Literary agents for young adult — page 14
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want young adult, based on what they say on their public websites. “young adult” is a audience tag; its identifier is young-adult. 357 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.
Or paste your synopsis into ChatGPT or Claude with this prompt; it can read your whole manuscript.
Agents (326–350 of 357)
Georgana is particularly interested in Romance - Contemporary, Dark, New Adult and Mature YA. No historical or paranormal/fantasy please.
Says: “Children's and young adult fiction”
Says: “material for youth (middle & high schoolers)”
Says: “Young adult fiction”
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…
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.
Says: “Teens and young adults fiction books”
GiannaMarie Dobson is a neurodivergent and disabled associate agent building a list prioritizing disabled voices. A firm believer that art can change the culture, GiannaMarie is focused on representing disabled authors…
He represents both commercial genre fiction and non-fiction. The common DNA uniting his list is stories that explore darkness with a sense of curiosity, humor and hope. He is passionate about finding underrepresented voi…
Says: “select young readers' titles”
Marisa will judge each story not just on the writing, but also with an eye toward finding creative stories with well developed plots and rich characters with unique voices. She is always hoping for stories with standout…
Says: “She is looking for commercial women’s fiction with a fresh and fun hook, all genres of YA (especially diverse stories), contemporary romance, thrillers and suspense, the occasional…”
Picture Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Graphic Novels – all ages, New Adult, Select Adult, Illustrators Hollie is excited to build her list of amazing authors and illustrators from kidlit to adult. She is looking f…
She prioritizes stories by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and other marginalized and historically excluded identities. In Adult Fiction, Sera’s interests include subversive horror, grounded science fiction, and speculative.…
She is passionate about advocating for writers and artists so that they are empowered to create work that will have a lasting impact - books in which readers will see themselves represented, find tools for social change,…
Lee represents YA and adult fiction across genres, with a particular focus on upmarket and literary fiction, speculative fiction, and genre-blending thrillers/mysteries. They also represent a selective list of adult nonf…
Ryan is interested in science fiction, fantasy, LitRPG, horror, and romance in both adult and YA and would love to open doors for underrepresented voices. He has experience working with indie authors and would love to c…
She is now an Associate Agent excited to be accepting clients in the Adult and YA space. As a lifelong mystery reader, she is particularly interested in detective novels. Olivia is also interested in representing Gothi…
Kelly represents picture books, middle grade and young adult, both fiction and nonfiction, as well as graphic novels. She also represents illustrators. She is drawn to high concept stories with high level writing, books…
They love books that challenge societal norms, especially gender norms. They have a personal interest in stories featuring queer characters or characters with disability, neurodiversity, chronic illness, or mental health…
J.D. represents picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction and nonfiction, as well as graphic novels and illustrators. She is especially excited to grow her middle grade and young adult lists. For middl…
Says: “unconventional but logical young adult fiction”
Young adult, new adult, select romance She champions books with diverse characters and settings and is currently building her list in the following genres: My knowledge of YA is extensive, as I've been reading the genr…
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