Updated on April 29th, 2024
Want to know which literary agents are accepting submissions in 2024? Then look no further.
I’ve put together a list of literary agents who are new to the business and are actively building their client roll, as well as more established agents who are accepting submissions right now.
Top tip: Quite often, agents will announce on social media that they are opening their inboxes to manuscript queries for a limited time so it’s a good idea to keep an eye on Twitter (sorry, X!)… while it’s still alive. I’ll update this post every so often to include information on these submission windows.
You may also find these posts helpful:
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This post is all about literary agents accepting submissions in 2024.
(Note: MSWL = Manuscript Wish List)
Aiden Siobhan
Twitter: @aiden_png (worth keeping an eye on for niche MSWL requests, query inbox updates and more)
What agency do they work for? The Laura Dail Literary Agency in Texas
What is Aiden looking for? Aiden represents Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction in all genres, as well as Adult Horror and Romance.
You can find their full wishlist here: Aiden Siobhan – Wish List
How can you submit? Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Jennifer Chen Tran
Twitter: @jenchentran
What agency does she work for? Glass Literary Management in New York
What is she looking for? Jennifer will be sending out specific MSWL info next week.
Her website profile says that she works with: entrepreneurs, journalists, physicians, thought leaders, chefs, and graphic novelists, among others.
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Jennifer here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Jennifer has over a dozen years of experience in the publishing industry.
As a person of color and daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Jennifer is deeply committed to amplifying voices from persons with disabilities, BIPOC, LGBTQ, underrepresented, marginalized, and neurodiverse communities. Her ultimate goal is to work in concert with authors to create books that will have a lasting positive social impact on the world—books that inform, entertain, and inspire.
Ciara Smith
Twitter: @ciarasmithwrite
What agency does she work for? Ciara is a literary agent apprentice at the Corvisiero Agency in New York.
What is she looking for? According to the Corvisiero website, Ciara has a wide range of interests from YA to NA (New Adult) and adult. You can find a more detailed MSWL here: Ciara Smith (corvisieroagency.com)
How can you submit to her? Submission guidelines can be found here: Query Guidelines (corvisieroagency.com)
Extra info: Ciara is not the best fit for nonfiction, picture books, children’s, middle grade, or religious works.
Louise Buckley (*Please note Louise is currently closed for submissions – she hopes to re-open in early June*)
Louise Buckley has joined the Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency as an associate agent, returning to publishing after a three-year break.
Louise is building a new list of authors with a focus on upmarket and book-club fiction.
Louise works alongside the agency’s founder, Hannah Sheppard.
Twitter: @LouiseMBuckley
What is she looking for? Louise is looking for novels that focus on the underdog.
In particular, she would welcome submissions from Irish authors writing upmarket fiction featuring characters that she can’t help but root for.
You can find more detailed information here: Louise Buckley | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency (hs-la.com)
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Louise here: Submissions | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency (hs-la.com)
Extra info: You can find Louise on Instagram here: Louise Buckley (@louise_buckley_literary_agent) • Instagram photos and videos
Hillary Fazzari
Twitter: @HillaryFazzari
What agency does she work for? Hillary works for the Bradford Literary Agency in San Diego.
What is she looking for? Hillary is a highly editorial agent and is looking for high concept, high stakes stories with deep character development and gorgeous, commercial prose. Overall, she acquires primarily Middle Grade and YA, and is open to any genre in those areas, including graphic novels. In New Adult and Adult, she acquires more selectively and is open to:
- Rom-coms;
- Romantasy;
- SFF with strong romantic elements; important female, queer, and/or nonbinary characters; and emotive plotlines; and
- Very select narrative nonfiction that focuses on history.
For more details on what she is looking for in each category, please visit her Manuscript Wishlist Page.
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Hillary here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
This is worth reading too: Submission Guidelines | Bradford Literary Agency
Extra info: You can find out more about Hillary here: Hillary Fazzari, Agent | Bradford Literary Agency
Jacqui Lipton (opening to unsolicited submissions on January 20th!)
