The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Crime Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction

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

💼 Agency: InkWell Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://inkwellmanagement.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Spirituality, Sports, Action & Adventure, African-American, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Children's Book, Christian, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Feminism, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Memoir, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, #ownvoices, Picture Book, Poetry, Politics, Romance, Science Fiction, Self-Help, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Lee Child, Andrew Child, Alicia Keys, Robert Harris, Antonio Damasio, James Gleick, Simon Schama, Dava Sobel, Elin Hilderbrand

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Debi Agency

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: https://debi.co.in/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics, Sports

Previous clients: Samanth Subramanian, Namita Devidayal, Jahnavi Barua, Aruni Kashyap

💼 Agency: Salky Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.salkyliterarymanagement.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Martha Woodroof, Camille DeAngelis, Elizabeth Little, David Hopson, Deborah Shapiro

💼 Agency: The Book Bakers Literary Consultancy

🌍 Location: New Delhi, IN

🧑‍💻 Website: http://thebookbakers.blogspot.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports

Previous clients: Neil D’Silva, Kulpreet Yadav, Anirban Bhattacharya, Nalin Verma

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.trellisliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Erin Crosby-Eckstine, Emmalie Dropkin, Shaina Frazier, Andréa Ferrell Gannon, Danielle Girard, Yeji Yvonne Ham, Elise Hooper, Lina Patton, Jacquie Pham, Sara Sligar, Erin Swan

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Odom Media Management

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://odommediamgmt.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Cookbook, Memoir, Sports, Children's Book, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Keiko Agena, Victoria Blanco, Camille Chew, Morgan Jerkins

💼 Agency: Ayesha Pande Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.pandeliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online 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: Delroy Lindo, Annabelle Tometich, Minda Honey

💼 Agency: William Morris Endeavor

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.wmeagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through 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

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Chalberg & Sussman Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.chalbergsussman.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Victoria Fedden, Margaux Fragoso, Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Lori Ostlund