Literary agents for fantasy — page 8
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want fantasy, based on what they say on their public websites. “fantasy” is a genre tag; its identifier is fantasy. 241 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.
Also: find agents by authors and books they mention
Or paste your synopsis into ChatGPT or Claude with this prompt; it can read your whole manuscript.
Agents (176–200 of 241)
Says: “…the agency represents writers of literary fiction, historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy.”
Marina Green is an associate agent at PSLA representing fiction and non-fiction. Marina has always had an eclectic taste in books and is always looking for atmospheric, diverse, and inclusive stories rooted in cultural…
Says: “She began her publishing career in London, working in non-fiction at Bloomsbury and science fiction, fantasy and horror at Orbit Books.”
Their preferred book genres are YA SciFi and Fantasy and Middle Grade of various genres. Riley is looking for stories from Queer and BIPOC writers.
Jennifer is most interested in literary fiction, speculative fiction, and translated fiction for the adult market, unusual history, journalism, politics, and pop-culture and music history. She's fond of oral histories i…
Bailey is seeking middle grade, YA, and adult speculative fiction, fantasy, sci fi, horror, and anything in between—especially when the genre is a unique setting for the deeply human stories underneath. She is drawn to…
Says: “…children's and YA contemporary fiction commercial women's fiction crime/mystery/thrillers fantasy genre romance of every kind historical horror/ghost stories literary fiction sagas science…”
Says: “Fantasy, specifically fantasy with a romance element”
Says: “Spectrum Literary Agency handles both fiction and nonfiction works, though the majority of our clients write commercial fiction such as science fiction, fantasy, mysteries and thrillers.”
Says: “Fantasy with queer characters (doesn't have to include romance)”
Says: “Grounded fantasy that makes me believe in magic”
has built a client list of more than forty authors spanning the commercial fiction genres, primarily in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, horror, women’s fiction, romance, mystery/suspense and young adult
Kristy loves unique hooks and propulsive writing. She represents a wide range of genres and is currently looking to take on young adult (fantasy, contemporary, romantasy, genre-bending) and adult (contemporary, thriller,…
she has built a dynamic, bestselling client list, placing over a thousand titles in a broad range of categories, including women’s fiction, commercial fiction, fantasy, young adult, romance, LGBT, middle grade, memoir an…
Says: “light sci-fi or fantasy”
Jane is particularly interested in stories that center marginalized communities and prose that is cinematic and atmospheric with good rhythm. In both fiction and nonfiction, she is drawn towards compelling, fresh voices…
Amanda is looking for stories and projects that make her feel deeply and that surprise her, whether that be in form, voice, tone, concept, ambition, or all of the above. She is particularly drawn to stories from Asian a…
Amelia’s passion lies in discovering and championing diverse voices in the adult and YA spaces. Amelia is currently seeking adult fiction, non-fiction, and young adult projects. She is looking for compelling adult lite…
Ashley is actively seeking manuscripts in Adult, YA, and MG fiction. She is particularly drawn to books that showcase a strong commercial appeal combined with literary writing. Her tastes are broad, encompassing genres l…
Says: “…board books, educational, cartoon, trade, novelty, holiday, young adult, jackets, packaging, fantasy, graphic novels, animals, educational, learning, family, food, history, humor, multicultural,…”
His list includes commercial and literary fiction, sci-fi and fantasy, YA, narrative non-fiction, business, self-development, history, true crime, pop culture, humor, and sports.
Ted Malawer is a veteran agent who specializes in middle grade and teen fiction. Ted’s favorite kind of author is not afraid to get his (or her) hands dirty to make a manuscript the best that it can be. He especially l…
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…
She is a 2025 Bookseller Rising Star and is excited to be building her list with an emphasis on all things romance, horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction. She’s proud to work with authors who have a vivid imagination…
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