Twitter: @Jacqui_Lipton
What agency does she work for? The Tobias Literary Agency headquartered in NYC.
What is she looking for? Check out Jacqui’s MWSL zoom recording here: Jacqueline Lipton’s Zoom Meeting – Zoom
How can you submit to her? From January 20th 2024, you will be able to submit to Jacqui here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Jacqui’s profile is very useful: Jacqueline Lipton — The Tobias Literary Agency (thetobiasagency.com)
Eric Smith
Twitter: @ericsmithrocks
What agency does he work for? The P.S. Literary Agency in Canada
What is he looking for? Eric is eagerly acquiring fiction and non-fiction projects. He’s actively seeking out new, diverse voices in young adult (particularly sci-fi and fantasy), middle grade, and literary and commercial fiction (again, loves sci-fi and fantasy, but also thrillers and mysteries). In terms of non-fiction, he’s interested in cookbooks, pop culture, humour, middle grade, essay collections, and blog to book ideas.
Check out Eric’s full wishlist here – it’s really detailed and helpful: MSWL — ERIC SMITH (ericsmithrocks.com)
How can you submit to him? Submission guidelines can be found here: Submission Guidelines – P.S. Literary Agency (psliterary.com)
Extra info: Eric has some amazing query tips here: Perfect Pitch — ERIC SMITH (ericsmithrocks.com)
Paul Feldstein
Twitter: @PaulFeldstein
What agency does he work for? Paul runs the Feldstein Agency in Northern Ireland with his wife Susan.
What is he looking for? The Feldstein Agency is currently only accepting submissions of adult fiction (excluding romance, historical fiction, and science fiction and fantasy) and adult non-fiction, so no children’s or young adult books please. No poetry, short stories, or screenplays/teleplays/stage plays either.
How can you submit to him? Send your submission via email to submissions@thefeldsteinagency.co.uk.
Please email a cover letter, a 1-2 page synopsis of your work, and a brief biography and the agency will advise whether they want to see more material.
Extra info: Paul has a stellar reputation for the level of responsiveness he provides to his clients.
The Feldstein Agency is also exceptionally fast at replying to queries.
We will respond to all enquiries as quickly as possible, usually within a week. – The Feldstein Agency
You can read more about Paul in this post: 11 Exceptional Literary Agents Every Irish Writer Should Know About – myfirstbookdeal
Susan Feldstein
Susan runs the Feldstein Agency with her husband Paul (above). Submission details are the same.
Katie Gisondi – currently closed but reopening to submissions in June!
Twitter: @GisondiKatie
What agency does she work for? The Laura Dail Literary Agency in New York
What is she looking for? In general, Katie is looking for commercial fiction and non-fiction with a clear, distinct voice and a unique hook.
In all genres I prioritize diversity and marginalized voices. Specifically I would love to see more Indigenous, Native American, and First Nations, as well as Latinx, disabled, chronically ill, and trans/nonbinary/queer stories and voices. – Katie Gisondi
You can find Katie’s full MSWL here: Katie Gisondi – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
How can you submit to her? You can submit to her through QueryManager here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Find out more about Katie here: Katie Gisondi (@kgisondibooks) • Instagram photos and videos
Amy Giuffrida
Although Amy Giuffrida’s twitter account says that she is closed to queries, she announced on December 31st, 2023 that she would be re-opening for submissions on January 8th, 2024.
Twitter: @kissedbyink
What agency does she work for? US-based literary agency Belcastro
What is she looking for? Amy is especially passionate about stories with a feminist slant and about representing BIPOC and historically under-represented voices
You can find more details here: Amy Giuffrida – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Amy here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Some of Amy’s favourite books include: It by Stephen King, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Looking for Alaska by John Green, Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab. Her favourite TV shows are Buffy, The Boys, Schitt’s Creek, Stranger Things, and anything remotely like Married at First Sight.
