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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions
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Amy Tannenbaum
💼 Agency - Jane Rotrosen Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.janerotrosen.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Yara Zgheib, Tarryn Fisher, Audrey Carlan, Katy Evans
Abby Saul
💼 Agency - The Lark Group 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.larkwords.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Daisy Bateman, Courtney Ellis, Elizabeth Breck
Claire Harris
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, Horror, Romance
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Gwyn Jordan
💼 Agency - Gold Dust Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Dallas, US 🧑💻 Website - https://golddustliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Sonnet Harlynn, Eva Seidler, Courtney Watson, Jenny Dandy
Nicholas Ellison
💼 Agency - Nicholas Ellison, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thenicholasellisonagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Nelson DeMille, Christopher Moore, Sarah Dunn, P.T. Deutermann, Charles Wohlforth
Scott Waxman
💼 Agency - Waxman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.waxmanleavell.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
John Daly, David Faber, Stephan Talty, Jon Wertheim
Brenna English-Loeb
💼 Agency - Transatlantic Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.transatlanticagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
Mark Sampson, Kathleen Doughty, Genoveva Dimova
Heather Schroder
💼 Agency - Compass Talent 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.compasstalent.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Candace Bushnell, Stephen Chbosky, Ben Fountain, Nick Reding
Nephele Tempest
💼 Agency - The Knight Agency 🌍 Location - Atlanta, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.knightagency.net/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Gemma Halliday, Shannon K. Butcher, Nalini Singh, Brooklyn Ann
Meredith Bernstein
💼 Agency - Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.meredithbernsteinliteraryagency.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
David M. Carroll, Sharon Naylor, Kimberly Killion, Joy Nash, Elizabeth Pantley, Susan Shapiro Barash
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