The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions

💼 Agency: Curtis Brown, Ltd.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://curtisbrown.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Feminism, Humor, Short Story

Previous clients: Elizabeth Huergo, David Lomax, Mickey George, Rebecca Altman, Jaime Green

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir

Previous clients: Sheila Heti, Alissa Nutting, Teddy Wayne, Manohla Dargis, Eleanor Henderson, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Jay Caspian Kang, Carvell Wallace

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💼 Agency: Trident Media Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir

Previous clients: Stephen Colbert, Cindy Crawford, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Aretha Franklin, Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg

💼 Agency: The Bent Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Thriller

Previous clients: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Grace Curtis, Amy Dillmann, Zeena Gosrani

Open to queries

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Picture Book, Romance, Thriller

Previous clients: Hope Lim, Laurie Flynn, Simran Jeet Singh, Ayesha Siddiqua Chaudhry, Keerthik Sasidharan, Kevin Christopher Snipes

💼 Agency: Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.rittlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Dennis Lehane, Laura Whitcomb, Debra Austin, Doug Magee, Katharine Greider, C.J. Box, Jim Edgar

💼 Agency: Williams & Connolly

🌍 Location: Washington, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.wc.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir

Previous clients: James Patterson, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism

Previous clients: June Hur, Diana Biller, Kelsy Burke, June Hur, Nancy Jooyoun Kim

💼 Agency: Folio Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Maureen Ryan, Curtis Chin, Dr. Mariel Buqué, Julie Rodgers, Joél Leon.

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Illuminate Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Portland, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://illuminateliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Business Book, Christian, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Alli Worthington, Greta Eskridge, Joshua Ryan Butler, Nick Connolly

Open to queries