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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Kayla Lightner

💼 Agency - Ayesha Pande Literary
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.pandeliterary.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC

Previous clients

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Stephanie Abou

💼 Agency - Massie & McQuilkin
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.mmqlit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients

Jenna Blum, Chantel Acevedo, Randy Susan Meyers, Juliette Fay, Julie Wu

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Chad Luibl

💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Kent Babb, Kristen Green, Ben Passmore, Jonah Newman

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