USA Literary Agencies

The oldest literary agency in the United States was established in 1893.

Since that time, the industry has grown considerably, with agencies emerging in force over the last decade.

Some of these have even joined forces to become a bigger more encompassing agency. 

The literary agencies that charge a reading fee have been excluded from this list. Although, those who are only ever only to referrals are included, and indicated below.

This comprehensive list of USA based literary agencies was compiled by visiting the websites of every single one of them.

It is common for literary agencies to occasionally close to submissions to give them an opportunity to catch up with their submissions. So it is always best to check their website with the links below for the current status of their agents. Their websites are also a good place to discover if a new agent has joined their team and actively looking for submissions. 

If you are unsure of any of the genre and sub-genre categories, a guide to the definitions can be found here.

Unless otherwise indicated these US literary agencies are based in New York.


Aevitas Creative

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and contacting them via their Query Manager profile.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and pages dependent on each agent.

Note: They have agents in New York, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Detroit, Nashville, London, and Barcelona.

 

Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

The agency is based in Portland, Oregon.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Children’s Books | Picture Books | YA | Non-Fiction | Memoirs | Women’s Issues | Self-Help | Parenting | Social Issues | Psychology | Popular Culture | History | Biography | Lifestyle | Health | Cookery | Gardening | Gift Books

Does not accept: Romance, Horror, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Westerns, Adventure, Spy Fiction, Apocalyptic, Religious, Techno Thrillers, or Poetry.

Email submissions: b.amster.assistant@gmail.com

Query Fiction and YA: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 pages. All within the email. No attachments.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and the full proposal.

Query Picture Books: Query letter, and the full manuscript. All within the email. No attachments.

Note: The agency also has an office in Los Angeles.

 

APA Talent & Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Note: They are not open to unsolicited. Only referrals. The agency has offices in New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles. 

 

Azantian Literary Agency

The agency is based in San Diego.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Psychological Horror | New Adult | Middle Grade | YA | Graphic Novels

Email submissions: Using the individual submission form for each agent.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. 

Query Graphic Novels: Query letter, synopsis, first 10 pages, and 2-5 pages of sample art.

 

Loretta Barret Books

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Thrillers | Mysteries | Romantic Suspense | Women’s Fiction | Non-Fiction | History | Biography | Popular Science | Psychology | Spirituality | Religion | Health & Nutrition | Women’s Issues | True Crime | Memoir | Humor | Sports | Politics | Current Affairs

Does not accept: Children’s Books, Cookery, Gardening, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Historical Romance.

Note: The agency is now closed to submissions. Referrals only.

 

The Bent Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Women’s | Romance | Historical | New Adult |  YA | Middle Grade | Non-Fiction | Memoir | Children’s Books | Graphic Novels.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction, Non-Fiction and Graphic Novels: Query letter, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an e-mail. No attachments.

Query Picture Books: Query letter, and the complete text. All within the body of an e-mail.No attachments.

Query Illustrators: Query letter, website link to work, and 2-3 samples as JPEGs or PDFs.  Picture attachments are fine for this.

 

BJ Robbins Literary Agency

The agency is based in Los Angeles, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Science-Fiction, Horror, Romance, Westerns, Techno-Thrillers, Screenplays, Poetry, Children’s Books.

Email submissions: robbinsliterarysubmissions@gmail.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, bio, a book proposal, and 2 sample chapters.

Note: All work must be within the body of an email. No attachments.

 

Annie Bomke Literary Agency

The agency is based in San Diego.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | YA | Non-Fiction | Self-Help | Business | Humor | Current Events | Cookery | Memoir | Family | Health & Diet | Spirituality | Psychology | History

Does not accept: Children’s Books, or Poetry.

Postal submissions: Annie Bomke Literary Agency, P. O. Box 3759, San Diego, CA 92163

Email submissions: submissions@abliterary.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, the first 2 chapters, and an SASE if mailing.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, full proposal, and an SASE if mailing.

 

BookEnds Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. All agents must be approached using their online Query Manager Form.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within their individual submission form. No attachments.

 

The Booker Albert Literary Agency

The agency is based in York, Pennsylvania.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Romance | Historical Fiction | Fantasy | New Adult | Middle Grade | YA

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. All agents must be approached using their online Query Manager Form. No direct emails accepted.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within their individual submission form. No attachments.