Saritza Hernandez – temporarily closed to submissions
Twitter: @LitAgentSaritza
What agency does she work for: The Andrew Brown Literary Agency
What is she looking for? Saritza is looking to fill her list with middle grade and adult fiction and select non-fiction. You can find her full MSWL here: Saritza Hernández – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
I’d love to find a MG rom com!
How can you submit to her? Saritza prefers that you submit the 1-2 page synopsis and the first 5 pages of your manuscript via QueryManager.
Extra info: You can find useful submission guidelines here: Submissions | Andrea Brown Literary Agency
You can find out more about Saritza here: Saritza Hernández – literary agent (andreabrownlit.com)
And this is great – you can read about Saritza’s deal news here: News & Deals – Saritza Hernandez
Kat Foxx
Twitter: @_LiteraryKat_
What agency does she work for: Kathleen Foxx is an assistant literary agent at The Rights Factory in Toronto, Canada.
What is she looking for? She posted a Twitter thread at the start of January 2024 with an updated manuscript wishlist, so it’s well worth checking that out if you’re considering querying her.
She posted that she is only looking for Adult and YA at the moment. She is not looking to expand her Middle Grade client list right now.
Here is a snippet of some of the information in the thread:
A very detailed MSWL can be found here: MSWL – Kathleen Foxx (kathleenfoxxagent.com)
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Kathleen here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Check out www.kathleenfoxagent.com for more information.
Lynnette Novak
NOTE: Lynnette will be closing to queries April 30, 2024.
Twitter: @Lynnette_Novak
What agency is she with? The Seymour Agency based in Florida, USA (the agency now has an agent in France too)
What is she looking for? Lynnette tweeted in early January 2024 that she has reopened for queries:
Check out her MSWL here: Lynnette Novak – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
How can you submit to her? Only use QueryManager. Do not email her.
You can submit here Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Take extra care with spelling her name correctly – a lot of people get it wrong when submitting!
Also, you can find information on other acquiring agents at The Seymour Agency here:
Rebecca Carter
Twitter: @RebeccasBooks
What agency does she work for? She runs the London-based agency Rebecca Carter Literary which she set up in 2023. Her site says that she is actively looking to work with new writers.
The agency represents fiction and non-fiction writers. In fiction, the focus is on literary fiction, crime and thrillers.
What is she looking for? RCL accepts submissions from writers of literary fiction, crime & thriller and narrative non-fiction in a wide variety of areas.
Rebecca is always interested in new writers as well as more established writers who are looking for a new collaboration.
How can you submit to her? Her submission guidelines can be found here: Submissions — Rebecca Carter Literary
Extra info: With a few exceptions for existing clients, Rebecca doesn’t represent YA, Children’s, Poetry, Illustrated books or Screenplays.
If you don’t hear back from the agency after three months, you can assume it’s a regretful pass.
Eva Scalzo
Twitter: @evascalzo
What agency does she work for? Eva has been with Speilburg Literary in Kentucky since 2013, and started accepting clients in 2017
What is she looking for? This recent tweet gives an overview of what Eva is looking for…
More detailed information can be found here: #MSWL — Eva Scalzo. It was updated in January 2024.
Eva says she is particularly interested in “+#Latinx stories please from #Latinx creators! Especially from authors of Puerto Rican, Dominican or Cuban descent.”
How can you submit to her? Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Interesting tweet from last week:
Sophia M Ramos
Twitter: @sophiamreads
What agency does she work for? Sophia is a literary associate at New Leaf Literary &Media in New York
What is she looking for? Sophia says on QueryManager that her taste “mosty speculative, often rooted in history, subtly romantic, and full of family and heart.”
Some of her non-client recent favorites include NOT QUITE NARWHAL by Jessie Sima, A WISH IN THE DARK by Christina Soontornvat, SMALL FAVORS by Erin A. Craig, THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra Khaw, BAD CREE by Jessica Johns, and SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan.
