Query These 27 Literary Agents This Week - 8/10/25
It's the first week of the month—capitalize on it!
The Unsolicited Manuscript Query Calls column is updated every Sunday. Check out this fresh list of 27 agents who just opened their inboxes to manuscript submissions this week, and you might just find that perfect match you’ve been looking for.
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Maggie Cooper - Aevitas Creative Management
Fiction Genres:
Commercial
LGBTQ+
Romance
Short Story Collections
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction Genres:
Art/Photography
Cookbook
Food/Lifestyle
How To
Humor/Gift Book
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Narrative
Pop Culture
Donya Dickerson - Aevitas Creative Management
Non-Fiction Genres:
Business/Finance
Current Affairs/Politics
Decorating/Design
Food/Lifestyle
Gardening
Health/Fitness
How To
Narrative
Parenting
Pop Culture
Psychology
Relationship/Dating
Self-Help
Women's Issues
Mary C. Moore - Aevitas Creative Management
Fiction Genres:
Action/Adventure
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Family Saga
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
Multicultural
Mystery
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Western
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Gardening
How To
Humor/Gift Book
Journalism
Multicultural
Nature/Ecology
Pets
Pop Culture
True Adventure/Crime
Women's Issues
Sally Kim - Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Children's
Middle Grade
Multicultural
Picture Book
Non-Fiction Genres:
Juvenile/Graphic
Multicultural
Annie Bomke - Annie Bomke Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Commercial
Erotica
Family Saga
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Mystery
New Adult
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Biography
Cookbook
Humor/Gift Book
Journalism
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Pop Culture
Psychology
Science/Technology
True Adventure/Crime
Morgan Wilson - Belcastro Agency
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Horror
Middle Grade
Romance
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Hannah Andrade - Bradford Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Family Saga
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Historical
Middle Grade
Mystery
New Adult
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
History
Journalism
Juvenile/Graphic
Multicultural
Narrative
True Adventure/Crime
Claire Elliot - FinePrint Literary Management
Fiction Genres:
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Fantasy
Historical
LGBTQ+
New Adult
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
Health/Fitness
Journalism
LGBTQ+
Pop Culture
Psychology
Science/Technology
Self-Help
True Adventure/Crime
Christine Goss - FinePrint Literary Management
Fiction Genres:
Action/Adventure
Commercial
Contemporary
Family Saga
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
Multicultural
Mystery
New Adult
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Western
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Art/Photography
Biography
Business/Finance
Cookbook
Cultural/Social Issues
Decorating/Design
Food/Lifestyle
Gardening
Health/Fitness
How To
Humor/Gift Book
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Nature/Ecology
Parenting
Pets
Pop Culture
Relationship/Dating
Religion/Spirituality
Science/Technology
Self-Help
Sports
Travel
Women's Issues
Bridget Smith - JABberwocky Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Family Saga
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Historical
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Multicultural
Romance
Science Fiction
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Katie Gisondi - Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
LGBTQ+
Mystery
Picture Book
Romance
Science Fiction
Non-Fiction Genres:
Business/Finance
Cultural/Social Issues
Food/Lifestyle
Health/Fitness
History
LGBTQ+
Narrative
Nature/Ecology
Pop Culture
Psychology
Relationship/Dating
Science/Technology
Self-Help
Women's Issues
Elana Roth Parker - Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
Fiction Genres:
Commercial
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Mystery
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Matthew Valdez - Megibow Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Horror
LGBTQ+
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Young Adult
Donovan Levine - Neighborhood Literary
Fiction Genres:
Historical
Mystery
New Adult
Thrillers/Suspense
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Memoir
Multicultural
Narrative
Meagan Burgad - SBR Media
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Historical
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
New Adult
Romance
Science Fiction
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Biography
Cultural/Social Issues
Humor/Gift Book
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Military
Multicultural
Narrative
Pop Culture
Travel
True Adventure/Crime
Sera Rivers - Speilburg Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Middle Grade
Multicultural
Offbeat/Quirky
Picture Book
Science Fiction
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Memoir
Heather Cashman - Storm Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Action/Adventure
Commercial
Contemporary
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Multicultural
Mystery
New Adult
Offbeat/Quirky
Religious/Inspirational
Romance
Science Fiction
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Art/Photography
Biography
Cookbook
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
Decorating/Design
Food/Lifestyle
Gardening
Health/Fitness
History
How To
Humor/Gift Book
Journalism
Juvenile/Graphic
Memoir
Multicultural
Narrative
Nature/Ecology
Parenting
Pop Culture
Psychology
Relationship/Dating
Religion/Spirituality
Science/Technology
Self-Help
Travel
True Adventure/Crime
Women's Issues
A.J. Van Belle - The Booker Albert Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Action/Adventure
Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Family Saga
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
Multicultural
Mystery
New Adult
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Western
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Art/Photography
Biography
Business/Finance
Cultural/Social Issues
Food/Lifestyle
Health/Fitness
History
How To
Juvenile/Graphic
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Multicultural
Narrative
Nature/Ecology
Parenting
Pets
Psychology
Religion/Spirituality
Science/Technology
Self-Help
Travel
True Adventure/Crime
Women's Issues
Melissa Jeglinski - The Knight Agency, Inc.
Fiction Genres:
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Family Saga
Historical
LGBTQ+
Middle Grade
Multicultural
Mystery
Religious/Inspirational
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Marisa Cleveland - The Seymour Agency
Fiction Genres:
Middle Grade
Picture Book
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Cole Lanahan - The Seymour Agency
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Horror
LGBTQ+
New Adult
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Biography
Business/Finance
Cookbook
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
Food/Lifestyle
Health/Fitness
How To
Humor/Gift Book
Pets
Pop Culture
Psychology
Relationship/Dating
Self-Help
True Adventure/Crime
Women's Issues
Natascha Morris - The Tobias Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Mystery
New Adult
Picture Book
Romance
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Samantha Wekstein - Thompson Literary Agency
Fiction Genres:
Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Family Saga
Fantasy
Historical
LGBTQ+
Middle Grade
Multicultural
New Adult
Picture Book
Romance
Science Fiction
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction Genres:
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
History
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Narrative
Pop Culture
Women's Issues
Stephanie Delman - Trellis Literary Management
Fiction Genres:
Contemporary
Family Saga
Historical
Horror
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Multicultural
Mystery
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction Genres:
Journalism
Memoir
Narrative
Allison Malecha - Trellis Literary Management
Fiction Genres:
Contemporary
Family Saga
Historical
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Multicultural
Offbeat/Quirky
Short Story Collections
Upmarket
Kayla Cichello - Upstart Crow Literary
Fiction Genres:
Children's
Middle Grade
Picture Book
Young Adult
Courtney Donovan - Writers House
Fiction Genres:
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
Picture Book
Science Fiction
Young Adult