The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions

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Claudia Ballard

💼 Agency - William Morris Endeavor
🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.wmeagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Humor, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients

Marie-Helene Bertino, Emma Straub, Megan Amram, Charlie Kaufman, Eddie Joyce

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Kaitlyn Johnson

💼 Agency - Belcastro Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://belcastroagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Kristina Mahr, Rebecca Thorne, Ellen McGinty

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Brenda Bowen

💼 Agency - The Book Group
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.thebookgroup.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book

Previous clients

Hilary Knight, Julianne Moore, Samantha Berger, Karen Hesse

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Dean Cooke

💼 Agency - CookeMcDermid
🌍 Location - Toronto, CA
🧑‍💻 Website - https://cookemcdermid.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients

Cherie Dimaline, John Irving, Marsha Skrypuch, Lilian Nattel

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William Clark

💼 Agency - William Clark Associates
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://wmclark.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Spirituality

Previous clients

Joseph Rosenbloom, Guy Spier, Eric Maddox, Dayle Haddon, Michelle Lee

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Erica Bauman

💼 Agency - Aevitas Creative Management
🌍 Location - Boston, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://aevitascreative.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Andrew Auseon, Tiffany Haas, Kayla Cottingham, Yesenia Moises

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