Literary agents who want found family stories

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want found family, based on what they say on their public websites. “found family” is a trope tag; its identifier is found-family. 18 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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Bryony Woods
Bryony Woods Literary Agency · GB
Bryony Woods represents an eclectic mix of talented and award winning writers, including Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, with a list spanning from quirky children’s fiction and YA through to a broad range of…
Maddalena Cavaciuti
David Higham Associates · GB
Says: “side characters who feel like family”
I represent adult and YA romance, fantasy, crime & thriller. Across the board I am looking for hooky one-line pitches, compelling characters, and the kind of stories which turn into obsessions. I'm a fangirl at heart and…
Erin Murphy
Aevitas Creative Management · US
Says: “novels that celebrate unlikely underdog alliances”
While she is perhaps best known for her representation of picture book writers, she is currently looking to balance her list with more fiction for middle-graders and young adults, and is especially seeking novels that ce…
Flo Sandelson
Curtis Brown Group · GB
Says: “stories of found families”
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…
Rachel Beck
Liza Dawson Associates · US
Says: “Jewish fiction Immigrant stories Body/sex positivity Feminist characters/themes Found/chosen families Female friendships Complex sibling relationships Urban or southern settings—more…”
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…
Leah Pierre
Ladderbird Literary Agency · US
Says: “the tight-knit, family-like group of friends trope”
I am exclusively looking for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander voices who are or are not LGBTIQA+—basically anyone underrepresented and/or marginalized. I love diverse and unique work that is fast-p…
Ashlee MacCallum
Howland Literary · US
She has a soft spot for speculative stories, mysteries, and anything delightfully weird, and is seeking high-concept, voice-driven adult fiction with strong emotional stakes, a clear hook, and broad commercial appeal. Sh…
Katie Erickson
Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency · US
She represents picture books, as well as middle-grade and young-adult literature, specifically focusing on author-illustrators. I am eager for character-driven stories that explore what it means to be human while leavin…
Allegra Martschenko
BookEnds Literary Agency · US
Their focus is marginalized writers, and they represent speculative fiction, romance, and romcoms. They love cats, gardening, power tools, and books that love you back: sweeping stories, characters with big hearts, and…
Megan Frayser
Creative Media Agency · US
Contemporary Romance quirk settings, smart and messy characters, witty banter Paranormal Romance send me your witches, demons, ghosts, and monsters in love Dark Romance (please no non-con) Women’s Fiction disillusionm…
Mason Rowlee
DeFiore & Company · US
Mason only represents adult books. He is seeking innovative, boundary-pushing literary fiction, engrossing upmarket and commercial fiction, and nonfiction that amplifies traditionally underrepresented voices in publishin…
Bibi Lewis
Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency · US
Bibi specializes in Romance and Commercial fiction, as well as select Childrens and Young Adult authors. In Romance she enjoys contemporary, historical, Romantasy and speculative rom-coms. She is not the right agent for…
Chelsea Eberly
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…
Alexandra Weiss
Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency · US
Says: “Stories about found families, blended families, and complicated families”
In 2021, she joined Azantian Literary Agency where she represents fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and select adult fiction and nonfiction. She is a hands-on editorial age…
Marrissa Childs
Ladderbird Literary Agency · US
Says: “family gained in unlikely places”
Marrissa is a reader that values detailed narratives, intelligent and cool characters, lessons learned, and family gained in unlikely places. I grew up in a literary world that valued-highly-BIPOC pain and poverty. So m…
Emelie Burl
Susan Schulman Literary Agency · US
Says: “themes of found family”
She considers herself a literary omnivore, representing books for all ages and across many different genres. She loves anything and everything cozy (fantasy, mysteries, romantasy, non-fiction, horror, etc), and gravitat…
Rebecca R
ASH Literary · US
Says: “…sister of a loving and chaotic family, Rebecca writes YA SFF stories heavily featuring found families, LGBTQIA+ characters, and the dawn that comes after the darkest night.When not writing or…”
Najla Mamou
Savvy Literary Services · US
Najla is an avid reader and loves great first chapters, immersive world building, deep character profiles, and well-rounded dialogue. In nonfiction: Narrative nonfiction based upon true people and places set in any time…

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