 

The Book Group

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@thebookgroup.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

Books & Such Literary Agency

The agency is based in Santa Rosa, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: representation@booksandsuch.com

All Queries: Query letter only. 

 

Bradford Literary Agency

The agency is based in San Diego, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Women’s Fiction | Romance | Historical Fiction | Suspense | Mysteries & Thrillers | Urban Fantasy | Erotic Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction | Business | Relationships | Biography | Memoir | Self-Help | Parenting | Narrative Humor

Does not accept: Horror, Westerns, New Age, Religion, Crafts, Cookery, or Poetry.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first chapter. All within the body of an email. 

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, full proposal, synopsis, and a sample chapter.

Query Illustrators and Picture Books: Query letter, and the entire manuscript. Links to illustrations.

Note: All work must be within the body of an email. No attachments will be opened.

 

Andrea Brown Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, and the first 10 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, a proposal, and a sample chapter.

Query Illustrators: Query letter, 2-3 illustration samples as JPEGs, and a link to online portfolio.

Query Picture Books: Query letter, and the full manuscript.

Query Graphic Novels: Query letter, summary, and 2-3 sample page spreads as JPEG or PDF documents.

Note: All queries must be within the body of an email. No attachments will be opened. The agency has offices in New York, San Diego, Chicago, and San Francisco.


Calligraph Lit

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and then contact them with their main submissions email submissions@calligraphlit.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 25 pages. All within the body of an email. No attachments.

Note: The agency has offices in New York and Boston.

 

Kimberley Cameron & Associates

The agency is based in Tiburon, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. All agents must be approached using their online Query Manager Form. No direct emails accepted.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters. 

 

Maria Carvainis Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Picture Books, Science-Fiction, or Poetry.

Postal submissions: Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc., Attention: Query Department, 1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10020

Email submissions: mca@mariacarvainisagency.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10-15 pages. Attachments are fine. Word or PDF. If mailing then include an SAE. 

 

The Doe Coover Agency

The agency is based in Winchester, MA. 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: info@doecooveragency.com

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Corvisiero Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | Picture Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their Query Manager form to submit your documents. 

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within their submission form.

Note: The agency also represent screenwriters.

 

Curtis Brown

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Postal submissions: Curtis Brown Ltd, Attn: Agent’s Name, Ten Astor Place, New York, NY 10003

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. If mailing include a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Note: The agency also has an office in London.

 

D4EO Literary Agency

The agency is based in Weston, Connecticut.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Fiction | Historical Fiction | Science-Fiction | Romance | Crime Fiction | Graphic Novels | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 to 20 pages. 

 

Daniel Literary Group (DLG)

Website: Official Site

The agency is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Genres: Non-Fiction | Business | Popular Culture | Biography | Social Issues | Religion & Spirituality | Memoir

Note: They do not accept unsolicited queries. Only referrals.

 

Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA | Graphic Novels | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@dvagency.com

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and two sample chapters. All within the body of the email. No attachments.

 

Liza Dawson Associates 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | Illustrators | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

DeFiore & Company

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

The agency is based in Del Mar, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10-15 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and 1-2 sample chapters.

 

Dunham Literary

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: query@dunhamlit.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email. No attachments.

 

Dystel & Goderich Literary Management

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Graphic Novels | Middle Grade | Picture Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 25 pages. All within the body of an email. No attachments.


FinePrint Literary Management

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then email them submissions@fineprintlit.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 2 chapters. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, a proposal, and 2 sample chapters. All within the body of an email.

 

Fletcher & Company

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and then emailing info@fletcherandco.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5-10 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

Folio Literary Management

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Book | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

The Friedrich Agency 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Non-Fiction | Memoir

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter only. No attachments. 

 

Fredrica S. Friedman & Co

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Children’s Books, or Poetry.

Email submissions: submissions@fredricafriedman.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and a bio. All within the body of an email.

 

Full Circle Literary

The agency is based in San Diego, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA | Picture Books | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here

Query Fiction: Query letter, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, a proposal, and a sample chapter. All within the body of an email.

