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Agents representing commercial fiction
Alice Speilburg
Literary Agent · Speilburg Literary Agency
Alice is the founding agent of Speilburg Literary and has worked in book publishing for more than a decade. She is looking for commercial fiction t…
FantasyMysteryHorrorCommercial Fiction
Ann Rose
Literary Agent · The Tobias Literary Agency
Ann is looking for characters who aren’t afraid to stand up for their convictions and beliefs - whether they fight with their fists or their words.…
FantasyScience FictionYoung AdultRomance
Annie Romano
Literary Agent · Olswanger Literary
Annie is accepting adult fiction, particularly upmarket fare with smart humor and a unique hook. She adores well-done ensemble casts and plots that…
Upmarket FictionCommercial FictionWomen's FictionRomance
Ashlee MacCallum
Literary Agent · Howland Literary
Ashlee is passionate about championing marginalized creators and uplifting historically underrepresented voices. She gravitates toward high-concept…
Speculative FictionYoung AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Bethany Jett
Literary Agent · MacGregor & Luedeke Literary
Bethany Jett has an affinity for projects with strong commercial appeal and potential for literary recognition. Since becoming an agent, Bethany ha…
Commercial FictionChristian FictionNonfiction
Broo Doherty
Literary Agent · DHH Literary
She handles all genres, excluding children’s books, screenplays and sci-fi, but particularly enjoys crime, women's commercial fiction, literary fic…
Science FictionThrillerCrimeLiterary Fiction
Carolyn Forde
Literary Agent · Transatlantic Literary Agency
Carolyn would love to see literary fiction (especially speculative and horror), commercial fiction, funny crime fiction, narrative non-fiction by e…
Speculative FictionThrillerMysteryCrime
Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong
Literary Agent · Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC
Cathie is currently accepting queries in adult only, romance, domestic or psychological suspense, horror, mystery, historical fiction, commercial f…
RomanceThrillerMysteryHorror
Chelsey Emmelhainz
Literary Agent · Copps Literary Services
Chelsey is building a highly selective list, focused mainly on adult fiction and nonfiction. Regardless of genre, she is always looking for authent…
RomanceThrillerMysteryCrime
CoCo Freeman
Literary Agent · Linda Chester Literary Agency
CoCo Freeman recently joined Linda Chester Literary Agency. She is a graduate of Bard College with a B.A. in Written Arts. Before joining Linda Che…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksThriller
Daniel Niv
Literary Agent · Olswanger Literary
Overall, Daniel loves stories with a compelling hook, an emphasis on character development, high stakes, and lush writing. The most important thing…
RomantasyFantasyRomanceUpmarket Fiction
Danielle Chiotti
Literary Agent · Upstart Crow Literary
Danielle specializes in upmarket and literary fiction, young adult and middle grade fiction, as well as select nonfiction. Thanks to her extensive …
Science FictionYoung AdultMiddle GradeRomance
Deidre Knight
Literary Agent · The Knight Agency, Inc.
Deidre Knight established The Knight Agency in 1996 after working in film and television. In the years since that time, she has built a dynamic, be…
FantasyYoung AdultMiddle GradeRomance
Deirdre Knight
Literary Agent · The Knight Agency, Inc.
