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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Self Help Submissions
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Louise Fury
💼 Agency - The Bent Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebentagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Romance, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Humor
Previous clients
Fred Aceves, Lindsay Emory, Lonnie Busch, Dante Medema
Jenny Bent
💼 Agency - The Bent Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebentagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC
Previous clients
AG Howard, Lori Wilde, Julia London, Lynsay Sands, Lori Nelson Spielman, Amy Bourret
Kari Stuart
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Amy Ephron, Kevin Roose, Maura Kelly, Mimi Kirk, Laura Marshall, Carol Miller, Samin Nosrat
Susan Rabiner
💼 Agency - Susan Rabiner Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rabinerlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Herbert Bix, Debby Applegate, Andres Resendez, Mario Livio, Bruce Schneier
Jane Dystel
💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Self-Help, Sports, Thriller
Previous clients
Colin Broderick, David Morrell, Scott Hamilton, Michele R. McPhee, Anne Stuart, Mary Ann Esposito
Katie Kotchman
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Jill Althouse-Wood, Lauren Berger, Jenny Dearborn, Tom Faley
Stephanie Tade
💼 Agency - Stephanie Tade Agency 🌍 Location - Philadelphia, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.stephanietadeagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality
Previous clients
Jeff Corwin, Bob Stahl, Elisha Goldstein, Chris Downie, Kevin Griffin
Faye Bender
💼 Agency - The Book Group 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebookgroup.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Memoir, Politics, Self-Help, Thriller
Previous clients
Rainey Hopson, Courtney Summers, Melissa Albert, Angeline Boulley
Harvey Klinger
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, Action & Adventure, African-American, Business Book, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Romance
Previous clients
Augusta Trobaugh, Natasha Mostert, Paul Elliott Russell, Paul Russell, George M. Taber, Julie Stav
Wendy Sherman
💼 Agency - Wendy Sherman Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wsherman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Anthony Youn, Nani Power, Gabrielle Korn, Wendy Walker, Marjan Kamali
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