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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. 5 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.

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  • Julie Gourinchas

    Bell Lomax Moreton · GB

    Says: “19th and 20th centuries”

    Julie Gourinchas (she/they) is a French-American literary agent championing an award-winning, selective list focused on upmarket adult fiction with commercial drive and appeal, across a wide variety of genres. In fictio…

  • Julia Silk

    Greyhound Literary · GB

    Says: “set in the 20th century”

    In fiction she is looking for smart, compelling writing across the spectrum from commercial to literary, particularly when it opens a door into a previously inaccessible world or experience (Crazy Rich Asians, Prep), exp…

  • Rowan Lawton

    The Soho Agency · London

    Says: “20th Century onwards”

    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…

  • Rachel Beck

    Liza Dawson Associates · US

    Says: “…or the hippie/free love era, or a book set in the fifties with the woman questioning her homemaker role in the traditional domestic structure of that decade.”

    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…

  • Nadia Lynch

    Talcott Notch Literary Services · US

    Says: “particularly from the 20th century”

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