Deidre Knight established The Knight Agency in 1996 after working in film and television. In the years since that time, she has built a dynamic, be…
FantasyYoung AdultMiddle GradeRomance
Diana Beaumont
Literary Agent · DHH Literary
In fictions, Diana is open for high-concept crime and thrillers, female-led commercial fiction, upmarket commercial fiction, contemporary stories a…
RomanceThrillerCrimeUpmarket Fiction
Elana Roth Parker
Literary Agent · Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
Elana specializes in children’s and young adult books, and is now expanding her list into adult commercial fiction. To that end, she’s looking for …
Young AdultMiddle GradeCommercial Fiction
Emma Shercliff
Literary Agent · Laxfield Literary Associates
Emma has been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards 2026, an award for which she was also shortlisted in 2024. Emma…
Speculative FictionLiterary FictionCommercial FictionMemoir
Eric Smith
Literary Agent · P.S. Literary Agency
Eric is eagerly acquiring fiction and non-fiction projects. He’s actively seeking out new, diverse voices in literary and commercial fiction, and h…
Young AdultMiddle GradeCommercial FictionMemoir
Erica Bauman
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Erica represents authors across middle grade, young adult, and commercial adult fiction. She's most interested in commercial novels with an excitin…
Middle GradeYoung AdultCommercial FictionFantasy
Erin Niumata
Literary Agent · Folio Literary Management
Erin is looking for commercial nonfiction, from prescriptive and practical to narrative and memoir, as well as a select list of fiction including m…
RomanceThrillerMysteryCommercial Fiction
Fiona Inglis
Managing Director & Literary Agent · Curtis Brown Australia
Commercial FictionLiterary FictionFantasy
Ginger Hutchinson
Literary Agent · Movable Type Management
Ginger is looking for high-concept commercial, upmarket, and select literary fiction: archetypal stories with a strong hook, compelling characters,…
Commercial FictionUpmarket FictionLiterary FictionRomance
Hana El Niwairi
Literary Agent · Cooke McDermid Literary Agency
Hana’s tastes are eclectic and she reads widely across genres. She has a soft spot for science fiction and fantasy and in recent years has been par…
FantasyScience FictionRomanceThriller
Hannah Schofield
Literary Agent · Luigi Bonomi Associates Ltd
Across all of the genres Hannah represents, she particularly welcomes submissions from writers from communities that have been underrepresented in …
Science FictionHorrorCommercial Fiction
Hannah Todd
Literary Agent · Janklow and Nesbit Ltd
Hannah is looking for commercial fiction across the board, but with a particular focus on romance, SFF, and mystery novels. Across all genres, she …
Science FictionRomanceMysteryCommercial Fiction
Irene Kaster
Literary Agent · Heather Jackson Literary Agency
Irene's taste is vast and ever-changing as she reads widely across several different genres. She’s always looking for books that surprise her, teac…
FantasyRomanceHorrorCommercial Fiction
Isabelle Rader
Literary Agent · Codex Literary Agency
Isabelle is actively looking for New Adult books across all genres, plus adult, YA, and middle-grade fantasy and upmarket/commercial adult fiction …
New AdultFantasyYoung AdultMiddle Grade
Jenna Satterthwaite
Literary Agent · Storm Literary Agency
Jenna is looking to represent authors over the course of their careers who are passionate about their work and willing to arm themselves with the t…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Jill Marsal
Literary Agent · Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC
Jill is looking for commercial fiction, women’s fiction, contemporary, historical, book club fiction, stories of family, friendship, and interestin…
Speculative FictionRomanceThrillerMystery
Juliet Pickering
Literary Agent · Blake Friedmann Literary
Juliet represents intriguing, clever, conversation-starting writers across fiction and nonfiction — mostly contemporary stories led by themes of lo…
Literary FictionBook Club FictionCommercial FictionWomen's Fiction
Karolina Sutton
Literary Agent · Creative Artists Agency
Karolina does not limit her interests to specific genres; her work spans literary fiction, crime and psychological suspense, historical fiction, se…
ThrillerCrimeLiterary FictionUpmarket Fiction
Kima Jones
Literary Agent · Triangle House
Kima is interested in representing literary fiction, essay collections, memoir, hybrid texts, commercial fiction, poetry, speculative fiction, scie…
Science FictionSpeculative FictionHorrorLiterary Fiction
Kristin Nelson
Literary Agent · Nelson Literary Agency, LLC
Kristin’s goal as an agent is simple: she wants every client of hers to make a living solely from writing and 90% of her authors do without help fr…
FantasyScience FictionYoung AdultMiddle Grade
Lane Heymont
Literary Agent · The Tobias Literary Agency
Lane represents a broad range of commercial fiction and serious nonfiction. In fiction, he is especially interested in projects broadly defined as …
Young AdultHorrorCommercial FictionNonfiction
Laura Rennert
