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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions
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David Black
💼 Agency - David Black Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.davidblackagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Mitch Albom, Erik Larson, David Kidder, Jenny Sanford, Noah Oppenheim
Cathryn Summerhayes
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Ranulph Fiennes, Adam Kay, Lucy Foley, Sandi Toksvig, Shappi Khorsandi, Naomi Wood
Alison Fargis
💼 Agency - Stonesong 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.stonesong.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Susan B. Anderson, Sara Bliss, Michael Buckley, Erin Gleeson, Eric Gorges
Will Francis
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Jasper Fforde, Evan Davis, Charles Cumming, Kevin Fong
Miriam Kriss
💼 Agency - Irene Goodman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.irenegoodman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Lilith Saintcrow, Jackie Morse Kessler, Karen Mahoney, Kelly Keaton
Leigh Feldman
💼 Agency - Leigh Feldman Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.lfliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Sarah Dessen, Charles Frazier, Matt Burgess, Parnaz Foroutan, Arthur Golden
Karen Solem
💼 Agency - Spencerhill Associates 🌍 Location - Tampa, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.spencerhillassociates.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Christian
Previous clients
Eve Silver, Lara Adrian, Patti Berg, Barbara Freethy
Erin Niumata
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality
Previous clients
Carolyn Brown, Sandy Robins, Amy Clark, Josh Shipp, James Guiliani
Kim Lionetti
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Helen Hoang, Kennedy Ryan, Rochelle Weinstein, Christie Craig, Nicola Marsh
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
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