How can you submit to her? Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Keep an eye on Sophia’s twitter account as she will be tweeting more specific about her wishlist
Laura Crockett
Twitter: @LECrockett
What agency does she work for? Triada US Literary Agency, which represents many New York Times bestselling authors
What is she looking for? Laura is interested in a variety of YA and adult fiction. She’s a character-driven reader seeking narratives with emotional depth and compelling stakes. She’s interested in diversity in all of its forms across all of the genres below.
Her MSWL for 2024 can be found on her website MSWL for 2024 | Scribbles & Wanderlust (scribblesandwanderlust.com)
How can I submit to her? Her email is laura@triadaus.com
When querying Laura, please include the first ten pages in the body of the email, with “Query” included in the subject line.
Extra info: You can read her client deal announcements here: deal announcement | Scribbles & Wanderlust (scribblesandwanderlust.com)
Shannon Snow
Twitter: @ssnow_lit_agent
What agency does Shannon work for? She started her publishing career in 2018 as an intern with Creative Media Agency, Inc, before moving up in 2020 to an Associate Agent.
What is she looking for? Shannon recently tweeted about what she’s looking for in 2024.
If you’re thinking of submitting to Shannon, then the full thread is worth looking up on Twitter.
Her full MSWL can be found here: Shannon Snow – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
How can you submit to her? On Publishers Marketplace, Shannon says that she only accepts email queries.
“Please submit your query to my attention to query@cmalit.com with my name in the subject line. Include the first five pages pasted into the email body below your query letter.”
More information is available here: Submit – Creative Media Agency, Inc. (cmalit.com)
Extra info: More information on Shannon and the clients she represents can be found here: Publishers Marketplace: Shannon Snow
Kesia Lupo
Who better to include in this list than my INCREDIBLE new literary agent Kesia Lupo? Especially as she is actively building her list.
**UPDATE! Kesia is currently closed to queries except in the following categories: middle-grade (all genres), women’s/upmarket fiction, non-fiction (cultural/social issues, entertainment, narrative, pop culture, psychology, true crime, history) **
I submitted to Kesia through Query Tracker in summer 2023 and signed with her in early autumn. I feel so lucky to be represented by such a consummate professional.
Kesia is originally from the UK but is now based in the US where she works for the Bindery Agency. This means that her submissions span both the UK and the US markets which I feel is a big plus.
As a former senior editor at UK children’s book publisher Chicken House and a published author herself, Kesia has huge experience in the publishing industry and is also really hands-on when it comes to working with her authors to edit and improve their books – another huge benefit for me as my MS was in need of work!
I could probably fill this whole post with glowing praise for Kesia… but we have lots of other agents to get to, so here are her details:
Twitter: @keslupo
What is she looking for? In general, Kesia looking for fiction for middle-grade, YA and adult readers (my novel is women’s fiction). She will also consider popular, accessible non-fiction.
Her manuscript wishlist can be found here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kesia-lupo/
How can you submit to her? Query Submission (querymanager.com)
If you submit to Kesia through the general agency inbox as listed on the Bindery website, there is a high chance she won’t see it!
Extra info: Even if you don’t submit to Kesia, I highly recommend signing up to her Substack newsletter which gives extremely useful insights into the world of publishing. You can sign up here:
Subscribe to Kesia Lupo’s Substack
Sara O’Keeffe – currently closed but hoping to open to new queries at end of May!
Sara is a London-based Irish agent, working for Aevitas Creative Management. Like Kesia, she also worked as an editor before switching to agenting.
Sara is very highly-regarded in the industry and represents a fleet of top Irish authors such as Serena Molloy, Catherine Ryan Howard, Siobhan MacGowan and Sinead Crowley. You can find out more about Sara in this post.
Sara closed to submissions during the summer of 2023 but reopened later in the year, and Query Tracker shows that she is still open to submissions.
Twitter: @okeeffe05 (Note: Sara is not active on Twitter)
What is she looking for: According to her website www.saraokeeffe.co.uk, she is currently looking for sophisticated thrillers and upmarket book club reads.
How can you submit to her: Sara accepts submissions through QueryTracker here
Extra info: Sara is no longer accepting submissions for children’s fiction.
