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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions in Washington DC
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Howard Yoon
💼 Agency - Ross Yoon Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Washington DC, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rossyoon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Neal Katyal, David Greene, Elise Wu, Julianna Haubner
Gail Ross
💼 Agency - Ross Yoon Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Washington DC, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rossyoon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Business Book, Commercial Fiction, Spirituality
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Joshua Green, Van Jones, James Clapper, Michael Isikoff, David Corn
Jennifer Weis
💼 Agency - Ross Yoon Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Washington DC, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rossyoon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
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Tina Pohlman
💼 Agency - Ross Yoon Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Washington DC, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rossyoon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Patrick deWitt, Christine Schutt, Temple Grandin, Arika Okrent
Shannon O’Neill
💼 Agency - Ross Yoon Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Washington DC, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rossyoon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
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