The Best Literary Agents Seeking Short Story Submissions

💼 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

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💼 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: 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: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through 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: 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

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💼 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: New Leaf Literary & Media

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, LGBTQ, Action & Adventure, Business Book, Cookbook, Historical Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Politics, Self-Help, Thriller, Spirituality, Short Story

Previous clients: Meryl Wilsner, Terry Benton, George M. Johnson, Jonas Madden-Connor

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💼 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

💼 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

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💼 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

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