The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions

💼 Agency: The Bent Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.thebentagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Horror

Previous clients: Angie Thomas, AG Howard, Lori Wilde, Julia London, Lynsay Sands

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Liza Dawson Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Tawni O'Dell, Annie Barrows, Robyn Carr, Ross Gay, Marie Bostwick

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Gabrielle Zevin, David Mitchell, Jeanine Cummins, Matthew Quick, Rye Curtis

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Rees Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Boston, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.reesagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help

Previous clients: Uzma Jalaluddin, Rin Chupeco, Arlene Weintraub, Will Holtham, Sylvia Lafair, Hank Gilman

💼 Agency: Andrea Brown Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.andreabrownlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Meg Medina, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Crystal Allen, Barry Wolverton

Open to queries

💼 Agency: McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://mcintoshandotis.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism

Previous clients: Eleanor Brown, Phyllis T. Smith, Kimberly Frost

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Donald Maass Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://maassagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror

Previous clients: Robert McCammon, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ada Palmer, Amy Alkon

💼 Agency: New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.newleafliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Susan Dennard, Holly Black, Daniel Nayeri, Leigh Bardugo, Anna Jarzab

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports, Chick Lit

Previous clients: Richelle Mead, Cynthia Ceilan, Victoria Laurie, Carrie Ryan, Julia Templeton, Michelle Rowen

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Liza Dawson Associates

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: R.F. Kuang, Pierce Brown, Tobias Buckell, Kameron Hurley, Kelly Robson