This post has (at the bottom) a complete and regularly updated list of the literary agents active in the United States. By clicking through to each agent, you will also find which literary agencies they belong to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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WANT TO JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE COMPLETE AGENT LIST? <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want a list of agents active in the United Kingdom, you\u2019re on the wrong page. Hum God Save The Queen, throw a Union Jack round your shoulders, and teleport over here<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finding a literary agent to take on, edit, sell and champion your work is a career-defining moment for any traditionally oriented writer. But it\u2019s career-defining partly because it\u2019s hard to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So let\u2019s try to keep this simple. Here\u2019s what you need to do to attract a literary agent<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s hard, admittedly, but you\u2019re on this page because you\u2019re serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A qualified literary agent is one who is (A) in the right country, (B) open to your genre, and (C) reasonably open to taking on new work and new clients. Once you have that longlist \u2013 which could easily run to 100+ names \u2013 you can start to filter it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our AgentMatch tool<\/a>, which is a literary agent database, allows you to select agents by genre at the click of a button. You can search by literary fiction, women\u2019s fiction, crime thriller, romance, fantasy, science fiction, non-fiction, young adult, and pretty much every other genre you can think of \u2013 including all major non-fiction genres. It’s a great tool for helping you decide which agents to query. Learn more about AgentMatch.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have your longlist, you need to work to find the ones who jump out at you \u2013 normally because you find a point of contact. You\u2019re looking for something that seems to connect the kind of reader that agent is with the kind of writer you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A shared favourite author. A passion for steampunk. Book set in your agent\u2019s childhood state. Shared passion for the ocean. The point of contact doesn\u2019t matter. Just find agents who sing to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sounds hard, but it\u2019s really easy. All you need to do is read our amazing query letter advice<\/a> \u2013 and follow it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sounds very hard, but it\u2019s also very easy. There are two big tricks to writing a successful synopsis fast and easily. We tell you what they are (and with some bonus tips included) in our synopsis article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Look: I\u2019m not about to tell you how to write a book. But you probably want to check your opening chapters meet the basic requirements for professional manuscript format<\/a>. You will probably also be interested to learn what we think are the most common mistakes made in the kind of manuscripts that go out to literary agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want a properly complete guide to getting an agent, you can get that here<\/a>. Phew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n AgentMatch gives you a complete, easily searchable list of all literary agents in the US \u2013 and all those in the United Kingdom too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our English-speaking, graduate researchers have put together profiles of all literary agents out there, making use of ALL publicly available information (not just that on the agent\u2019s website.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then we make it incredibly easy to search:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each agent has a detailed profile, including photo wherever possible \u2013 so you can complete an entire search process in a swift and completely non-haphazard way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sounds good right? Except presumably we\u2019re going to ask you for a ton of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Except \u2013 no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re writers too, so we offer a free trial of Agent Match . That gives you access to ALL the data, not just profile summaries. You can also get access to our search tools, which allow you to compile your agent longlist in about 20 seconds . . . and compile a really effective shortlist in the time it takes to drink a couple cups of coffee and maybe eat a croissant too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And \u201cfree trial\u201d means just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We don\u2019t ask you for any payment details. We don\u2019t restrict your usage of the site. Any data you collect, you are welcome to retain and use for your own purposes. (We\u2019re nice like that!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can get your free trial here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We hope you love it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meantime, we promised you a complete list of every literary agent currently active in the United States so that you can embark on the next step of your publishing journey. So scroll on down and knock yourself out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or actually \u2013 don\u2019t. Knocking yourself out? Ouch<\/em>. Just scroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWant A Quick Reminder Of How To Get An Agent?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Write a wonderful book<\/strong>. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Compile a longlist of qualified literary agents.<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Narrow down to a shortlist of 10-12 names<\/strong>. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 4: Write a brilliant query letter<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 5: Write a sizzling synopsis<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 6: Give your manuscript and opening chapters a last check<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Literary Agents: All You Need To Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How To Use Agentmatch To Find Your Literary Agent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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US Literary Agents: The List<\/h2>\n\n\n