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Literary agents for literary fiction

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want literary fiction, based on what they say on their public websites. This page shows 10 of 477 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…

  • Jon Michael Darga

    Aevitas Creative Management · US

    Jon Michael Darga represents titles across a diverse range of genres, including memoir (most recently, the New York Times bestselling Vagabond by Tim Curry), pop culture (New York Times bestsellers How to Save a Life by…

  • Jenni Ferrari-Adler

    Aevitas Creative Management · US

    Jenni specializes in literary fiction and loves everything from traditional novels, to the dark and twisty, the voicey, the funny, and the strange. She represents family dramas, social novels, thrillers, horror, story c…

  • Clara Foster

    Aevitas Creative Management · US

    She represents literary and upmarket fiction, genre titles in fantasy and horror, YA, and select non-fiction. Editorially hands on, Clara looks for the most exciting new talent and established writers seeking to take th…

  • 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…

  • Lauren Liebow

    Aevitas Creative Management · US

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