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The Best Literary Agents Seeking #Ownvoices Submissions
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Adam Schear
💼 Agency - DeFiore and Company 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.defliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Jake Wolff, Julie Lekstrom Himes, Scott Bedford, Jen Adams
John Cusick
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.foliojr.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Julie Murphy, Christian McKay Heidicke, Laura Sebastian, Joan He, Abdi Nazemian
Amy Giuffrida
💼 Agency - Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.jdlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Maria Tureaud, Jax McQueen, Sarah Elynn, Haley Hwang
Kim Lionetti
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Helen Hoang, Kennedy Ryan, Rochelle Weinstein, Christie Craig, Nicola Marsh
Sarah Davies
💼 Agency - The Greenhouse Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Fairfax, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.greenhouseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Megan Miranda, Tae Keller, Elle Cosimano, Ashley Elston, Cori McCarthy, Winifred Conkling
Carrie Pestritto
💼 Agency - Laura Dail Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.ldlainc.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Kalyn Josephson, Jon Birger, Lily Chu, Graci Kim, Claire Kann
Rachel Crawford
💼 Agency - MacKenzie Wolf 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.mwlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Eric Dean Wilson, Megan Milks, Tom Cho
Johanna Castillo
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC
Previous clients
Isabel Allende, Justin Baldoni, Emily Baldoni, Victoria Alonso, Leila Meacham, Reyna Grande
Jessica Alvarez
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Stacey Kennedy, Sharon Culle, Amy Rose Bennett, Laurel Blount
Tracy Marchini
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Jennifer Robin Barr, Charlene Chua, Sally Deng, Margaret Finnegan, Rita Lorraine Hubbard
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