The Best Literary Agents Seeking Young Adult Submissions

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Nicole Payne

💼 Agency - Golden Wheat Literary
🌍 Location - Hays, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.goldenwheatliterary.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Christian, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients

Building a client list

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Jennifer Lyons

💼 Agency - Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients

Jesmyn Ward, Oscar Hijuelos, Dale Maharidge, Tonya Bolden, Dennis Covington

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Danielle Binks

💼 Agency - Jacinta Di Mase Management
🌍 Location - Melbourne, AU
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.jacintadimase.com.au/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients

Margot McGovern, Penni Russon, Karen Ginanne, Ben Marshall

Jacqui Lipton

💼 Agency - Raven Quill Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York, US
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.thetobiasagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Picture Book

Previous clients

Jena Pincott, Salima Alikhan, Monique Gray Smith, Dionna Mann, Kaelyn Christian, Tziporah Cohen

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Amanda Orozco

💼 Agency - Transatlantic Agency
🌍 Location - Toronto, CA
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.transatlanticagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Poetry

Previous clients

Charlene Hsu, Stephanie Morrill, Matt Sedillo, Dennis Danziger

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Eric Smith

💼 Agency - P.S. Literary Agency
🌍 Location - Toronto, CA
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.psliterary.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Adam Sass, Anna Hecker, Erica Boyce

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