He is currently seeking thrillers, mysteries, literary fiction, historical fiction, and narrative non fiction. If so, youll love this curated list of 30 top literary agents that are. Literary agents for crime, thrillers and action novels. Here are two new agents expanding their client lists. Literary fiction often merges with other fiction types to create hybrid genres such as literary thrillers, mysteries, historicals, epics, and family sagas. A senior literary agent from bookends literary agency, jessica is looking for books that celebrate diversity in all its forms as well as for a wide range of nonfiction. Literary agents for african writers african literary. Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Here are nine literary agents actively building their client lists. Enhanced services provide tracking of your submissions and automated document creation. Kimmei kirtland is closed to queries beginning may 02, 2019. The thrillersuspense fiction market is healthier than ever. The agency represents literary and commercial fiction, narrative nonfiction, current affairs, memoirs, and popular culture. Selling a book is even far more bookends on the today show.
Mark malatesta is a former literary agent turned author coach. If youve written a thriller novel and need an agent to represent you, check out these 17 top thriller literary agents. On the adult end, bibi is most interested in commercial and upmarket womens fiction, contemporary romance, mysteries, and thrillers. Mark now helps authors of all genres fiction, nonfiction, and childrens books get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company literary agent undercover and the bestselling author. Browse through agent or agency listings, or use advanced search to find literary agents who accept particular genres, accept queries, work in a particular state, and so on.
Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. How to get an agent for your thriller its easy to think that because youre writing a crime novel or thriller, you need an agent who represents crime thrillers. In fiction, she is looking for dark literary and commercial fiction, mystery, thriller, psychological horror, paranormalurban fantasy, historical fiction, and ya. He is also interested in non fiction books in the areas of pop culture, popular science, memoirs, politics, history, and sports. Some of her interests in fiction include mysteries, thrillers, and suspense. I enjoy literary and action novels and this grew through elements of both. Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction. Use the buttons on the right to print the agenteditorproducer list and bring it with you to pitchfest 2020.
She represents many new york times and usa today bestselling authors, including thriller author linda castillo, internationally. Scott miller is executive vice president and a literary agent at trident media group in new york city. All work with reputable literary agencies with solid track records. The following agents and editors will be attending pitchfest 2020 at thrillerfest xv. Lana popovic chalberg and sussman literary agency seeks fiction, nonfiction, ya and mg.
Anne represents adult and young adult science fiction and fantasy, thrillers, horror, historical, and mystery. Phoenix literary uk phoenix lit was set up by rhian davies to provide a range of services and, under its agency arm specifically, to specialise in crime and. Shirley barker james scott bell emily brightwell rex browning jeff carlson c. Crimethrillers, literary and book club fiction, womens fiction, historical fiction. Are you looking for a literary agent to help you sell your mystery or thriller novel to a publisher. Nikki terpilowski romance, womens, young adult, cozy mysteries, southern and blogtobook proposals. Anne tibbets is seeking science fiction, fantasy and horror. List of literary agents 20202021 book agents looking. If you have written a book or novel, youll want to be sure that it meets the basic criteria of book publishers and literary agents. They are particularly wellknown for representing crime novels and thrillers, although they have also expanded their list to include the best of commercial, literary and historical fiction alongside travel writing and general nonfiction. Its easy to think that because youre writing a crime novel or thriller, you need an agent who represents crime thrillers. Claire harris wants psychological and commercial thrillers, serial detective stories, works of fiction inspired by actual crimes, mystery, suspense, cozies, anything involving serial killers, contemporary family dramas and nonfiction. We welcome submissions and cover a variety of genres including crime, thriller, mysteries, womens, chicklit, accessible literary, and childrens fiction, including young adult and picture books. Click on each agent s link to find detailed information about what they are looking for in manuscript submissions.
