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Literary agents who want antihero stories

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want antihero, based on what they say on their public websites. “antihero” is a trope tag; its identifier is antihero. 11 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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  • Christabel McKinley

    David Higham Associates · GB

    I am very involved editorially with my clients’ work and more focused on getting submissions out that are in excellent shape than getting them out quickly. I represent writers and illustrators based around the globe and…

  • Hannah Schofield

    LBA · GB

    Across all the below genres, I particularly welcome submissions from writers from communities that have been underrepresented in mainstream publishing, including LGBTQ+ authors, disabled and neurodivergent authors, and a…

  • Callen Martin

    Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency · GB

    Callen Martin is a Literary Agent specialising in accessible Middle Grade (7+), YA and SFF fiction with an action and adventure focus. Middle Grade (7+), YA, New Adult, SFF fiction in all genres and formats (bar verse,…

  • Rachel Beck

    Liza Dawson Associates · US

    Says: “Unlikeable characters are most welcome; I’d love to see a good classic antihero.”

    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…

  • Laura Zats

    Headwater Literary Management · US

    I am most aggressively looking to acquire in the adult horror, mystery, and thriller spaces, but please note that anything listed below (or honestly. one step away from what is listed below) is something you should feel…

  • Michelle Hauck

    Storm Literary Agency · US

    Now she’d like to advocate for stories that take the reader beyond the traditional hero’s journey. Currently, Michelle represents middle grade, young adult, and some limited adult genres. Drawn to all sorts of stories…

  • Valerie Noble

    Donaghy Literary Group · US

    Valerie loves science fiction that explores what the world might look like tomorrow as in Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel or A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher. She also loves fantasy tha…

  • Sarah Phair

    Sanford J. Greenburger Associates · US

    Sarah represents a range of fiction and nonfiction authors writing for the adult market. In fiction she focuses on upmarket and literary fiction that is accessible to a wide audience and contains beautiful language with…

  • Kiele Raymond

    Thompson Literary Agency · US

    Says: “anti-heroes bound to their institutions or ecosystems”

    joined TLA in 2017 to seek out bold new voices in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction Kiele is open to queries and particularly interested in narratives set in and around the Caribbean, Central and South America,…

  • Jackie Garcia-Morales

    Storm Literary Agency · US

    Children’s Literature: Seeking author-illustrators that want to work across fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels (spanning age audiences). Particularly interested in STEM/STEAM, social-…

  • Tommy Dean

    Talcott Notch Literary Services · US

    Says: “unique and specific anti-hero main characters”

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