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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions
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Irene Goodman
💼 Agency - Irene Goodman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.irenegoodman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Lori Handeland, Linda Lael Miller, Amanda Elyot, Boyd Morrison, Juliet Grey
Laura Langlie
💼 Agency - Laura Langlie Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Joan Druett, Meg Cabot, Malinda Lo, Mary Hogan, Renee Ashley, Meg Tilly
Sorche Fairbank
💼 Agency - Fairbank Literary Representation 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.fairbankliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Terry Border, Neil Landau, Matt Frederick, Craig Tracy
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
Rob McQuilkin
💼 Agency - Massie & McQuilkin 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.mmqlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Poetry
Previous clients
Kim Addonizio, Douglas A. Martin
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
Andrea Morrison
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Hillary Frank, Shreya Gupta, Diana Sudyka, Aja Gabel, Aimee Sicuro
Meg Thompson
💼 Agency - Thompson Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://thompsonliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Spirituality, Sports, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Lisa Leake, Ken Denmead, Kelle Hampton, Tom Hart, Tim Kreider, Emily Flake
Amanda Urban
💼 Agency - ICM Partners 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.icmpartners.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Politics
Previous clients
Toni Morrison, Nora Ephron, Anthony Doerr, Donna Tartt, Tobias Wolff, Jennifer Egan
Laura Mazer
💼 Agency - Wendy Sherman Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wsherman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Ijeoma Oluo, Virginia Grohl
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