Literary agents for epic fantasy

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want epic fantasy, based on what they say on their public websites. “epic fantasy” is a genre tag; its identifier is epic-fantasy. 25 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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Lauren Gardner
Bell Lomax Moreton · GB
Says: “epic MG fantasy series”
Lauren represents authors and illustrators across Children's and Young Adult Fiction, New Adult/Crossover and Commercial Women's Fiction, and Adult Non-Fiction. She does not represent Science Fiction, Crime Fiction or Pi…
Julie Gourinchas
Bell Lomax Moreton · GB
Says: “epic fantasy submitted to her should feel human at its core”
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…
Hayley Steed
Janklow & Nesbit · London
Says: “scaled up epic”
Hayley is a Director and Literary Agent representing writers of commercial and bookclub fiction across all genres. I’m particularly drawn to a strong hook and one line pitch – a setting, structure, or a ‘what if’ that c…
Maddy Belton
Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency · GB
Maddy is a Literary Agent specialising in SFF and romance Maddy joined Madeleine Milburn Agency in 2022 to build a list specialising in SFF and romance. She represents adult and YA fantasy, science fiction, horror and…
Rachel Neely
Mushens Entertainment · London
Says: “epic fantasy series”
“Whether literary or commercial, I generally prefer darker stories – my favourite books centre characters with tragic fates, dark pasts or buried trauma.” Rachel is actively growing her list across a wide variety of gen…
Nelle Andrew
Rachel Mills Literary · London
Says: “Epic but accessible Fantasy”
Literary/Commercial Crossover Fiction; Reading Group or Book Club Fiction; Love Stories; Smart Romance; Romantasy; Epic but accessible Fantasy; Gothic; Issue-led Horror; Historical Plus; Unpredictable Crime and Thriller;…
Ben Clark
The Soho Agency · London
Says: “inventive fantasy epic”
He is a passionate advocate for non-fiction in all its forms—whether it’s narrative-driven storytelling, prescriptive guides, self-help or beautifully illustrated works. His interests span cookery, history, philosophy, e…
Lydia Silver
The Soho Agency · London
Says: “Complex, big-world fantasy”
Lydia represents everything from picture books to the top end of crossover YA, and she particularly enjoyed working with author/illustrator talent, including graphic novelists. No matter the story, Lydia is drawn to voi…
Laura Crockett
Triada US Literary Agency · US
Vice President & Executive Literary Agent Laura Crockett is interested in upmarket, character-driven adult and YA fiction with emotional depth, compelling stakes, and diversity. In both markets she is seeking fantasy––e…
Gabrielle Harbowy
Corvisiero Literary Agency · US
Gabrielle is seeking science fiction, fantasy, paranormal mysteries, queer romance, and genre-bending speculative fiction. She loves reading diverse books, characters that come alive and immersive worlds, and tropes tur…
Cheyenne Faircloth
Handspun Literary · US
Cheyenne is most interested in manuscripts from historically excluded communities, i.e. queer, BIPOC, AAPI, neurodivergent, and disabled voices, etc. Her interests include gritty/dark romantasies (especially ones center…
DongWon Song
Howard Morhaim Literary Agency · US
Says: “Adult Epic Fantasy”
DongWon Song is an agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency representing science fiction and fantasy for adults, young adult, and middle grade readers as well as select non-fiction. DongWon is only accepting queries for…
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…
Samantha Wekstein
Thompson Literary Agency · US
Says: “creative and epic fantasies”
She joined TLA in 2019 where she’s excited to grow her list. 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 i…
Vicky Weber
Fuse Literary · US
Says: “High/Epic Fantasy (I love Brandon Sanderson!)”
Emily Forney
BookEnds Literary Agency · US
Says: “Adult fantasies with plenty of layers, multi-POVs, deep political and religious plots, thoughtful world building”
Her tastes are wide ranging, but for the most part she looks for books with high concept commercial hooks, timeless stories with complex characters, escapist tales, and big, sweeping worlds. In children's books, Emily i…
Isabelle Rader
Codex Literary Agency · US
Actively looking for NA Books across all genres, she is also interested in Adult, Young Adult, and Middle-Grade Fantasy, as well as both Upmarket and Commercial Adult, all with never-before-seen worldbuilding, unique cha…
Maggie Sadler
Howland Literary · US
Says: “High, epic fantasy”
Maggie primarily seeks accessible literary fiction and upmarket fiction for adult readers with distinct character voices, lyrical prose, and propulsive plots. She loves books that quietly yet unapologetically challenge a…
Mara Hollander
Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency · US
I'm actively seeking to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled and/or chronically ill writers. In fiction, I'm seeking accessibly-written…
Katie Reed
Katie Reed Literary · US
Says: “Epic Fantasy: Katie does work with fantasy that fits outside of the romantasy space, but in order for her to fall in love with a project, there usually must be some element of romance or a romance sub…”
Across all genres, Katie is looking for what all readers want in a good story: characters that leap off the page, conflict and tension that grips her in the story, and strong prose that can compete with similar titles in…
Francesca Ali
William Morris Endeavor · US
Says: “multi-narrator, epic fantasies”
She sells UK rights for WME’s incredible array of US-based authors and is actively searching for new clients for her own list. She is editorially focused and has a passion for working alongside authors from the conceptio…
Caitlin Mahony
William Morris Endeavor · US
Says: “a hard-won, epic love story”
Caitlin is always looking for books that offer a total escape and full immersion, in either this world or an imagined one. She loves a hard-won, epic love story (historical, fantastical and/or contemporary), a transporti…
Emma Levrau
The Purcell Agency · US
A lifelong reader who devoured everything she could get her hands on, Emma developed a particular love for fantasy, especially stories with meticulous world-building, high stakes, and morally grey antagonists. She is ge…
Sarah Landis
Sterling Lord Literistic · US
Sarah Landis represents a wide range of fiction from middle grade to adult. Sarah is particularly drawn to high-concept plots, big hooks, speculative fiction, twisty thrillers, novels with a strong emotional core, and sw…
Keifer Ludwig
BookEnds Literary Agency · US
Says: “An epic fantasy that's both brutal and a rollicking good time”
He represents both commercial genre fiction and non-fiction. The common DNA uniting his list is stories that explore darkness with a sense of curiosity, humor and hope. He is passionate about finding underrepresented voi…

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