Phrasemill lists literary agents who want experimental, based on what they say on their public websites. “experimental” is a craft tag; its identifier is experimental. 79 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.
United Agents · London
Says: “literary fiction that plays with form and structure”
I read widely and eclectically, and my list reflects my broad tastes as a reader. I have a background in classical languages and philosophy, so as well as being seduced by great writing and by an author with something ne…
United Agents · London
Says: “interesting and unique narrative approaches”
I am a literary agent representing children’s illustrators and authors of picture books, middle grade, YA and non-fiction.
In fiction, I work on everything from young fiction through to young adult. On the younger end (…
Watson, Little · London
Says: “pushes boundaries of style”
Donald is interested in non-fiction, he is keen to see writing on history, popular science, social issues, nature, money and life management, music, sport, film and technology. He is also looking for well-written memoir…
Curtis Brown Group · GB
Says: “stories that are bold, idiosyncratic and playful with form”
I love reading SFF that blurs the line between the real and the imagined - stories with a strong emotional heart that pulls one lever to cause havoc within an otherwise familiar world.
I'm especially drawn to writing th…
The Friedrich Agency · US
Says: “formal inventiveness in fiction”
I have wide-ranging tastes and seek to represent writers who are also driven by curiosity and discovery, whether through formal inventiveness in fiction, like in Kiese Laymon’s LONG DIVISION, or through rigorous investig…
Curtis Brown, Ltd. · US
Says: “unconventional plot structures”
She represents literary and upmarket fiction
Kerry also represents select nonfiction and YA.
She is particularly drawn to character-driven work, unconventional plot structures, unreliable narrators, complicated family…
Headwater Literary Management · US
Says: “unique structural or craft decisions”
I love what might get classified in pitch terms as “adult literary fiction,” and it’s what I read the most away from work, but I am interested in acquiring both upmarket and commercial fiction as well.
I'm interested in…
McIntosh & Otis · US
Says: “offbeat narrative structures”
Christa has been at McIntosh and Otis, Inc. in the Children’s Literature Department since 2009 where she is actively acquiring for all age groups in children’s.
Christa is taking on picture books very sparingly and is n…
Frances Goldin Literary Agency · US
Says: “emotionally, intellectually, and formally adventurous work of all kinds”
Matt is looking for emotionally, intellectually, and formally adventurous work of all kinds and is particularly interested in writers who believe nonfiction can be as artful as fiction.
Queries for essays, literary fict…
JABberwocky Literary Agency · US
Says: “an interesting structure”
Young adult fiction: I am open to all genres of YA. I have a soft spot for layered, emotional contemporary, preferably with more than an ounce of humor; sophisticated and unusual SFF; and vivid, immersive historical fict…
Neon Literary · US
Says: “writing that occupies a literary uncanny valley”
A lover of the bizarre, the profane, the unsettling, the dark, and the darkly funny, he is drawn to writing that occupies a literary uncanny valley and to writers who move the cultural needle through direct confrontation…
Aevitas Creative Management · US
Says: “writing that pushes boundaries to a breaking point”
Granger takes on projects with the potential to leave a mark.
Based in New York, Granger represents primarily non-fiction and is obsessed with topics across an extremely wide spectrum—politics; food culture; big acts of…
David Higham Associates · GB
Says: “submissions that inventively engage with form”
I assist Andrew Gordon and Jessica Woollard and am also starting to build my own list of literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, and poetry.
I am looking for bold literary and upmarket fiction that makes me sit up and…
Rogers, Coleridge & White · GB
Says: “books that play with form”
Laurence is interested in literary fiction and non-fiction that break down barriers and cross over languages and borders. She is particularly keen on voice-led books that play with form and genre and sidestep expectation…
Martin Literary Management · US
Says: “stories based around experimentation, a lá classics like Frankenstein or Jurassic Park, or much newer works like Dark Matter or Wrath”
Primarily, I'm looking to build my list in genre fiction of all kinds. I have a special place in my heart for sci-fi and fantasy with a strong sense of style, prose, and characterization. I love writing with an appreciat…
Storm Literary Agency · US
Says: “new format or approach”
Heather loves books about people she could become friends with--fiction or nonfiction--and introduce a new world, but she cherishes the ones that make her want to be the heroine of her own life.
Heather would love to fi…
Helm Literary · US
I am seeking "conversation starters" that pair high-concept hooks with beautiful prose and unforgettable voices. I look for work that is compulsive, contagious, and creative.
Contemporary & Upmarket: I want voice-driven…
KO Media Management
Says: “non-conventional, interactive formats”
Kate loves illustrated stories with graphic elements or multimodal components. All ages (Children’s, MG, YA, and Adult) welcome, as long as there is a visual component! Genres include humor, horror/thriller (bonus if it’…
Falkin Literary · US
Says: “Novels need to be novel; they need to be something new. To at least attempt it, to take risks.”
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…
Transatlantic Literary Agency · CA
Says: “experimental, form breaking and blending prose”
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…
Cooke McDermid Literary Agency · CA
Says: “Playful/thoughtful structure that serves the story”
Paige is specifically seeking
Smart, sexy romance with a strong conceit
A food memoir and/or food-centric novel
Accredited expertise and science-backed ideas about health and general wellbeing (bonus points if the scienc…
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret · US
Says: “offbeat projects that break the mold”
He represents a wide range of genres and age groups; his children’s list is broad, spanning from picture books to young adult, while on the adult side he represents narrative nonfiction, memoir, and commercial and litera…
Folio Literary Management · US
I represent graphic novelists, illustrators of picture books, and authors who write middle grade, young adult, crossover new adult, and the select adult novel.
I’m always on the lookout for new talent. Send me high-conc…
Folio Literary Management · US
Quressa Robinson is a literary agent at Folio Literary Management, representing adult fiction with a particular focus on science fiction & fantasy, horror, and romance. She is drawn to work that combines bold, distinctiv…
HG Literary · US
Says: “unique narrative structures”
Bri cultivates an omnivorous list and represents both children's and adult fiction. Across genre, she loves unique narrative structures, unreliable narrators, alternative lifestyles, and dark humor.
