Query These 8 Literary Agents This Week - 8/24/25

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The Unsolicited Manuscript Query Calls column is updated every Sunday. Check out this fresh list of 8 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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Katherine Odom-Tomchin - Folio Literary Management

Fiction Genres:

• Commercial

• Horror

• LGBTQ+

• Science Fiction

• Thrillers/Suspense

• Upmarket

• Women's Fiction

• Young Adult

Non-Fiction Genres:

• Business/Finance

• Cookbook

• Cultural/Social Issues

• Current Affairs/Politics

• How To

• Journalism

• Memoir

• Pop Culture

• Psychology

• Science/Technology

• Self-Help

• True Adventure/Crime

Margret McBride - Margret McBride Literary Agency

Fiction Genres:

• Action/Adventure

• Chick Lit

• Commercial

• Contemporary

• Crime/Police

• Family Saga

• Graphic Novel

• Historical

• Humor/Satire

• Literary Fiction

• Multicultural

• Mystery

• New Adult

• Offbeat/Quirky

• Science Fiction

• Thrillers/Suspense

• Upmarket

• Western

• Women's Fiction

Non-Fiction Genres:

• Art/Photography

• Biography

• Business/Finance

• Cookbook

• Cultural/Social Issues

• Current Affairs/Politics

• Food/Lifestyle

• Gardening

• Health/Fitness

• History

• How To

• Humor/Gift Book

• Journalism

• LGBTQ+

• Memoir

• Multicultural

• Narrative

• Nature/Ecology

• Parenting

• Pets

• Pop Culture

• Psychology

• Science/Technology

• Self-Help

• Travel

• True Adventure/Crime

• Women's Issues

Shannon Hassan - Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

Fiction Genres:

• Contemporary

• Historical

• Literary Fiction

• Middle Grade

• Multicultural

• Thrillers/Suspense

• Upmarket

• Women's Fiction

• Young Adult

Gina Panettieri - Talcott Notch Literary Services

Fiction Genres:

• Action/Adventure

• Chick Lit

• Children's

• Commercial

• Contemporary

• Crime/Police

• Historical

• Horror

• LGBTQ+

• Literary Fiction

• Middle Grade

• Military/Espionage

• Multicultural

• Mystery

• New Adult

• Romance

• Thrillers/Suspense

• Upmarket

• Western

• Women's Fiction

• Young Adult

Non-Fiction Genres:

• Biography

• Business/Finance

• Cookbook

• Cultural/Social Issues

• Current Affairs/Politics

• Decorating/Design

• Food/Lifestyle

• Gardening

• Health/Fitness

• History

• How To

• Humor/Gift Book

• Journalism

• Juvenile/Graphic

• LGBTQ+

• Memoir

• Military

• Multicultural

• Narrative

• Nature/Ecology

• Parenting

• Pets

• Pop Culture

• Psychology

• Relationship/Dating

• Science/Technology

• Self-Help

• Sports

• True Adventure/Crime

• Women's Issues

Morgan Strehlow - The Bindery

Non-Fiction Genres:

• Cultural/Social Issues

• Current Affairs/Politics

• Food/Lifestyle

• Health/Fitness

• History

• How To

• Journalism

• LGBTQ+

• Military

• Multicultural

• Narrative

• Parenting

• Pop Culture

• Psychology

• Relationship/Dating

• Religion/Spirituality

• Science/Technology

• Self-Help

• Sports

• Women's Issues

Noelle Falcis Math - Transatlantic Literary Agency

Fiction Genres:

• Family Saga

• Fantasy

• Literary Fiction

• Romance

• Science Fiction

• Upmarket

Non-Fiction Genres:

• Cultural/Social Issues

• Current Affairs/Politics

• Memoir

• Narrative

Charlie Brotherstone - Aevitas Creative Management

Fiction Genres:

• Historical

• Humor/Satire

• LGBTQ+

• Literary Fiction

• Religious/Inspirational

• Thrillers/Suspense

• Upmarket

Non-Fiction Genres:

• Art/Photography

• Biography

• Business/Finance

• Cookbook

• Cultural/Social Issues

• Current Affairs/Politics

• Food/Lifestyle

• Health/Fitness

• History

• How To

• Journalism

• LGBTQ+

• Memoir

• Narrative

• Nature/Ecology

• Pop Culture

• Psychology

• Science/Technology

• Self-Help

• Sports

• Travel

• True Adventure/Crime

• Women's Issues