 

Fuse Literary 

The agency is based in San Francisco, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Graphic Novels | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.


Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Historical Fiction | Women’s Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction | Humor | Memoir | Politics | Science | Current Affairs |

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

The Gernert Company

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction | Memoirs | Biography | Sports | History | Science

Postal submissions: The Gernert Company, 136 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then email info@thegernertco.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and a sample chapter.

 

The Gersh Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Note: No unsolicited manuscripts. Referrals only. The agency has offices in New York, and Los Angeles.

 

Irene Goodman Literary Agency 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Historical Fiction | Romance | YA | Urban Fantasy | Non-Fiction | Memoirs | Popular Culture | Social Issues | Animals | Parenting | Food | Lifestyle

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and a full proposal.

 

The Greenhouse Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA

Does not represent: Poetry, Educational, Religious, Erotica, Pre-School.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

Note: The agency also has a London office.

 

Greyhaus Literary Agency

The agency is based in Puyallup, Washington.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Women’s Fiction | Romance

Does not accept: Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Erotica, Middle Grade, YA, or Non-Fiction.

Email submissions: submissions@greyhausagency.com

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Laura Gross Literary Agency (LGLA)

The agency is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Using this online form.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

The Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency

The agency is based in Los Angeles, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: gusayagency1@gmail.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 50 pages. 

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 3 chapters.

 

John Hawkins and Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: jha@jhalit.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters as a Word attachment.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and full book proposal as a Word attachment.

Note: The agency was established in 1893, and is one of the oldest literary agencies in the US.

 

Hill Nadell Literary Agency

The agency is based in Los Angeles, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Postal Submissions: Hill Nadell Literary Agency, 6442 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200A, Los Angeles, California 90038

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.


Inkwell Management

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Graphic Novels | Short Stories | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@inkwellmanagement.com

Query Fiction and Non-Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and 1-2 chapters. All within the body of an email.

Query Illustrators: Query letter, and a link to your portfolio. 

Note: Must agree to their policy before sending any work. The agency also has agents based in Australia, Boston, and Dallas.

 

JABberwocky Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

Janklow & Nesbit

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Graphic Novels | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@janklow.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All in the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and the full proposal. All in the body of an email.

Query Picture Books: Query letter, full outline, and at least one full-color sample. All in the body of an email.

Note: The agency also has an office in London.


Natasha Kern Literary Agency

The agency is based in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Note: The agency is closed to all queries.

 

Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

The Knight Agency

The agency is based in Madison, GA.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Children’s Books, Poetry, Picture Books, Biography, History.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within their submission form.

 

KT Literary

The agency is based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within their submission form.

 

Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Women’s Fiction | Romance Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction | Business & Economics | Cookery | Politics | Science & Nature | Pets | Craft & Hobbies | Sports | Health | Psychology | History | Technology | Humor | Parenting | Self-Help | Popular Culture | Travel

Email submissions: submit@levinegreenberg.com or their online form.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 50 pages.

 

Literary Counsel 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Mystery | Thrillers | Crime | Romance | Non-Fiction | Memoirs

Does not represent: Science-Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Erotica

Email submissions: literarycounsel@gmail.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters as an attachment.

Note: Do not put chapters within the body of an email. Attachments only.

 

Lowenstein Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: assistant@bookhaven.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first chapter as a Word document attachment.

 

The Steve Laube Agency

The agency is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Christian Fiction | Christian Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, full proposal, and sample chapters.

Note: Each agent has a blog on their website where they discuss their wish lists and other interests.

 

Jennifer Lyons Lyons Literary

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their direct emails or in some cases their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.


Donald Maass Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Mystery | Suspense | Horror | Romance | Historical Fiction

Does not accept: Picture Books.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and using the agent dropdown.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

Carol Mann Agency (CMA)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | New Adult | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@carolmannagency.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, bio, and the first 25 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 25 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

The agency is based in Solana Beach, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Women’s Fiction | Romance | Paranormal | Science-Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction | Sports | Biography | Memoir | Finance | Relationships | Investigative Journalism | Lifestyle | Parenting | Pets | Popular Culture | Women’s Issues | Science & Nature | Current Events | Music | Psychology | Self-Help

Postal submissions: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency LLC, PMB 121, 665 San Rodolfo Dr. 124, Solana Beach, CA 92075

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and the full proposal.

