Literary agents looking for books about power dynamics

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want power dynamics, based on what they say on their public websites. “power dynamics” is a theme tag; its identifier is power-dynamics. 8 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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Jackson Keeler
InkWorks · US
Jackson Keeler is the founder of InkWorks, a boutique literary and book-to-film agency championing bold, voice-driven fiction—particularly in mystery, thriller, speculative, and fantasy. He’s especially drawn to genre-b…
Tess Weitzner
Frances Goldin Literary Agency · US
Says: “interrogations of power and violence”
She is primarily looking for upmarket fiction, literary fiction, and narrative nonfiction narrow and deep in scope that might play with unreliable narrators, interrogations of power and violence, reclamations of identity…
Kent Wolf
Neon Literary · US
Says: “anything that aims to dismantle prevailing power structures”
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…
Ashlee MacCallum
Howland Literary · US
Says: “Power structures and hierarchy-driven worlds (crime families, cults, elite circles) where characters must navigate loyalty, betrayal, and survival”
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…
Abby Walters
David Black Literary Agency · US
At David Black, Abby is focused on representing upmarket and literary fiction and is most interested in novels that privilege voice and psychological depth. She is especially eager for character-driven narratives center…
Eric Showers
Howard Morhaim Literary Agency · US
Says: “narratives that explore hierarchies of power”
Eric Showers is an agent at HMLA representing adult speculative fiction and nonfiction. He’s most drawn, in speculative fiction, to narratives that explore hierarchies of power, novel world-building in secondary world f…
Mara Hollander
Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency · US
Says: “stories about who has power and what that means”
I'm actively seeking to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled and/or chronically ill writers. In fiction, I'm seeking accessibly-written…
Iwalani Kim
Sanford J. Greenburger Associates · US
Says: “stories that challenge systems of power”
Iwalani is seeking adult upmarket and literary fiction and select nonfiction. In fiction, she loves coming-of-age narratives, family dramas, and stories that challenge systems of power. She is often drawn to a strong s…

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