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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Women's Fiction Submissions
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Andrea Somberg
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Sarah Beth Durst, Erin Celello, B.A. Binns, Jessica Warman, Christopher Lee Barish, Lyla Ward
Kimberly Witherspoon
💼 Agency - InkWell Management 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://inkwellmanagement.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Previous clients
Anthony Bourdain, Cindy Crawford, Lena Dunham, Dean Koontz, José Andrés
Bonnie Nadell
💼 Agency - Hill Nadell Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.hillnadell.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
David Foster Wallace, Antonya Nelson, Lynn Schooler, Richard Polsky, Kate Racculia
Maria Carvainis
💼 Agency - Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.mariacarvainisagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir
Previous clients
Laura Wright, Mary Balogh, Advaita Kala
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
Laura Mazer
💼 Agency - Wendy Sherman Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.wsherman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Ijeoma Oluo, Virginia Grohl
Helen Breitwieser
💼 Agency - Cornerstone Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.cornerstoneliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Katherine Center, Tessa Dare, Robert Evans, Beth Fataskey, Ursula Vernon
Darley Anderson
💼 Agency - Darley Anderson Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.darleyanderson.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book
Previous clients
Lee Child, Martina Cole, Margaret Dickinson, John Connolly, Tana French
Cathryn Summerhayes
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Ranulph Fiennes, Adam Kay, Lucy Foley, Sandi Toksvig, Shappi Khorsandi, Naomi Wood
Jess Regel
💼 Agency - Helm 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://helmliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Emily Danforth, Julie Bourbeau, K. Ryer Breese, Jeryl Brunner, Jillian Cantor
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