The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions in New York City

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Amy Williams

💼 Agency - The Williams Company
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://williamsliterary.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients

Natalie Bakopoulos, Karen Essex, Kate Greathead, Sarah Hepola, Elizabeth Kostova

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Katherine Latshaw

💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Burt Reynolds, Layla Saad, Cary Elwes, Kimberly William-Paisley, Madisen Kuhn

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Angela Miller

💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Self-Help

Previous clients

Mark Bittman, Christopher Kimball, Marcus Samuelsson, Eugenia Bone

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Crystal Orazu

💼 Agency - Context Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.contextlit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ

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