Literary agents for literary fiction — page 17

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want literary fiction, based on what they say on their public websites. “literary fiction” is a genre tag; its identifier is literary-fiction. 456 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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Agents (401–425 of 456)

Sophie Barnett
InkWell Management · US
Says: “…LA Times Book Awards, the PEN Award for first non-fiction, the NAACP Image Award for Literary Fiction, and the PEN/E.O.”
Hazel Mekkattukulam
InkWell Management · US
Says: “…LA Times Book Awards, the PEN Award for first non-fiction, the NAACP Image Award for Literary Fiction, and the PEN/E.O.”
Grace Novarr
InkWell Management · US
Says: “She loves to read literary and upmarket fiction and works of cultural analysis, and she particularly enjoys voice-driven books with creative approaches to storytelling.”
James Macdonald Lockhart
James Lockhart Agency · GB
We represent writing which covers a broad range of genres, including memoir; geography; economics; politics; history; nature writing; biography; science; travel; and literary fiction.
Hannah Douglas
Margaret Kennedy Agency · AU
Says: “fiction with something to say”
Kent D. Wolf
Neon Literary · US
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…
Ben Kaslow-Zieve
Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management · US
Says: “accessible literary fiction that engages with its social and historical context”
He loves non-fiction of all kinds, especially books that seek to translate big ideas to a broad audience and authors who help us better understand the time and place in which we live. Whether in science, history, memoir…
Doug Stewart
Sterling Lord Literistic · US
His list consists of fiction and narrative nonfiction for all ages, from the innovatively literary to the unabashedly commercial, and includes multiple million-copy bestsellers and award-winners.
Tali Shammas
Storm Literary Agency · US
Tali is looking to work with clients over the span of their careers and is not afraid of a writer who wants to explore multiple genres. She is an editorial agent who loves to sink her teeth into a great manuscript and w…
The Book Bureau Literary Agency
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The Book Bureau is a boutique literary agency representing an eclectic range of brilliant debut and established Authors. We specialize in commercial and literary fiction only. We love crime and thrillers, literary fict…
Jane Choate
The Choate Agency · US
Benjamin Kravitz
The Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency · US
He is interested in representing literary fiction, essay collections, cultural criticism, military and intellectual history, and narrative journalism.
Erin Gray
The Kepner Agency · US
I’m interested in your adult literary, upmarket, historical, and survival fiction; family sagas; Westerns; mysteries, crime novels, and thrillers; narrative nonfiction; novellas; and short story collections. I’ve been kn…
Ella Miller
The Kepner Agency · US
I’m interested in fiction manuscripts in the following genres––literary fiction, upmarket/book club/women’s lit, grounded genre fiction (like Project Hail Mary or Sea of Tranquility), contemporary romance (literary leani…
Alice Fried Martell
The Martell Agency · US
Says: “…reporting, history, memoir, self-help, business, current affairs, cookbooks, literary and commercial fiction (excluding science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, romance and YA fiction) and quirky…”
Jane Watermark
The Watermark Agency · US
James Woodhouse
Tibor Jones & Associates · London
Says: “high-end literary work”
As an agent, James is passionate about stories from Africa, but his interests range from strong commercial crime fiction to high-end literary work.
CeCe Lyra
WSA | Wendy Sherman Associates · US
Says: “literary fiction with propulsive elements”
Cecilia “CeCe” Lyra represents a range of fiction and nonfiction authors writing for the adult market. In fiction, upmarket is her sweet spot, though CeCe is also interested in commercial fiction with a distinctive voic…
Ellen Scott
WordServe Literary · Colorado
Says: “generational, character-driven, Christ-haunted novels”
Ellen is primarily interested in religious nonfiction, particularly Biblical analysis, art criticism, essays, material for youth (middle & high schoolers), and faith & culture. Be sure to query if your work counters the…
Tommy Dean
Talcott Notch Literary Services · US
Zeynep Sen
WordLink, Incorporated · US
Says: “literary and historical fiction”
Zeynep is looking for literary and historical fiction, literature in translation, and narrative nonfiction.
Macey Howell
WordLink, Incorporated · US
Macey is looking for literary fiction, romance, fantasy, psychological suspense and horror, narrative nonfiction, and cross-genre works that encompass any mix of these elements. She especially loves stylistically unconv…
Sara Kelly Kornienko
Barbara Bova Literary Agency · US
Ms. Kornienko is interested in Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Sports Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Suspense and Thriller.
Cody Caetano
Cooke McDermid Literary Agency · CA
Cody is actively seeking Literary fiction Non-fiction Cody is currently not seeking YA, Middle Grade, and Children’s literature Most genre-based manuscripts
Kaitlin Des Roches
Storyteller Talent · US
Says: “Commercial and literary projects”
Kaitlin is interested in building long-term author-agent relationships with authors who want to publish strong books and build lasting careers. Commercial and literary projects with career potential

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