Here are seven agents actively seeking horror. All are from reputable agencies.
ALWAYS check the agency website before submitting. Agents may switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements may change.
If these agents do not suit your needs, you can find a comprehensive list of new and established agents seeking clients here: Agents Seeking Clients.
1. Alyssa Maltese (Root Literary Agency)
Getting to be an early champion for authors' work is a huge privilege, and a responsibility for which I am deeply grateful. I'm excited to find and uplift books that you can’t put down, books that surprise you, books that make you think, and, above all else, books that help people.
What she is seeking: Commercial suburban horror with a sense of humor.
How to submit: Use her querymanager HERE.
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Katherine began her publishing career at Heritage Publishing, Inc., which publishes magazines, guides, and directories for health care, seniors, tourists, and attorneys throughout Florida and Southeast Georgia. During her time there, she held various positions in the editorial, graphic design, and information departments.
What she is seeking: Less gore and paranormal than the typical slasher or ghost story. More in line with titles like THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP, SHUTTER ISLAND, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, or MISERY. Am open to titles like THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and IT, but characters and writing must carry the story.
How to submit: Find her querymanager form HERE.
3. Kiana Nguyen (Donald Maass Literary Agency)
What she is seeking: Less gore and paranormal than the typical slasher or ghost story. More in line with titles like THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP, SHUTTER ISLAND, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, or MISERY. Am open to titles like THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and IT, but characters and writing must carry the story.
How to submit: Find her querymanager form HERE.
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3. Kiana Nguyen (Donald Maass Literary Agency)
Kiana Nguyen joined Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2016, where she assisted several agents, and is now building her own client list.
What she is seeking: "Adult Horror!! I always forget to mention this, but horror was my first love and I adore being scared. I'm looking for less body horror and more haunting realities that effect your relationships with family and loved ones circa The Haunting of Hill House and Bird Box. Intimate stakes, with atmospheric worlds."
How to submit: To query, please email query.knguyen@maassagency.com with the query letter, and the first ten pages of your novel pasted into the body of the email.
4. Connor Smith of Hesperides Literary
What she is seeking: "Adult Horror!! I always forget to mention this, but horror was my first love and I adore being scared. I'm looking for less body horror and more haunting realities that effect your relationships with family and loved ones circa The Haunting of Hill House and Bird Box. Intimate stakes, with atmospheric worlds."
How to submit: To query, please email query.knguyen@maassagency.com with the query letter, and the first ten pages of your novel pasted into the body of the email.
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4. Connor Smith of Hesperides Literary
As a literary agent and member of the AALA, I leverage my extensive experience as a professional writer, ghostwriter, and editor to routinely hop into the trenches with writers to help them produce the polished work necessary to secure publication. Because writing is fun.
What he is seeking: Powerfully written Horror, Speculative, Romance (all subgenres except fantasy), YA, Humor, and Meta-Fiction. In these genres, I am looking for fast-paced plots penned with style and verve.
What he is seeking: Powerfully written Horror, Speculative, Romance (all subgenres except fantasy), YA, Humor, and Meta-Fiction. In these genres, I am looking for fast-paced plots penned with style and verve.
How to submit: Use the submission form HERE.
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5. Alec Shane (Writers House)
Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stunt man. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency and is now aggressively building his own list.
What he is seeking: "Great horror - I haven't been scared to turn off the light in far too long and something needs to be done about it."
How to submit: Send the first 10 pages of your manuscript, along with your query letter, to ashane [at] writershouse.com with “Query for Alec Shane: [TITLE]” as your subject heading. No attachments.
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Prior to joining The Seymour Agency, Lynnette spent 17 years freelance editing. She worked with new writers, advanced writers, as well as the New York Times and the USA Today bestselling authors.
What she is seeking: MG, YA and adult horror.
How to submit: Use her submission form HERE.
7. Anna Clark (Wordlink Literary Agency)
Anna’s passion for a good story started as a child on the theatre camp stage and was nurtured throughout her life by a love of reading and performance. She is a proud Filipino-American born and raised in southern Georgia by her first generation mother and southern grown father. She attended Belmont University, earning a degree in English, Theatre, and Education. She now resides in Nashville where she has worked as a high school teacher and Teaching Artist for a local theater.
What she is seeking: Anna is looking for dark fiction such as psychological, gothic, southern gothic, paranormal, and literary horror, as well as new adult fiction about immigrant diaspora, interracial identity, and multi-generational conflict. As a lover of the stage and all things dramatic, she appreciates cinematic writing that paints clear pictures of complex worlds and characters in the reader’s mind. She celebrates own voices, particularly those that are usually overlooked or ignored in traditional spaces.
How to submit: Follow submission guidelines HERE.
What she is seeking: MG, YA and adult horror.
How to submit: Use her submission form HERE.
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7. Anna Clark (Wordlink Literary Agency)
Anna’s passion for a good story started as a child on the theatre camp stage and was nurtured throughout her life by a love of reading and performance. She is a proud Filipino-American born and raised in southern Georgia by her first generation mother and southern grown father. She attended Belmont University, earning a degree in English, Theatre, and Education. She now resides in Nashville where she has worked as a high school teacher and Teaching Artist for a local theater.
What she is seeking: Anna is looking for dark fiction such as psychological, gothic, southern gothic, paranormal, and literary horror, as well as new adult fiction about immigrant diaspora, interracial identity, and multi-generational conflict. As a lover of the stage and all things dramatic, she appreciates cinematic writing that paints clear pictures of complex worlds and characters in the reader’s mind. She celebrates own voices, particularly those that are usually overlooked or ignored in traditional spaces.
How to submit: Follow submission guidelines HERE.
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