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. 21 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
My focus is to find authors and books that will become future bestsellers and brands. I specialise in mysteries, suspense, thrillers, crime and book club fiction, but I’m also a huge fan of anything that embodies the nat…
Jade represents a list of thriller, horror and book club authors. She represents a growing list of authors writing book club fiction, suspense, thrillers and horror. Since then, Jade has continued to build a dynamic li…
I joined LBA in 2018 and represent a broad list of commercial and book club fiction, and select non-fiction. Across all the below genres, I particularly welcome submissions from writers from communities that have been u…
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,…
I'm building a list of quality commercial and upmarket/book club fiction, with a select number of memoirs and non-fiction projects also in the mix. Psychological suspense is my first love as both an agent and a reader,…
I am actively building a list that spans middle grade, YA and crossover fiction across all genres and selective adult fiction in the SFF space. My taste skews more commercial than literary, and I love fiction with a dis…
I represent YA and New Adult and am particularly interested in Contemporary Romance, Romantasy and Fantasy. I am always attracted to the character and voice first, so give me romantic tension that has me giggling, a vill…
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…
The goal of her list is to increase the amount of queer and BIPOC joy in the world, and to make space for marginalized authors to rework the tropes that historically oppressed them. She is looking for strong commercial…
As an autoimmune advocate, she is passionate about working with authors who share a deep connection with their characters and embrace life through all disabilities, even the invisible ones. She is still growing her list…
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 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 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…
Kelly considers herself a generalist who is drawn to lyrical writing and strong voices. She is especially interested in nonfiction (narrative, practical, prescriptive, academic, commercial, and trade), where she looks f…
Ann is looking for characters who aren’t afraid to stand up for their convictions and beliefs – whether they fight with their fists or their words. She’s open to all genres of middle grade—and especially love stories tha…
Kiele Raymond (Senior Agent) 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 Caribbea…
Laura focuses on adult upmarket and literary fiction and elevated genre including horror, suspense, romance, and grounded speculative fiction. In all categories, she is particularly drawn to books with a commercial hook…
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 is a literary agent at Talcott Notch, specializing in mystery, suspense, thrillers, crime fiction, and upmarket fiction with danger and secrets. He gravitates towards stories with deep emotional resonance, wi…
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