 

McIntosh & Otis

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Middle Grade | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their direct emails or in some cases their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, a bio, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, a proposal, a bio, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Children’s and YA: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 25 pages. 

Note: The agency was founded in 1928 and is one of the oldest in the US.

 

Howard Morhaim Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters as an attachment.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and the full proposal. Attachments are fine.

 

Movable Type Management (MTM)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and full proposal.All within the body of an email.

Query Picture Books | Illustrators: Query letter, and the full manuscript within the body of an email. Illustrators should also send a link to their online portfolio.

 

Dee Mura Literary

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | New Adult | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: query@deemuraliterary.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 25 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, bio, and an excerpt of the proposal.

 

Erin Murphy Literary Agency

The agency is based in Windham, ME.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Middle Grade | Picture Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency (JVNLA)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

Nelson Literary Agency

The agency is based in Denver, Colorado.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Romance | Science-Fiction | Fantasy | YA | Middle Grade | Memoir

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their direct emails or in some cases their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

New Leaf Literary & Media

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Horror | Romance | Paranormal | Steampunk | Urban Fantasy |  Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction | Popular Culture | Women’s Issues

Email submissions: query@newleafliterary.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and a full proposal. All within the body of an email.

 

Dana Newman Literary Agency

The agency is based in Los Angeles, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary | Upmarket Women’s | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: dananewmanliterary@gmail.com

All Queries: Query letter only.


Harold Ober Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | Picture Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Whenever this form indicates they are open.

All Queries: Query letter only.

Note: The agency was established in 1929 and is one of the oldest in the US.

 

Ayesha Pande Literary (APL)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Romance, Poetry, or Middle Grade

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and completing their online form.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 1500 words.

 

Park & Fine

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and then contact via their main submissions email queries@parkfine.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 25 pages.

Query Children’s and YA: Query letter, and the first 10 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter only.

 

Pen & Ink Literary

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Women’s Fiction | Romance | YA | Popular Non-Fiction

Email submissions: ab@penandinklit.com

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

L. Perkins Agency (LPA)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and then contacting via submissions@lperkinsagency.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email. No attachments.

 

Ruben Pfeffer Content

The agency is based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Children’s Books: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 50 pages as an attachment.

Query Picture Books: Query letter, and the full manuscript as an attachment.

Note: The agency only represents books for children and YA. No adult fiction.

 

Pippin Properties

Website: Official Site

Genres: Middle Grade | YA | Picture Books | Illustrators

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Middle Grade and YA: Query letter, synopsis, and the first chapter. All within the body of an email.

Query Illustrators: Query letter, and a link to online portfolio.

Note: The agency only represents books for children and YA. No adult fiction.

 

Prospect Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Romance | Science-Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Urban Fantasy | Picture Books | YA | Illustrators | Non-Fiction | Memoir

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 30 pages. All as one single document. 


Susan Rabiner Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Graphic Novels | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Red Sofa Literary

Website: Official Site

The agency is based in St.Paul, MN.

Genres: Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Paranormal | Middle Grade | YA | Graphic Novels | Non-Fiction | Popular Culture | Biography | Humor | History | Social Issues | Current Affairs | Sports | Women’s Narratives

Does not accept: Memoir, Spiritual, or Religious.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Andy Ross Literary Agency

The agency is based in Oakland, California.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction | Science | Journalism | History | Current Affairs | Religion | Popular Culture

Email submissions: andyrossagency@hotmail.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 25 pages as a Word document attachment.

 

Jane Rotrosen Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Suspense | Women’s Fiction | Romance | Historical Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Children’s Books

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and sample chapters.

 

Marly Rusoff Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Whenever this form is open.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Salkind Literary Agency

The agency is based in Lawrence, Kansas.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Non-Fiction

Email submissions: info@studiob.com

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Victoria Sanders & Associates (VSA)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Graphic Novels | Middle Grade | YA | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: queriesvsa@gmail.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 25 pages. All within the body of an email. No attachments.

 

Denise Shannon Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Narrative Non-Fiction | Biography | Politics | Journalism | Social History | Health | Business

Email submissions: submissions@deniseshannonagency.com 

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Wendy Sherman Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Cozy Mysteries, Science-Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Children’s Picture Books.

