Literary agents who want books set in 20th century
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want 20th century, based on what they say on their public websites. “20th century” is a setting tag; its identifier is 20th-century. 18 agents currently want it. Agents whose websites say they are closed to submissions are omitted. The quoted evidence for each tag is on the agent's profile. How it works.
Agents
I have a wonderfully varied list (one of the perks of being an agent) but I’ve always been a sucker for commercial fiction that has the Holy Trinity of pace, plot and character. Those are the three elements I’m looking f…
Lauren Sharp represents award‑winning journalists, historians, scientists, and New York Times bestselling authors. Her nonfiction list spans politics, history, narrative nonfiction, current affairs, and science, and incl…
Trevor is looking for popular science with a clear relevance to everyday life, narrative history, military history, humour, biography, popular culture, natural history and great memoirs by passionate people whose lives h…
Alongside her work on adaptations for the agency’s books, she represents novelists, non-fiction writers and screenwriters with a particular emphasis on guiding authors to write for screen and screenwriters who originate…
Julie Gourinchas (she/they) is a French-American literary agent championing an award-winning, selective list focused on upmarket and literary adult and new adult fiction across a wide variety of genres. In fiction, she'…
I’m looking for bold, voice-driven fiction for the book club market and women’s fiction. I love to read strong, character-led stories which are well written but also plot-driven, with broad commercial appeal. I’m drawn…
I am building a list of literary and upmarket fiction and non-fiction. I am particularly drawn to writing which combines elements of other genres. I love strange concepts and wild ideas, stories that play with form and…
I am looking for well-written genre fiction, including thrillers, crime, historical novels, clever literary horror (not too gory), science-fiction, fantasy, romance, literary fiction that is well written with great chara…
I represent a wide range of best-selling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. I love working with authors and their publishing teams to build them into brand names and award winning and bestselling a…
Having worked alongside Caroline and her roster of clients for the past few years, I am now actively looking to build a list across both fiction and non-fiction. In non-fiction, my taste is for the narrative. I’m intere…
Rowan’s taste ranges from commercial well-written genre fiction – particularly rom coms, crime and thrillers – to accessible, page-turning literary and reading group novels, as well as narrative non-fiction (often, but n…
I believe that the right book can change or heal a life, and I want to find those. But I’m also interested in lighter fiction that helps me escape or simply makes me laugh after a tough day. Or nonfiction that teaches me…
I’m a literary agent at Helm Literary representing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for adult readers. I’m looking for projects with unique voices, interesting writing styles, compelling characters, and unexplored…
Carol specializes in non-fiction (health/medical, religion, spirituality, self-help, parenting, current affairs, history, narrative non-fiction) while also taking on the occasional fiction writer.
What I desire most are books that can help with this, whether in a straightforward way like narrative nonfiction, or an oblique way like a fantasy or science fiction novel—I'm always on the lookout for books that are gro…
In general, I gravitate towards any story that details a complicated family dynamic, illustrates a transformative coming-of-age experience, and features unique voices like multicultural and LGBTQIA+ characters. To note,…
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