Literary agents for adult — page 5
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want adult, based on what they say on their public websites. “adult” is a audience tag; its identifier is adult. 233 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 (101–125 of 233)
Joanna is primarily looking for Adult upmarket and speculative fiction, especially gothic and fantasy. If there's at least a hint of romance mixed in, all the better.
Laura Mazer is a literary agent with WSA, where she represents writers of adult fiction and nonfiction, with a special interest in cultural commentary, health and wellness, women’s lifestyle, popular history and science,…
A story I haven't heard, told well, that surprises, that puts me under its spell. Actively building my client list, I’m looking for fiction, namely, novels in these general categories (in no order of preference): commer…
Nina Richner is an agent representing adult fiction and narrative nonfiction. Nina is looking for literary fiction, horror/thriller, contemporary fiction, queer fiction, and magical realism. They are drawn to emotional…
Noelle is looking for projects that uplift essential voices from the margins and teaches how to better be human. She is eager to work with and prioritize authors of marginalized identities, and is particularly looking fo…
Under the umbrella of commercial fiction for young adult and adult audiences, she is looking for manuscripts in the romance, fantasy, mythology, dark academia, dystopian, horror, and thriller genres.
Rebecca is looking for Young adult and Adult genre fiction, with select non-fiction projects considered. Of particular interest in fiction right now: Character-driven fantasy rooted in folklore and culture; horror as a v…
Yes & Literary was founded by Roger Copenhaver (he/they) and is dedicated to amplifying the voices of queer authors. As LGBTQIA+ voices continue to be threatened, Roger launched Yes & Literary to make sure queer stories…
In YA, she loves creative and epic fantasies, but she is also drawn to realistic stories with multi-dimensional female characters. She is always interested in elevating diverse voices, particularly through feminist narr…
Stacey is interested in receiving queries for Adult fiction. She is particularly interested in domestic suspense, psychological suspense and thrillers, contemporary romance and romantic comedy. She lives for an unreliabl…
Stuti Telidevara works on sharp, commercial adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. She is looking for diverse storytellers and vivid, detailed worldbuilding across genre, and fiction with a strong, high-concept h…
Tanusri represents writers in the children’s and adult spaces across fiction and nonfiction. In the YA and middle-grade spaces, she’s drawn to contemporary coming-of-age stories, charming and relatable romances, ambitio…
Teffanie dreams to see more diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in genre fiction. She wants to represent authors who write for young adult, new adult, and adult audiences. Teffanie is also building her own list.…
She is a highly editorial agent who specializes in building platform-driven proposals from the ground up with clients across the nonfiction space, from self-development and business, to spirituality, health/wellness, cul…
Thao represents children's, YA, Romance, and Sci-fi/Fantasy. She enjoys clever, heartfelt, and commercial middle grade and YA in prose or graphic novel format and across genres. In the Adult SFF realm, she’s a fan of c…
V. is looking for Adult Fiction and Nonfiction. Fiction: Literary Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Romance, Romantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Cozy Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism, LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction: Memoir, Narrative…
As an agent, Abigail is looking for engaging plots and convincing characters. Something that will keep her turning the pages and that will stay with her after she’s finished reading. There are some rules and conventions…
Lydia is looking for the following in Fiction (primarily in the Adult and New Adult spaces at this time): Contemporary, Domestic suspense, Historical (NOT war-based or rooted in medical/medicinal history), Horror/superna…
Jo is looking for compelling stories with strong voices. More specifically, Middle Grade adventures that feel fresh, as well as laugh-out-loud fiction with an engaging central character and series potential. She loves my…
Heather joined Baror International in 2008, initially focusing on young adult fiction and quickly broadening her representation to adult fiction and non-fiction with a client roster now covering all ages and genres. It i…
As of April 2026, they are actively growing their own list of illustrators and author-illustrators. She is actively building her list and seeking new clients. She is looking for Adult and Young Adult fiction, with a par…
Their focus is marginalized writers, and they represent speculative fiction, romance, and romcoms. Generally, Allegra is looking for marginalized writers with romances, romcoms, or beautifully crafted speculative fictio…
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