The Best Literary Agents Seeking Women's Fiction Submissions

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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

Previous clients

Building a client list

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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

Previous clients

Building a client list

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Sharon Pelletier

💼 Agency - Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.dystel.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality, Sports, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism

Previous clients

Amy Gentry, Elissa Dickey, Daniel Combs, Jess Phoenix

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Barbara Collins Rosenberg

💼 Agency - The Rosenberg Group
🌍 Location - Boston, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.rosenberggroup.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Chick Lit, Romance, Women's Fiction

Previous clients

Catherine Mann, Joanne Rock

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Jayapriya Vasudevan

💼 Agency - Jacaranda Literary Agency
🌍 Location - Mumbai, IN
🧑‍💻 Website - http://jacarandalit.com
📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients

Trisha Das, Tiffany Tsao, Kubra Sait, Lisa Ray

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

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Paige Wheeler

💼 Agency - Creative Media Agency, Inc.
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://cmalit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir

Previous clients

Sheila Roberts, Nancy Coco, Theresa Romain, Marin Thomas

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