The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

💼 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

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💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

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

Previous clients: Kelly Link, Dan Chaon, Keith Lee Morris, Shawn Vestal, Karin Tidbeck, Nathan Ballingrud

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💼 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

💼 Agency: Curtis Brown, Ltd.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://curtisbrown.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Feminism, Humor, Short Story

Previous clients: Elizabeth Huergo, David Lomax, Mickey George, Rebecca Altman, Jaime Green

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💼 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: Australian Literary Management

🌍 Location: Sydney, AU

🧑‍💻 Website: https://austlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Short Story, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: David Marr, Amanda Lohrey, Melissa Ashley, Robert Dessaix, Sarah Bailey

💼 Agency: Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.jvnla.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Emily Gray Tedrowe, Dianne Dixon, Catherine Greenman, Stephen Wetta, Ellen Potter

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💼 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: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Poetry, Chick Lit, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Charlene Hsu, Stephanie Morrill, Matt Sedillo, Dennis Danziger, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Vickie Vertiz, Dr. Anthony Christian Ocampo, Nick Medina, Tania De Rozario, María Alejandra Barrios

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💼 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