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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Nonfiction Submissions
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Danielle Egan-Miller
💼 Agency - Browne & Miller Literary Associates 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.browneandmiller.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Elizabeth Blackwell, Kylie Brant, Jo Furniss, Iain Lawrence, Kimberly Brock
Carly Watters
💼 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, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Colin Mochrie, Mary Akers, Danny Appleby, Jay Onrait, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Lorene Sauro
Susan Rabiner
💼 Agency - Susan Rabiner Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rabinerlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Herbert Bix, Debby Applegate, Andres Resendez, Mario Livio, Bruce Schneier
Sarah Burnes
💼 Agency - The Gernert Company 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thegernertco.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Kieran Scott, Adam Gidwitz, Susan Burton, Rachel Kadish
Morton L. Janklow
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Danielle Steel, Thomas Harris, Barbara Walters, Anne Rice, Andy Borowitz, Pope John Paul II
Henry Dunow
💼 Agency - Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dclagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, African-American, Business Book, Children's Book, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Mystery, Politics, Short Story, Spirituality, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
Aimee Bender, Alice Sebold, Peter Mountford, Jean Thompson, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer
Jill Marsal
💼 Agency - Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC 🌍 Location - San Diego, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help
Previous clients
Melinda Leigh, Angela Pisel, Matthew Dixon, Lynn Cahoon, Marina Adair
Liz Darhansoff
💼 Agency - Darhansoff Verrill Feldman Literary Agents 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.dvagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Annie Proulx, Neal Stephenson, Lee Smith, Nanci Kincaid, Lynda Barry
Cecilia Lyra
💼 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, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Lene Andersen, Jenna Ferrey, Amy Rosen, Jessica Hinkson
Ellen Geiger
💼 Agency - Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.goldinlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Mystery, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Margaret Wise Brown, Adrienne Rich, Juan González, James Kugel, Robert Tsai
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