These three literary agents have opened their doors to new clients. Allison Devereux represents books across all genres. Allison Hunter is actively acquiring literary and commercial fiction (including romance), memoir, narrative nonfiction, cultural studies, pop culture and prescriptive titles, including cookbooks. Laura Zats wants YA (all genres); Science fiction/fantasy, including horror with speculative elements; Romance (contemporary, historical, paranormal, and LGBTQ+); Literary fiction with speculative elements.
NOTE: Don't submit to several agents at the same agency simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")
If none of these agents suit your needs, you can find a list of over 100 agents actively seeking clients here: Agents Seeking Clients.
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LAURA ZATS of Headwater Literary Management
About Laura: For a decade, Laura has worked with books in every way from book selling, to editing and ghostwriting, to helping authors self-publish. A literary agent for over six years, she finds the most joy in working closely with authors to build their long-term careers in ways that contribute positively to their financial and mental health, as well as the greater community. Since 2016, Laura has hosted Print Run, a weekly publishing podcast, with Erik Hane. Passionate about teaching, mentorship, and the role books play in the fight for social justice, she regularly participates in the Manuscript Academy, attends conferences, and is currently serving her third term on the board of the Minnesota Book Publishers’ Roundtable, a non-profit that provides ongoing education for new and established publishing professionals.
What she is seeking: YA (all genres); Science fiction/fantasy, including horror with speculative elements; Romance (contemporary, historical, paranormal, and LGBTQ+); Literary fiction with speculative elements.
How to submit: Use the agency's query manager HERE.
How to submit: Use the agency's query manager HERE.
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Allison Devereux of Trellis Literary Management
About Allison: Allison Devereux joined Trellis Literary Management in 2023 and is focused on expanding the agency’s nonfiction program. Before Trellis, she was an agent at The Cheney Agency. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has previously worked at the Harry Ransom Center and Macmillan.
What she is seeking: Allison’s interests in nonfiction are wide ranging, but she is particularly interested in cultural and social history, popular science, philosophy, deeply reported narrative, outward-facing memoir, investigative journalism, “big idea” books, essays and criticism, and select illustrated projects
How to submit: Use her query manager HERE.
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Allison Hunter of Trellis Literary
About Allison: Allison began her publishing career in 2005 working for the Los Angeles-based literary publicity firm Kim-from-L.A, and was an agent at InkWell Management and the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency before joining Janklow & Nesbit. She has a B.A. in American Studies and Creative Writing from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
What she is looking for: Allison is actively acquiring literary and commercial adult fiction, especially focusing on upmarket book club and women’s fiction, rom coms, thrillers and domestic suspense. She loves great storytelling and unforgettable characters, and is always looking for female friendship stories, campus novels, great love stories, family epics, and books about class and cultural identity. She would especially love to find a smart beach read by an author underrepresented in that category.
In the non-fiction space, Allison is acquiring select memoir, narrative nonfiction, and the occasional prescriptive project. She loves working with journalists and with experts in their field, and is always looking for pop culture, women’s issues and for books that speak to the current cultural climate.
How to submit: Use their form HERE.
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