The following agents and publishers will receive an exclusive, 3week first look window for the grand prize winner in each category. Find thriller literary agents open to submissions in this post. Follow chuck sambuchino on twitter or find him on facebook. The literary agents list includes agents and literary agencies that represent poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, plus details about the kind of books theyre interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them. Thanks for suggestions and list of literary agents. Written a thriller or work of crime fiction and need a literary agent. Hulse follows up her strong debut black river, 2015 with an even stronger novel about the fallout from an act of domestic terrorism. Accepts submissions for commercial fiction, including thrillers, mysteries, crime, horror. Follow the rules of genre fiction whether its romance, western, thriller, fantasy, historical, scifi, or horror, and you are more likely to get your book published. Our literary agent lists have information about both new and established. How to find a literary agent for your book jane friedman. If youve written a thriller or suspense novel, youll need an agent who specializes in that genre to represent you in your journey to publication. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary.
I write crime thrillers myself, yet my agent represents hilary mantel, and other esteemed literary authors, authors of different genres. On one hand my main original concept was an exploration of morality with a few links to religion and with some other literarytypical elements i think. The incredible ripped bodice bookstore was featured on the today show earlier, and we were so happy to see some get to know jessica faust. How to find a literary agent for your thriller jericho. Sarah bedingfield, agent lgr literary agency fiction scifi fantasy. Agentmatch has a complete list of every agent in the uk with full detail about who they are and what kind of work they represent. Her primary focus is work for adult and ya audiences, but. Kimmei kirtland is actively taking on clients who write speculative fiction, literary fiction, and nonfiction.
In particular, she is looking for historical thrillers or mysteries set in victorian times. She is visiting jerusalem for an international conference on building design. Before joining the bent agency, she completed internships at serendipity literary and the carol mann agency. List of literary agents 20202021 use our free lists of book agents in our literary agencies database for all book agents near me searches. Thriller literary agents free directory of book agents. Right unfortunately, until there is a clear consensus on the matter, it seems that my mss will continue to get rejected because my bloodthirsty agents from the underworld of rejectomondus should instead be a drunk riding a train, looking out of the window at her old house, seemingly glimpsing a crime. Literary fiction, mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, commercial literary fiction, and narrative nonfiction.
Im hoping ce readers can help define this slippery term. He is a graduate of the university of pennsylvania with a ba in english and a jd from the temple university school of law, as well as a member of the new york state bar. The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients. Multicultural multicultural can be a tricky genre to simply pin down because it can mean different things to. Nancy yost works with a wide variety of writers of commercial fiction, specializing in crime novels. Recently, ive noticed a genre label being used, and i dont understand what it means.
The hill nadell literary agency was founded in 1979 in san francisco. For example, you can use the list to find literary agencies and publishing agents in nyc, literary agencies and book agents in california, and more. Literary agents are important decision makers in the publishing process for authors who wish to be published by many of the big publishers. View our submission guidelines and what were looking for. How to find a literary agent for your thriller jericho writers. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in. Her interests are wideranging and her clients work includes literary fiction, crime and thrillers, young adult fiction, memoir, popular culture, biography, history and current affairs. However, its usage is also inconsistent, confusing, and mystifying. Thriller literary agents open to submissions writers digest. Katherine tegen, publisher katherine tegen books, an imprint of harpercollins childrens fiction mystery thriller. Chan kat clay margaret doody james doyle megan edwards jeremy finley vickie gregory jane haddam lillian hamrick camil. Historical, horror, literary, middle grade, military, mystery, thriller, young adult.
Marks authors have gotten sixfigure book deals, been on the nyt bestseller list, and published with houses such. These agents are seeking everything from nonfiction, to childrens literature, to adult fantasy and science fiction, to thrillers and much more. I am seeking an agent interested in international,multicultural and jewish creative nonfiction. Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or some blend of each, whether the author is seeking an agent for fiction or nonfiction, for novels or memoirs, short stories, essays, biographies. Literary agents representing thriller and suspense fiction. Anne tibbets began her career as a screenwriter, author, and literary agency intern at d4eo, becoming a fulltime agent in 2018 at red sofa literary.
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