Also, on her querymanager form, Sara has this extra information:
Please submit your work in a font size of pt 12 and line spacing of 1.5, so that it’s easy to read. Please do not submit more than 50 pages of text. If I love what you’ve written, I’ll be in touch to ask for more! I do not accept submissions for short stories (sorry) or non-fiction (not my bag).
Julia Churchill
Twitter: @juliachurchill
What agency does she work for? Julia joined the London literary agency A.M. Heath in 2013 to run the children’s department.
What is she looking for? Julia says in her website profile that she is always on the lookout for new writing talent.
“I’m looking for debut and established authors with storytelling magic, from picture book texts right up to YA fiction,” she says.
How can you submit to her? Submission guidelines can be found on the AMH website here: Submissions Guideline | AM Heath Literary Agents
Extra info: Julia tweeted in 2023 that she is “very much on the lookout for a new talent to work with”.
“If you’re writing for children or young adults and you’re ready to share your work with agents, keep me in mind,” she tweeted.
Katie Shea Boutillier
What is she looking for? Katie focuses on representing commercial fiction for young adult and adult markets in the areas of upmarket women’s fiction, book club fiction, romance, psychological / domestic suspense, thrillers, and coming-of-age stories. She is particularly drawn to contemporary storylines.
She is always on the hunt for strong voices and imperfect characters. She wants honest, sincere, and emotionally raw characters, holding nothing back. She is looking for modern ideas with social issues to contemplate, complex family dynamics to digest, and people’s lives to dig into for a moment while she re-evaluates her own.
How can you submit to her?
Please email ksbqueries@gmail.com with subject line “Query: TITLE.”
Please include your query, a short synopsis (not required & only if available), and the first five pages pasted into the body of the email, no attachments please.
For further information on Katie, check out publishersmarketplace.com/members/ksbout
Extra info: In August 2023, Katie announced that she was reopening to queries and said that she was “looking forward to finding my next client!”
Jennie Dunham
On December 1st 2023, literary agent Jennie Dunham tweet that her agency Dunham Literary was closed for unsolicited submissions but that it would reopen on January 3rd, 2024… so dust off those manuscripts!
Check out this page for more info on what Jennie is looking for: Jennie Dunham – DUNHAM LITERARY, INC.
Marina de Pass
Twitter: @marinadepass
What agency does she work for? The Soho Agency in London
What is she looking for? Marina is looking for strong hooks, compelling writing and unforgettable characters. She reads across all genres in fiction, except for sci-fi, and she gravitates towards stories told through a female lens.
Where can you find out more about her?
How can you submit to her? You can find The Soho Agency’s submission guidelines here: Literary Submissions | The Soho Agency
Extra info: According to Marina’s profile on the Soho Agency website, she is actively building her list, and her Pinterest profile says she is “Actively seeking new writers to represent”.
Also, Marina was selected as one of The Bookseller Rising Stars of 2023.
Daisy Chandley
Twitter: @daisychandley
What agency does she work for? Daisy is Associate Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop in London.
What is she looking for? Daisy is actively building a list of both fiction and non-fiction authors across a range of genres.
On the Peters Fraser Dunlop site, she says: “With fiction, my reading broadly falls into two main categories: sharp, witty and clever novels on the literary to upmarket commercial spectrum with just the right balance of emotion and edge (including literary/upmarket rom-coms as long as they’re heavy on the com), and things with a darker side, be it unputdownable psychological thrillers, uncrackable murder mysteries, or even a literary and original horror novel. ”
Where can you find out more about her? Here: Daisy Chandley – Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) Literary Agents (petersfraserdunlop.com).
And here: Daisy Chandley | MsWishList
How can you submit to her? You can email your submission directly to Daisy at dchandley@pfd.co.uk.
The agency website advises sending the first three chapters (or around fifty pages) of your novel, as well as a full synopsis and a covering letter, with a brief CV of your writing career, if appropriate.
Only submit one agent at the agency at a time.