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Laura specializes in all categories of children’s books, from picture books to young adult. On the adult side, she represents literary-commercial f…
FantasyScience FictionSpeculative FictionYoung Adult
Lauren Khan
Literary Agent · FinePrint Literary Management
An avid reader across genres, Lauren is particularly interested in adult and YA commercial fiction, especially women’s fiction, romance, mysteries,…
Young AdultRomanceThrillerMystery
Lucy Balfour
Literary Agent · William Morris Endeavor
Lucy reads across all areas of fiction but is particularly looking for reading group/upmarket commercial fiction, including family dramas, thriller…
ThrillerCrimeUpmarket FictionCommercial Fiction
Mason Rowlee
Literary Agent · DeFiore and Company
Mason represents adult books only. He seeks innovative, boundary-pushing literary fiction, engrossing upmarket and commercial fiction, and nonficti…
Literary FictionUpmarket FictionCommercial FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Megan Carroll
Literary Agent · Watson, Little Ltd
Megan is looking for writers in a variety of areas, and from a wide range of backgrounds – she is particularly keen to hear from Black, Asian, and …
Young AdultMiddle GradeNew AdultCommercial Fiction
Michelle Brower
Literary Agent · Trellis Literary Management
Michelle’s list spans the spectrum of literary and commercial fiction, from thought-provoking story collections to page-turning thrillers. She is p…
ThrillerLiterary FictionUpmarket FictionCommercial Fiction
Nalini Akolekar
Literary Agent · Spencerhill Associates
Nalini loves nothing more than discovering and nurturing talented authors. She likes to build strong, long-term relationships with her clients and …
RomanceThrillerHorrorCommercial Fiction
Natanya Wheeler
Literary Agent · Nancy Yost Literary Agency
Natanya is looking for literary, upmarket, and commercial fiction. She is particularly interested in books that help us understand our world. She’s…
RomanceThrillerUpmarket FictionCommercial Fiction
Paige Wheeler
Literary Agent · Creative Media Agency
Paige has over two decades in the publishing world, and has been on a journey driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for discovering exc…
Commercial FictionNarrative Nonfiction
Polly Halladay
Literary Agent · Georgina Capel Associates Ltd
Polly’s list of clients includes winners of the RSL Encore Award and Wingate Literary Prize. She is looking for literary, book club, and commercial…
Commercial Fiction
Rebecca Strauss
Literary Agent · DeFiore and Company
Rebecca focuses on literary and commercial fiction, women’s fiction, fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, YA, pop culture and select non-fic…
FantasyScience FictionYoung AdultRomance
Rhian MacGillivray
Literary Agent · Birch Literary
Rhian is looking for adult fiction that falls under book club fiction, commercial fiction, historical fiction, romance and romantic fantasy, and fa…
FantasyScience FictionRomanceThriller
Rick Richter
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Rick’s areas of interest include self-help, pop culture and music, memoir, history, science, politics and social justice, narrative food writing, a…
Young AdultPicture BooksThrillerCrime
Robin Straus
Literary Agent · Robin Straus Agency, Inc.
Robin Straus is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives and the Women's Media Group. She graduated from Wellesley College with a BA…
Young AdultRomanceHorrorCommercial Fiction
Rose Conway
Literary Agent · Confluence Literary Agency
Rose’s list focuses on stylistically subversive and thematically layered fiction: work that leads with artistry and allows deeper themes to emerge …
Upmarket FictionCommercial Fiction
Sharmaine Lovegrove
Literary Agent · International Creative Agency
Sharmaine is actively building a list of fiction and non-fiction with international ambition, seeking distinctive voices, emotional resonance, and …
Upmarket FictionCommercial FictionMemoirNonfiction
Susan Yearwood
Literary Agent · Susan Yearwood Agency
Susan is looking for commercial fiction, including romance and saga, crime/thriller, book club fiction, children’s novels aged 9+ to young adult. S…
Young AdultRomanceThrillerCrime
Suzie Townsend
Literary Agent · New Leaf Literary & Media
Suzie represents all brands of children's and adult fiction. She loves women's fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and debut fiction, and on the…
Women's FictionCommercial FictionNarrative NonfictionMemoir
Tara Wynne
Literary Agent · Curtis Brown Australia
Tara has a strong preference for commercial, plot-driven fiction. She is particularly drawn to psychological suspense, historical fiction, crime, a…
Commercial FictionThrillerHistorical FictionCrime
Vicky Weber
Literary Agent · Creative Media Agency
Vicky views building her author list as growing her family and approaches this task with intention. She especially loves plot-driven writing with d…
Commercial Fiction
Zoe Apostolides
Literary Agent · Coombs Moylett MacLean Literary Agency
Zoë works on the agency’s editorial side, helping new and existing writers to shape and develop their manuscripts across a range of crime, commerci…
CrimeHorrorCommercial FictionNonfiction
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