Email submissions: submissions@wsherman.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and a bio. Both within the body of an email.

 

Signature Literary Agency

The agency is based in Washington, DC.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Fantasy, Picture Books. 

Email submissions: gary@signaturelit.com

Note: The agency also has an office in North Carolina.

 

Spectrum Literary Agency 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Mystery | Suspense | Non-Fiction

Postal submissions only: Spectrum Literary Agency, 320 Central Park West Suite 1-D, New York, NY 10025

All Queries: Query letter only addressed to one of their agents here.

 

Sobel Weber Associates (SWA)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Picture Books, Westerns, or Romance.

Email submissions: queries@sobelweber.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Note: If they request your manuscript they require a two-week exclusive reading period.

 

Solow Literary Enterprises

Website: Official Site

Genres: Non-Fiction | Health | Business | Science | Education | Finance | Personal Development | Psychology | History | Cultural Studies | Relationships | Memoir

Does not represent: Fiction

Email submissions: info@solowliterary.com

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Sterling Lord Literistic

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and using their online form.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters. All pasted into their online form.

 

Stonesong 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and contacting them via submissions@stonesong.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, social media profiles, and bio.

 

Strachan Literary Agency

The agency is based in Annapolis, Maryland.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Narrative Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Whenever this form is open. 

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

The Stringer Literary Agency

The agency is based in Naples, Florida.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers | Romance | Historical Fiction | Science-Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Urban Fantasy | YA | Non-Fiction | Parenting | History | Music | Science | Sports

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter only, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within their form.

 

The Strothman Agency

The agency is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction | History | Science | Nature & Environment | Current Affairs | Arts & Culture | Travel | Business | Memoir

Does not accept: Romance, Science-Fiction, Picture Books, or Poetry.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter only, synopsis, and the first 5 pages.

Note: The agency also has offices in New York and Maine.

 

Emma Sweeney Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: General Fiction | Historical Fiction | Non-Fiction | Memoir | History | Science | Religion

Email submissions: queries@emmasweeneyagency.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

The Talbot Fortune Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Narrative Non-Fiction | History | Current Events | Sports | Popular Culture | Business | Journalism

Does not accept: Children’s Books, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, or Poetry

Email submissions: queries@talbotfortuneagency.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

Talcott Notch Literary 

The agency is based in Milford, Connecticut.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

Tessler Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Non-Fiction | Popular Science | Memoir | History | Psychology | Business | Biography | Food | Travel

Email submissions: Using their online form.

All Queries: Query letter and synopsis. All pasted into their form.

 

3 Seas Literary Agency 

The agency is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their direct emails or in some cases their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

TriadaUS 

The agency is based in Sewickley, PA.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their direct emails or in some cases their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and agent specified if any pages to be included.

 

Trident Media Group

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Graphic Novels | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here and then submitting via their online form.

Note: The agency also have an eBook publishing arm for prospective clients.


Upstart Crow Literary

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 20 pages.

 

Vigliano Associates 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Using their online form.

All Queries: Query letter only.

Note: They now publish eBooks through their Vigliano Books.

 

Waxman Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | New Adult | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.


William Morris Endeavor (WME)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Note: The agency has offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Miami.

 

Wolfson Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Suspense | Women’s Fiction | Romance | YA | Non-Fiction | Relationships | Parenting | Health | Humor | Women’s Issues | Popular Culture

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email.

 

Wordserve Literary

The agency is based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Fiction | Suspense | Romance | Women’s Fiction | Christian Fiction | Non-Fiction | Business | Health | Biography | Memoir | Self-Help | Military

Email submissions: admin@wordserveliterary.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages. All within the body of an email.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, a full proposal, and the first 3 chapters. All within the body of an email.

 

Writers House

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Picture Books | YA | Picture Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the body of an email.

Note: The agency also has an office in San Diego.

 

The Wylie Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Note: They agency does not accept unsolicited queries. Only referrals.


The Nancy Yost Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Romance | Graphic Novels | Middle Grade | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here. Then use their direct emails or in some cases their Query Manager form to submit your documents.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters. All within their online form.


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