The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions

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Hannah VanVels

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

Genres

Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Matthew Broberg-Moffitt, Mato J. Steger, Laura Samotin

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Alice Tasman

💼 Agency - Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.jvnla.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients

Emily Gray Tedrowe, Dianne Dixon, Catherine Greenman, Stephen Wetta, Ellen Potter

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Kate Garrick

💼 Agency - The Karpfinger Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://karpfinger.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients

Martha Woodroof, Camille DeAngelis, Elizabeth Little, David Hopson, Deborah Shapiro

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Lydia Silver

💼 Agency - Darley Anderson Literary Agency
🌍 Location - London, GB
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.darleyanderson.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Soofiya, Catherine Jacob, Dominic Beesley, Hannah Moffatt, Gina Blaxill

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