Literary agents for short story collection

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want short story collection, based on what they say on their public websites. “short story collection” is a form tag; its identifier is short-story-collection. 21 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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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…
Nicola Chang
David Higham Associates · GB
I love reading new work and discovering emerging writers. There is nothing more enlivening than encountering a new voice, thinking seriously and playfully on the page, and a writer who has a sense of how their work might…
Angelique Tran Van Sang
Felicity Bryan Associates · Oxford
Says: “short story collections”
At FBA I am building a list of writers of fiction, non-fiction and select poetry, with a particular openness to authors who can work across these forms. In fiction I am looking for novels, short story collections and no…
Natalie Galustian
Greyhound Literary · GB
Says: “short stories of literary quality”
Natalie Galustian represents narrative and commercial non-fiction as well as literary fiction. Natalie is primarily looking for strong new voices in non-fiction across musical, visual, dramatic and culinary arts, histor…
Sharmaine Lovegrove
International Creative Agency · GB
Says: “short story collections”
At ICA, Sharmaine is actively building a list of fiction and non-fiction with international ambition, seeking distinctive voices, emotional resonance, and stories that broaden how we see the world. She is looking for li…
Maria Whelan
Mushens Entertainment · London
Says: “short story collections”
Whether fiction or nonfiction, Maria is seeking novels that skew literary or upmarket, with an edge. Maria is looking for: literary and upmarket fiction, speculative fiction, horror, magical realism and reimaginings of…
Kenna DeValor
D4EO Literary Agency · US
Says: “Story Collections (Full-Length)”
Kenna DeValor (they/them/theirs) is a queer and nonbinary literary agent, artist, and writer who aspires to bring representation and diversity to the literary world through the books they publish and the authors they rep…
Natalie Edwards
Trellis Literary Management · US
Says: “short story collections with clear unifying themes”
Kent 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…
Katie Kennaway
C&W Agency · GB
Says: “great short stories”
I love books that are funny and make me think. I read widely across genres but I love, original voice-driven stories with cleverly drawn plots and vivid world building. I'm always drawn to books that are challenging an…
Ismita Hussain
Great Dog Literary · US
Says: “short story collections”
Ismita is seeking literary fiction, health-related non-fiction, YA, and short story collections. Ismita is especially drawn to fiction with a Southern setting, gritty realist writing, and any books that explore health o…
Reiko Davis
DeFiore & Company · US
Says: “Linked story collections”
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…
Alexis Hurley
InkWell Management · US
Says: “She represents story collections by Diane Williams, Stephen Dixon, and Dalia Rosenfeld, fiction by Brett Paesel, Emily Holleman, Jane Flett and more.”
Renée Zuckerbrot
Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents · US
Says: “short story collections”
She represents commercial and literary fiction––she has a soft spot for short story collections––and science, popular culture, and history in the nonfiction space.
John Blase
The Bindery · US
While loving all genres of literature, he admits a weakness for fiction, short stories, and memoir. A good story, well-told, he simply finds hard to resist.
Amanda Orozco
Transatlantic Literary Agency · CA
Says: “short story collections”
Amanda is looking for stories and projects that make her feel deeply and that surprise her, whether that be in form, voice, tone, concept, ambition, or all of the above. She is particularly drawn to stories from Asian a…
Fiona Baird
William Morris Endeavor · US
Says: “completed short story collections”
She is actively taking on new clients, in addition to offering UK representation to our diverse roster of US-based authors. Fiona represents adult fiction and non-fiction and is actively taking on new clients. In fictio…
Claudia Ballard
William Morris Endeavor · US
She represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including novelists, short-story writers, cultural critics, and memoirists. She loves working with and advocating for writers who open portals to new experiences an…
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…
Erin Gray
The Kepner Agency · US
Says: “short story collections”
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…
Claire Lee
The Kepner Agency · US
Says: “short story collections”
When it comes to manuscripts, I am most interested in acquiring character-driven literary and upmarket novels, novellas, and short story collections. Though I love any good story, I'm partial to road-trip novels and Wes…

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