The Best Literary Agents Seeking Thriller Submissions
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Eric Myers
💼 Agency - Myers Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.myersliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Chris Grabenstein, Lydia Kang, Bryan Batt, David Neilsen, Simon Gervais
Sarah Hornsley
💼 Agency - The Bent Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebentagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir
Previous clients
Ciara Attwell, Olivia Beirne, Roxie Cooper, Drew Davies, Nick Hollin
Wendy Sherman
💼 Agency - Wendy Sherman Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wsherman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Anthony Youn, Nani Power, Gabrielle Korn, Wendy Walker, Marjan Kamali
John Cusick
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.foliojr.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Julie Murphy, Christian McKay Heidicke, Laura Sebastian, Joan He, Abdi Nazemian
Annelise Robey
💼 Agency - Jane Rotrosen Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.janerotrosen.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
Terri Garey, Monica McCarty, James Hayman
Liza Dawson
💼 Agency - Liza Dawson Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Tawni O'Dell, Annie Barrows, Robyn Carr, Ross Gay, Marie Bostwick
Amy Giuffrida
💼 Agency - Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.jdlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Maria Tureaud, Jax McQueen, Sarah Elynn, Haley Hwang
Laurie Liss
💼 Agency - Sterling Lord Literistic Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.sll.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Richard Paul Evans, Rachel Maddow, Matt Richtel, Hannah Gadsby, Shankar Vedantam
Kirby Kim
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Gina Apostol, Matt Bell, Ted Chiang, Malcolm Brooks, Karolina Waclawiak
Laura Rennert
💼 Agency - Andrea Brown Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Chicago, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Maggie Stiefvater, Jay Asher, Ellen Hopkins, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Barry Eisler
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