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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions
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Julie Barer
💼 Agency - The Book Group 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebookgroup.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Celeste Ng, Madeline Miller, Alice Sebold, Mia Alvar, Joshua Ferris
Jeff Kleinman
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Garth Stein, Eowyn Ivey, Elizabeth Letts, Robert Hicks, Charles J. Shields, Karen Dionne
Nancy Miles
💼 Agency - Miles Stott Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://milesstottagency.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Frances Hardinge, Gill Lewis, Mark Burgess, Kirsty Applebaum
Jessica Faust
💼 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, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Kay Finch, Vickie Fee, Krista Davis, Melissa Payne, Julie Stone, Laura Bradford
Sam Stoloff
💼 Agency - Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.goldinlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Historical Fiction
Previous clients
Susan Bordo, Monica Byrne, Mandy Catron, Pratap Chatterjee, Julia Scheeres, Heather O'Neill
Janet Reid
💼 Agency - JetReid Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.jetreidliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Feminism
Previous clients
Patrick Lee, Jeff Somers, Robin Becker, Jeff Marks, Dana Haynes
Chris Ferebee
💼 Agency - Christopher Ferebee 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - christopherferebee.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Spirituality
Previous clients
Cindy Beall, Christa Black Gifford, Rob Bell, Shauna Niequist, Jonathan Merritt
Karolina Sutton
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo, Tara Westover, Malala Yousafzai, Anthony Doerr
Caitlin Blasdell
💼 Agency - Liza Dawson Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Zen Cho, Charles Stross, Sarah Prineas, John Levitt, Rachel Neumeier
Wendy Sherman
💼 Agency - Wendy Sherman Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wsherman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Anthony Youn, Nani Power, Gabrielle Korn, Wendy Walker, Marjan Kamali
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