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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions
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Matt McGowan
💼 Agency - Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.goldinlit.com// 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Eula Biss, Stephen Burt, John D'Agata, Brian Evenson, Brandon Harris
Stephanie Thwaites
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
John Steinbeck, Isla Fisher, Cat Deeley, Celia Rees, A A Milne, Steven Butler
Nancy Gallt
💼 Agency - Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.galltzacker.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Rick Riordan, Bety G. Birney, Sophie Blackall, Jeanne DuPrau, Bagram Ibatoulline
Andrew Stuart
💼 Agency - The Stuart Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.stuartagency.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Kathleen Parker, William Dietrich, Maia Szalavitz, Kevin Guzman, Kenneth Kamler, Leonard Felder
Rebecca Sherman
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Daniel Salmieri, Andrea Beaty, Grace Lin, John Hendrix
Sarah Younger
💼 Agency - Nancy Yost Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.nyliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Christian
Previous clients
Shannon Richard, Asa Maria Bradley, Gina Conkle, Alexis Daria
Susan Ramer
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Kathryn Stockett, Rachel Weaver, Ellen Gilchrist, Amy Belding Brown, Rachel Louise Snyder
Stephen Barr
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
David Macaulay, F.C. Yee, John Corey Whaley, Maggie Thrash, Christopher Silas Neal
Sandy Lu
💼 Agency - Book Wyrm Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookwyrmlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Horror, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Jennifer Harlow, Robert Baty, Angela Grace, Michael Dempsey, Michael Boccacino
Tracy Bohan
💼 Agency - The Wylie Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.wylieagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Sally Rooney, Chimamanda Adichie, Katherine Angel, Michael Marks
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