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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions
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Warren Frazier
💼 Agency - John Hawkins & Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.jhalit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Business Book, Graphic Novel, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Story
Previous clients
Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Z. Danielewski, Olga Grushin, Jess Walter
Dorian Karchmar
💼 Agency - William Morris Endeavor 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wmeagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Self-Help
Previous clients
Alexandra Curry, Marc Estrin, Robert Rosenberg, Patricia Wood, Kate Jacobs
Adam Schear
💼 Agency - DeFiore and Company 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.defliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Jake Wolff, Julie Lekstrom Himes, Scott Bedford, Jen Adams
Henry Dunow
💼 Agency - Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dclagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, African-American, Business Book, Children's Book, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Mystery, Politics, Short Story, Spirituality, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
Aimee Bender, Alice Sebold, Peter Mountford, Jean Thompson, Robin Black, Hilma Wolitzer
Kimberly Witherspoon
💼 Agency - InkWell Management 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://inkwellmanagement.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
Anthony Bourdain, Cindy Crawford, Lena Dunham, Dean Koontz, José Andrés
Molly Friedrich
💼 Agency - The Friedrich Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.friedrichagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Short Story, Thriller
Previous clients
Jane Smiley, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Melissa Bank, Leslie Daniels, Alison Espach
Terra Chalberg
💼 Agency - Chalberg & Sussman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.chalbergsussman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Victoria Fedden, Margaux Fragoso, Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Lori Ostlund
Eric Simonoff
💼 Agency - William Morris Endeavor 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wmeagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Stephen Chbosky, Yaa Gyasi, James Frey, Edward P. Jones, Phil Klay, Jhumpa Lahiri
Shruti Debi
💼 Agency - The Debi Agency 🌍 Location - New Delhi, IN 🧑💻 Website - https://debi.co.in/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Samanth Subramanian, Namita Devidayal, Jahnavi Barua, Aruni Kashyap
Sarah Yake
💼 Agency - Frances Collin Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Philadelphia, US 🧑💻 Website - http://francescollin.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Sarah Blake, Nadine Darling, Kirsten Kaschock, Christopher Merkner
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