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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions in New York
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Jennifer DeChiara
💼 Agency - Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.jdlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Brent Hartinger, Richard Mintzer, Jeff Anderson, Franco Aureliani
Leigh Feldman
💼 Agency - Leigh Feldman Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.lfliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Sarah Dessen, Charles Frazier, Matt Burgess, Parnaz Foroutan, Arthur Golden
Melissa Flashman
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir
Previous clients
Stephanie Danler, Anne Boyer, Amina Cain, Emily Gould, Richard L. Hasen
Carol Mann
💼 Agency - Carol Mann Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://carolmannagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality
Previous clients
Jermaine Dupri, Samantha Marshall, Lauren Winner, Morris Dees, Roy Rowan
Susan Ramer
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Kathryn Stockett, Rachel Weaver, Ellen Gilchrist, Amy Belding Brown, Rachel Louise Snyder
Tracy Bohan
💼 Agency - The Wylie Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.wylieagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Sally Rooney, Chimamanda Adichie, Katherine Angel, Michael Marks
Stacey Glick
💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Larry D. Rosen, Jenny Hart, A. J. Hartley, Christie Matheson
Dan Conaway
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
John McWhorter, Louis Bayard, Matt Siegel, Lisa Napoli
Susan Hawk
💼 Agency - Upstart Crow Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.upstartcrowliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Rachael Allen, Marcie Colleen, Alison Oliver, Ruth Spiro, Sarah Tolcser, Shelley Tougas, Lisa Tyre
Don Congdon
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Action & Adventure, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Ray Bradbury, William Styron, Jack Finney, Evan S. Connell
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