Literary agents who want books set in rural
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want rural, based on what they say on their public websites. “rural” is a setting tag; its identifier is rural. 14 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.
Agents
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…
Julie Gourinchas (she/they) is a French-American literary agent championing an award-winning, selective list focused on upmarket and literary adult and new adult fiction across a wide variety of genres. In fiction, she'…
Jade represents a list of thriller, horror and book club authors. She represents a growing list of authors writing book club fiction, suspense, thrillers and horror. Since then, Jade has continued to build a dynamic li…
I am open to submissions. I don't take on a huge number of new clients but I am always keen to hear from writers with a strong story to tell. The below is quite a convoluted outline of what I'm looking for but, in short:…
I’m open to submissions and keen to find distinctive voices and great storytelling of all kinds but with a particular focus on literary fiction, book club fiction, memoir and narrative nonfiction. I love unique, very li…
She represents a list of diverse children’s fiction from picture books through YA and select adult genre and pop culture writers. She also represents a growing list of graphic novelists and illustrators. She is always lo…
She represents both adult and children's books. On the adult side, she's seeking literary and upmarket fiction as well as narrative non-fiction. For adult fiction, she loves: Historical and contemporary novels set both…
Zach is primarily seeking thrillers and adult fiction, especially those set in rural places, mountainous regions, or other hard-to-reach corners of the world. His other interests include hiking, skiing, music, board gam…
Maggie primarily seeks accessible literary fiction and upmarket fiction for adult readers with distinct character voices, lyrical prose, and propulsive plots. She loves books that quietly yet unapologetically challenge a…
She reads most types of literary and upmarket commercial fiction, especially works that show powerful imagination, revelatory character arcs, compulsive plotting and unpredictable points of view illustrating timeless the…
Kiele Raymond (Senior Agent) joined TLA in 2017 to seek out bold new voices in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Kiele is open to queries and particularly interested in narratives set in and around the Caribbea…
Tommy Dean is a literary agent at Talcott Notch, specializing in mystery, suspense, thrillers, crime fiction, and upmarket fiction with danger and secrets. He gravitates towards stories with deep emotional resonance, wi…
She is actively looking for compelling, deeply researched narrative non-fiction that guides readers toward a better understanding of the societal forces and systems that shape their lives, whether it takes the form of "b…
Combine this tag with others: /literary-agents/by-tags?tags=another-slug%2Crural&match=all
More literary agent lists
- Narrative Nonfiction (567)
- Literary Fiction (477)
- Memoir (363)
- Young Adult (334)
- Romance (298)
- Thriller (263)
- Historical Fiction (236)
- Fantasy (206)
- Children's Books (200)
- Mystery (177)
- Horror (175)
- Middle-grade Books (172)
- Women's Fiction (171)
- Humor (139)
- Science Fiction (139)
- Crime Fiction (134)
- Romantasy (83)
- Debut Authors (73)
- Magical Realism (72)
- True Crime (62)
- Contemporary Romance (59)
- Dark Academia (36)
- Cozy Mystery (33)
- Cozy Fantasy (30)
- Dark Romance (30)
- African American Fiction (23)
- Poetry (22)
- Paranormal Romance (17)