Happy Wednesday, writers!
Here are 10 agents who opened to queries in the past week (July 15 - 21), along with information about what they’re looking for, some of their published titles, and their query link.
If you missed last week: 10 other agents opened to queries. Check out the list here!
Note that some of these agents may already be closed to queries.
Best of luck, and happy querying!
This newsletter is purely informational and is not an endorsement of any particular agent or agency.
Kiele is seeking out bold new voices in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. She treats each project with great editorial care and is particularly interested in stories that examine our individual and cultural modes of sense-making. She also loves authoritative-yet-evasive narrators, anti-heroes bound to their institutions or ecosystems, and histories that remind us of the importance of subversive communities and local action.
Published titles: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie, Out East by John Glynn, Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins
Matthew’s love of literature began as a teenager when his mom handed him a copy of TWILIGHT after years of being a reluctant reader. In adult fiction, he’s currently looking for fantasy across all subgenres, horror, romance, and commercial / upmarket / book club/literary fiction. In YA, Matthew’s currently looking for fantasy, contemporary, paranormal, thriller, and romcom.
You can read more about the oddly specific things Matthew’s looking for on his MSWL, including LGBTQ+ baseball romcoms, horror novels that feature dysfunctional families, and historical novels that center on a specific person’s history with alternating timelines.
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Peter specializes in a broad range of high-quality fiction and non-fiction. In non-fiction, he specializes in narrative non-fiction, popular science, spirituality, history, biography, pop culture, business and technology, parenting, health, self-help, music, and food. He is a “sucker” for outstanding writing. In fiction, he represents literate thrillers, crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy, military fiction and literary fiction, middle grade, and some boy-oriented young adult fiction.
Published titles: A Secret History of Witches and The Witch’s Kind by Louisa Morgan and The Wolves at the Door by Judith L. Pearson
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Nicole is seeking literary, upmarket, and book club fiction. Across genres, she falls in love at the level of the line first, and wants to be dazzled by the quality, control, and creativity of the language itself. She’s drawn to fiction that’s immersive, smart, and voice-driven, and better yet if it combines a propulsive plot with deep dive character work. She loves upmarket novels with a magical or speculative bent (including some very grounded fantasy), thrillers with a strong sense of place, book club with a beating heart and a razor-sharp bite, and literary or upmarket fiction with a romance at its center. She’d love to find more fiction at the sweet spot of literary sensibility with a high concept hook.
In nonfiction, Nicole wants to read fresh and finely tuned essay collections, cultural criticism, and well-researched, entertaining narrative nonfiction that has the bingeable quality of her favorite podcasts.
Published titles: Trouble the Living by Francesca McDonnell Capossela, Trouble Island by Sharon Short, The Thirteenth Husband by Greer Macallister
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