Literary agents for historical fiction

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want historical fiction, based on what they say on their public websites. This page shows 10 of 235 agents. Agents whose websites say they are closed to submissions are omitted. How it works.

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Victoria Hobbs
A.M. Heath & Co. · GB
I am omnivorous when it comes to reading and my list reflects this, encompassing a wide range of genres and styles. I am open to submissions and always hoping to hear from new writers. In terms of who they might be, my…
Oli Munson
A.M. Heath & Co. · GB
I have a wonderfully varied list (one of the perks of being an agent) but I’ve always been a sucker for commercial fiction that has the Holy Trinity of pace, plot and character. Those are the three elements I’m looking f…
Rebecca Ritchie
DHH Literary Agency · GB
I represent authors of fiction and non-fiction. On the fiction side, my list spans the commercial spectrum: from contemporary fiction – be that funny, romantic, moving or high concept – to reading group, historical ficti…
Euan Thorneycroft
A.M. Heath & Co. · GB
I am looking for a book that I'll be thinking about long after I finish the last page. This could be a twisty suspense with an exciting and original hook (I love a high concept hook!) or an epic or intimate love story wi…
Maggie Cooper
Aevitas Creative Management · US
Maggie Cooper represents adult fiction and nonfiction, with an emphasis on books that make our world weirder, kinder, more joyful, or all three. Maggie is actively seeking imaginative, genre-bending literary fiction; ca…
Amy Thrall Flynn
Aevitas Creative Management · US
As an agent, she represents writers and illustrators of fiction and nonfiction for children, from picture books to young adult novels. She has a passion for the collaborative editorial process and is drawn to beautifull…
Lori Galvin
Aevitas Creative Management · US
Lori specializes in upmarket fiction with propulsive storylines—book club, mystery, suspense, and psychologically layered narratives—and selectively represents cookbooks and literary memoir. Lori Galvin is a literary ag…
Sarah Levitt
Aevitas Creative Management · US
Sarah Levitt represents critically acclaimed, award-winning, and NYT bestselling nonfiction and select fiction writers (including two MacArthur "Geniuses" and counting). Her list includes journalists, academics, historia…
Maria Cardona Serra
Aevitas Creative Management · US
She focuses in upmarket and literary fiction by authors who write in English and Spanish. She is passionate about international voices and is used to working with authors that live in different corners of the world. Sh…
Lesley Thorne
Aitken Alexander Associates · GB
Alongside her work on adaptations for the agency’s books, she represents novelists, non-fiction writers and screenwriters with a particular emphasis on guiding authors to write for screen and screenwriters who originate…

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