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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Self Help Submissions
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Alex Glass
💼 Agency - Glass Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.glassliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, African-American, BIPOC, Children's Book, Cookbook, Middle Grade, New Adult, Self-Help, Spirituality, Young Adult
Previous clients
Haylie Pomroy, Chad Kultgen, Matt Bondurant, Jon Cryer, Da Chen, Marcy Dermansky, Jennifer Esposito
Lorin Rees
💼 Agency - Rees Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Boston, US 🧑💻 Website - http://reesagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Uzma Jalaluddin, Rin Chupeco, Arlene Weintraub, Will Holtham, Sylvia Lafair, Hank Gilman
Jessica Faust
💼 Agency - BookEnds Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.bookendsliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
Kay Finch, Vickie Fee, Krista Davis, Melissa Payne, Julie Stone, Laura Bradford
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
Stacey Glick
💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Larry D. Rosen, Jenny Hart, A. J. Hartley, Christie Matheson
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
Andrea Somberg
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Sarah Beth Durst, Erin Celello, B.A. Binns, Jessica Warman, Christopher Lee Barish, Lyla Ward
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
Deidre Knight
💼 Agency - The Knight Agency 🌍 Location - Atlanta, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.knightagency.net/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Christian, Self-Help, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
TJ Klune, Rachel Reid, Gena Showalter, Don Piper, Cat Sebastian, Louisa Edwards
Danielle Egan-Miller
💼 Agency - Browne & Miller Literary Associates 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.browneandmiller.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Elizabeth Blackwell, Kylie Brant, Jo Furniss, Iain Lawrence, Kimberly Brock
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