Here are four new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.
All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.
Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change.
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.")
You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: Agents Seeking Clients.
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Ritu Anand has been a passionate storyteller since childhood. As a writer herself, she is on the same page with other writers and applauds their creativity. Because she believes no good story should ever be filed away in a drawer but be shared with the world, she wishes to represent debut voices as an agent.
What she is seeking: Ritu is looking for: kidlit, literary fiction, general fiction and historical fiction. Kidlit: Picture books, Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels. Literary Fiction: Drama, Fairy Tales and Fiction in Verse. General Fiction: Women's Fiction, Drama, Humor, Realistic Fiction, Satire and Tragedy. Historical Fiction: Women's Historical Fiction, Historical Romantic Fiction and Historical Fantasy. Diverse and Underrepresented Voices are encouraged to submit.
How to submit: Send a query letter and the first twenty pages of your manuscript to ritu@d4eo.com.
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John Meils joined DeFiore & Company in 2024 after five years as an editor at Workman Publishing. Previously, he held editor roles at Macmillan, Sterling/Union Square, and award-winning book packager Melcher Media. John has acquired and edited national bestsellers, including most recently Smart Brevity. Other titles of note that John acquired as an editor include: You Are What You Watch, Murderabilia, Brave New You, Patient Zero, How Sex Changed the Internet, and the forthcoming Whiskey Bible. John has also worked as a journalist in Washington, DC, where he covered national politics as well as local issues including cannabis regulation, corruption, and climate change.
As an editor who often came up with his own book ideas and built them from scratch, John is passionate about working with authors to fully realize their own visions and shape them into successful books, beginning with their proposals. He is also expert at guiding first-time authors through the publication process, something he did frequently as an editor.
What he is seeking: John is looking to build a wide-ranging non-fiction list that includes: how-to of all sorts, health & wellness, science (pop, space, biological, and psychological), technology, nature/outdoors, true crime, quirky histories (medical, adventure, offbeat), investigative journalism, international relations, sports, parenting, and business. For prescriptive how-to, John is particularly keen to see books with a clear promise and message, a programmatic approach, and a strong author platform.
John has a deep history of producing illustrated books as an editor and will consider author-artist and visually driven projects with a clear and unique focus. He has also worked extensively helping brands (Nike, InStyle, Harley Davidson, Axios) translate their messages to books and is open to guiding established and emerging brands interested in launching book programs.
How to submit: John accepts only email queries. Send a brief email describing yourself and your project to john@defliterary.com. Please be sure to include the word “QUERY:” at the beginning of your subject line, followed by your book title. Attachments will not be opened unless expressly requested. John’s response time is usually less than two weeks and you need not query him exclusively. If you have not received a response within a month, please check that the defliterary.com domain name is on your email server whitelist, as the response may have been rejected by your server. John does not consider fiction queries of any kind or hard copy submissions.
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Barry Harbaugh joined WLA Books in 2025. He was previously an executive editor at Spiegel & Grau, a founding senior editor of Amazon Original Stories, and an editor at Harper, the flagship imprint of HarperCollins, where he debuted writers such as Alexandra Kleeman and Robert Kolker. Books he has acquired and edited have won international awards, become bestsellers, and been adapted into TV/film by HBO (Lovecraft Country), Netflix (Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery), ESPN’s 30-for-30 (When the Garden Was Eden), among others. Originally from Southern Indiana, he started in publishing as an intern, assistant, and fact-checker at Zoetrope: All-Story, The Paris Review, Harper’s Magazine, and Condé Nast Portfolio.
What he is seeking: He is interested in narrative nonfiction, literary and crime fiction, memoir and first-person hybrids, sports, current events, biography--writing that obsessively entertains, reveals a hidden realm, and broadens our sense of being alive.
How to submit: Please email your query letter and the first ten pages of your project in the body of an email to barry@wlabooks.com
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Josh Foreman graduated from The Ohio State University in December 2021 with a BA in creative writing. He is from Cleveland, Ohio, and books have always been a huge part of his life. Josh was previously an Assistant Literary Agent at LCS Literary, and he is excited to get back to work expanding his list of talented authors.
What he is seeking: Josh primarily represents works of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction for YA and adult. He wants forbidden magic, ancient rituals, epic space battles, and everything in between. Gothic fantasy and horroromance are high on Josh’s wishlist, but he is open and interested in all subgenres of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Josh has always been drawn to stories with a strong voice and three-dimensional characters. He is a big believer in uplifting and supporting authors from marginalized backgrounds, particularly those with disabilities. If you are blind, in a wheelchair, or have any other disabilities, he would love to see your query in his inbox.
How to submit: Use his querytracker HERE.
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