The Best Literary Agents Seeking Young Adult Submissions

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.writershouse.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Laura Spinella, Nina Godiwalla, Michele Jaffe, Mischa Berlinski, Eileen Goudge, Mark Scarbrough, Alice Walker, John Irving, Diane Chamberlain, Pam Jenoff

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Looking Glass Literary & Media

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.lookingglasslit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: African-American, BIPOC, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Graphic Novel, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Elisa A. Bonnin, Dahlia Adler, Rachele Alpine, James Asmus, Tracy Badua

💼 Agency: William Morris Endeavor

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wmebookdepartment.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Feminism

Previous clients: Julia London, Lynsay Sands, Lori Roy, Yangsze Choo, Scott Bateman

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Root Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.rootliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Horror, Mystery, New Adult, Romance

Previous clients: Kim Neville, Sarah Prineas, Kate Sweeney, Maeeda Khan

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Upstart Crow Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.upstartcrowliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients: Jacqueline West, Beth Hautala, Adam Smyer, Brian Broome

💼 Agency: The Helen Heller Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://thehelenhelleragency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Young Adult, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Layla Messner, Angela Addams

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.transatlanticagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Graphic Novel

Previous clients: Kayla Miller, Christine Evans, Meagan Mahoney, Lowey Sichol, Damian Alexander, Cyndi Marko, James Preller

💼 Agency: Looking Glass Literary & Media

🌍 Location: San Diego, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.lookingglasslit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Horror

Previous clients: Candice Iloh, Mary McCoy, Axie Oh, Dahlia Adler, Anna Meriano, Kristi Wientge

Open to queries

💼 Agency: DeFiore and Company

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.defliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Picture Book, Romance, Thriller

Previous clients: Hope Lim, Laurie Flynn, Simran Jeet Singh, Ayesha Siddiqua Chaudhry, Keerthik Sasidharan, Kevin Christopher Snipes

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Neighborhood Literary

🌍 Location: Philadelphia, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com/about

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Nonfiction, Thriller, Young Adult

Previous clients: K. Ancrum, Jill Baguchinsky, Rose Black, Erica Cameron, Mike Chen, Rin Chupeco