver, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.nelsonagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
John Galligan, Alison Hammer, Kathleen West, Jonathan Messinger, Shana Galen
Lucy Childs
💼 Agency - Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://aaronpriest.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Brenda Joyce, Peter Melman, Frances Sherwood, Elizabeth Diamond
Paige Wheeler
💼 Agency - Creative Media Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://cmalit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir
Previous clients
Sheila Roberts, Nancy Coco, Theresa Romain, Marin Thomas
Em Lysaght
💼 Agency - Ladderbird Literary Agency 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.ladderbird.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Briane Vallene, Lee Stokes, Marianne Khalil, Sami Ellis, Toril Orlesky
Danya Kukafka
💼 Agency - Aevitas Creative Management 🌍 Location - Boston, US 🧑💻 Website - https://aevitascreative.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Building a client list
Ethan Ellenberg
💼 Agency - The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://ethanellenberg.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality, Children's Book, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
John Scalzi, Eric Rohmann, Jay Allan, G.A. Aiken, Bill Ferris, Patty Blount
Jennifer Mattson
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Katy Loutzenhiser, Kate Hannigan, Kim Norman, Linda Ashman
Steven Axelrod
💼 Agency - The Axelrod Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.axelrodagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Fantasy, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
S.J. Rozan, Christine Feehan, Suzanne Brockman, J.R. Ward, Julia Quinn
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