Editor’s Note: The following agents were selected based on their track record, their willingness to accept unsolicited submissions, and their ability to accept digital subs (believe it or not, some agents still want mailed submissions).
For a full list of literary agents who accept unsolicited submissions and much more, check out our book Becoming A Professional Author.
Top Literary Agents For Emerging Writers
Dana Newman
Dana Newman Literary Inc.
dananewmanliterary@gmail.com
Monica Odom
Odom Media Management
submissions@odommediamgmt.com
Amanda Orozco
Transatlantic Agency
queryamanda@transatlanticagency.com
Duvall Osteen
United Talent Agency
duvall.osteen@unitedtalent.com
Zoë Pagnamenta
Calligraph
submissions@calligraphlit.com
Jessica Papin
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
jpapin@dystel.com
Chris Parris-Lamb
The Gernert Company
info@thegernertco.com
Emma Patterson
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
epatterson@bromasite.com
Larissa Melo Pienkowski
Jill Grinberg Literary Management
larissa@jillgrinbergliterary.com
Susan Ramer
Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
dca@doncongdon.com
Nicki Richesin
Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency
nicki@dclagency.com
Margaret Riley King
William Morris Endeavor
MRK@wmeagency.com
Rebecca Rodd
Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency
rrodd@lgrliterary.com
Andy Ross
Andy Ross Agency
andyrossagency@hotmail.com
Rena Rossner
The Deborah Harris Agency
rena@dhliterary.com
Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein
McIntosh & Otis
EWRquery@mcintoshandotis.com
Curtis Russell
P.S. Literary Agency
query@psliterary.com
Nour Sallam
P.S. Literary Agency
query@psliterary.com
Rayhané Sanders
Massie McQuilkin & Altman
rayhane@mmqalit.com
Denise Shannon
Denise Shannon Literary Agency
submissions@deniseshannonagency.com
Samantha Shea
Georges Borchardt, Inc.
samantha@gbagency.com
Eric Simonoff
William Morris Endeavor
es@wmeagency.com
Anjali Singh
The Anjali Singh Agency
anjali@anjalisinghagency.com
Eric Smith
P.S. Literary Agency
eric@psliterary.com
Shannon Snow
Creative Media Agency, Inc.
shannon@cmalit.com
Andrea Somberg
Harvey Klinger Literary Agency
andrea@harveyklinger.com
Marya Spence
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
mspence@janklow.com
Alexa Stark
Writers House
astark@writershouse.com
Peter Steinberg
United Talent Agency
peter.steinberg@unitedtalent.com
Andrew Stuart
The Stuart Agency
andrew@stuartagency.com
Rachel Sussman
Chalberg & Sussman
rachel@chalbergsussman.com
Danielle Svetcov
Levine Greenberg Rostan
dsvetcov@lgrliterary.com
Marin Takikawa
The Friedrich Agency LLC
mtakikawa@friedrichagency.com
Michelle Tessler
Tessler Literary Agency
michelle@tessleragency.com
Stacy Testa
Writers House
stesta@writershouse.com
Meg Thompson
Thompson Literary Agency
meg@thompsonliterary.com
Maria Vicente
P.S. Literary Agency
query@psliterary.com
Rachel Vogel
Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency
mail@dclagency.com
Mitchell Waters
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
mwaters@bromasite.com
Carly Watters
P.S. Literary Agency
query@psliterary.com
