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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Women's Fiction Submissions
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Carlisle Webber
💼 Agency - Fuse Literary 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://fuseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Finola Davidson, Joni Pope, Heather Hansen, Holly R. Hughes
Michelle Tessler
💼 Agency - Tessler Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.tessleragency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Michele Owens, Guy Winch, Kelly Lambert, Brian Alexander
Nephele Tempest
💼 Agency - The Knight Agency 🌍 Location - Atlanta, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.knightagency.net/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Gemma Halliday, Shannon K. Butcher, Nalini Singh, Brooklyn Ann
Susan F. Schulman
💼 Agency - Susan Schulman Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Politics, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, African-American, Feminism
Previous clients
Julia Cameron, Michael Ondaatje, Louis Sachar, Deborah Reber, Robyn Schneider, Andy Summers
Claire Harris
💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Toronto, CA 🧑💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, Horror, Romance
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Jolene Haley
💼 Agency - Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC 🌍 Location - San Diego, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade
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Lindsay Guzzardo
💼 Agency - Martin Literary Management 🌍 Location - Seattle, US 🧑💻 Website - http://martinlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Kendra Elliot, Marina Adair, Dani Cessna
Alice Speilburg
💼 Agency - Speilburg Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Louisville, US 🧑💻 Website - http://speilburgliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Melissa Lenhardt, Jennifer Mason-Black, Josh Noel, Erin Osmon
Michael Bourret
💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Lisa McMann, Sara Zarr, Heather Brewer, Susan RoAne, Suzanne Selfors
Jackie Williams
💼 Agency - The Knight Agency 🌍 Location - Atlanta, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.knightagency.net/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ
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