Rebecca Lawrence
What agency does she work for? Rebecca is a junior agent at the Booker Albert Literary Agency in Pennsylvania.
What is she looking for? Regardless of genre, Rebecca is looking for stories that have good pacing, grounded worlds, and believable characters. She is interested in fantasy of all kinds and anything that has a good hook. She would love to see more scary YA and MG historical fiction.
You can check out a more specific wishlist at https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/rebecca-lawrence/
Where can you find out more about her? You can find her on Instagram @beccalawrence_
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Rebecca here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
If you have any problems submitting, or want to follow up on a full, you can email her on rebecca@thebookeralbertagency.com
Megan Carroll
Twitter: @MeganACarroll
What agency does she work for? Megan has worked at the Watson, Little agency in London since 2014, first as the assistant and now as a literary agent.
What is she looking for?
According to the Watson, Little website, 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 LGBTQIA+ writers across all genres.
She is keen to see all kinds of love stories from the very commercial through to upmarket/reading group for adults and YA readers, both realistically set and in the ‘romantasy’ space. She’d love to see those familiar romance tropes – enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, love triangles, forbidden love etc. – with underrepresented characters at the centre.
Megan is also actively looking for upmarket fiction and would love to see layered family drama, contemporary stories about life today and darkly comic novels that explore a specific time, place or experience. She is also open to accessible literary fiction and tends to be drawn to stories about complex and flawed characters.
Where can you find out more about her?
How can you submit to her? Watson, Little agents only accept submissions by email at: submissions@watsonlittle.com
Further details can be found here: Submissions – Watson Little
o her? Grace can be queried via QueryTracker HERE.
Nina Leon
Nina is an associate agent building her client list at Perez Literary and Entertainment in the heart of London.
Twitter: @thisisninaleon
What is she looking for? Nina is on the hunt for adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction across all genres with a particular interest in fantasy.
In December 2023, she tweeted that she was looking for:
Millennial rom-com: dating apps, zoom dates, and social media – it’s wild out there. I’d love a story that explores how to navigate dating/finding love as a 20 or 30 something. Millennial Bridget Jones please!
How can you submit to her? Submissions via QueryManager only please: QueryManager.com/NinaLeon
Full MSWL: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/nina
Lauren Spieller
What agency does she work for? Lauren works for Folio Literary Management
Twitter/X: @laurenspieller
What is she looking for? Lauren is only opening for select genres right now, but will be opening more broadly in the weeks ahead.
You can find out more about what she’s looking for here: Publishers Marketplace: Lauren Spieller
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Lauren through her Query Manager page
Sabhbh Curran
What agency does she work for? Sabhbh is a literary agent at Curtis Brown
Twitter/X? @SabhbhC
What is she looking for? You can find out what she’s looking for here: Sabhbh Curran – Curtis Brown
How can you submit to her?
On the Curtis Brown website, she has given this guidance: For fiction, please email the first three chapters/10,000 words and short synopsis. For non-fiction, please email a concise proposal for non-fiction to curransubmissions@curtisbrown.co.uk
Sadhbh’s email is curransubmissions@curtisbrown.co.uk
Peter Knapp
What agency does he work for? Peter is a partner and agent at Park and Fine Literary and Media
Twitter/X: @petejknapp
What is he looking for? Here’s what Peter says on his website:
I am eager to find and develop more new and established voices as part of my growing list in the middle and young adult space.
How can you submit to him? Detailed submission instructions can be found here: Park & Fine | Contact (parkfine.com)
This post was all about literary agents accepting submissions.
(Caveat: Please do your own research before submitting to any agents listed in this post!)
Sharon Belcastro
What agency does she work for? The Belcastro Agency in Florida
Twitter/X: @SharonBelcastro
What is she looking for? You can find info on what Sharon’s looking for here: Submit a Story – Belcastro Agency
How can you submit to her? You can submit to Sharon here: Query Submission (querymanager.com)
Extra info: Sharon is only TEMPORARILY open to submissions. She tweeted that she won’t be open for long, so act fast!
