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So, You’ve Written a Book and Now You’re Hellbent on Submitting to Agents

Good luck. Let me just be extremely honest. I found this to be a spectacular waste of time. In fact, it ate up a year and a half of my life that I cannot get back.  However, if you want to do this, take a massive look at the lists I used.  This is accurate as of 2018. As you probably already know, these guys go in and out of business all the time. I would recommend copying and pasting the agency names into your search engine to get the most recent website and contact information.  There are also a few agent websites that I listed at the end.

​A Comprehensive Literary Agencies and Agents (Single Agent Literary Agencies)

They also accept other genres other than thriller, so take a look at their websites. This is the basic list of agents (litereart agencies) that I worked through between December 2016 and March 2018. When working through this list move quickly. I know there is some debate on how fast you should move through these lists. You should not do them all in one night or one week. My advice is to divide it up over 60 or 90 days and get it done. You will be waiting anywhere from six to 12 weeks for responses and/or timeouts or longer. So, get it done and move on to your next book. You will need it completed by the time you get all your rejections back so you can start over. I worked this list three times in a year and a half. It's also important to note that while I say this is a list of thriller agents/agencies, many of these agencies accept more than thriller books and have multiple agents that specialize in a variety of categories. When I worked this list, I was specifically looking for thriller, suspense and crime agents.

  1. Aaron M. Priest lit agency - Thre are currently 8 agents here that cover a variety of categories.
  2. Aevitas - Looks like a flash-based/Wordpress website.  May run slow in some browsers. They have more than 20 agents that accept a variety of genres.
  3. AKA Literary - New agent as of 2017/2018.  Take a look at where she's placing her books because I didn't see any "agent only publishers" on her list when I last looked). There is no agent name listed on the website. However, the agent is Terrie Wolf.
  4. Albert T Longdon - Agent at Three Corners Literary. You'll probably come across him first on Query Tracker. I've never been able to find a website for this guy. On my agent list, he was probably a last ditch effort to find representation because I always went after the agents with websites first.
  5. Annie Bomke  -Single agent literary agency
  6. APL (pande) - These guys have a double branding.  Officially it's APL literary agency, but they can also be found under Pande. Ayesha Pande owns the agency. There are 6 other agents, and they have partnered with some agents overseas.
  7. aponte literary
  8. Barbara Bova - extremely old website. This is still coded in HTML. The website lists 5 agents/employees, and their bulk email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. It is a single page website with almost no information. The hyperlinks on the agent' names simply indicate additional email addresses. You may be able to find more inforamtion on Query Tracker.
  9. Barbara Casey Agency - Single Agent, accepts fiction, nonfiction and picturebooks.
  10. BELCASTRO AGENCY - Currently employs 4 agents. Owned by Sharon Belcastro. They only accept submissions through Query Manager. They're agents cover a multiple of children's and adult fiction genres. No erotica though.
  11. Bent Agency - Founded in 2009. Employs 13 agents. They accept fiction, nonfiction and memior.
  12. Betsy Amster Lit enterprises - pay attention to her exclusions.  What she does not accept contradicts what she does accept. For example, she accepts books on social issues but not political or religious arguments.  She accepts women's issues and women's fiction but not romances. She accepts history but not westerns (which could fall under historical, depending on how you wrote it.)
  13. BJ Robbins lit - Single agent. Owned by BJ Robbins. Represent authors in a multitude of categories, including literary and general fiction, select genre fiction (mystery, suspense/thriller, historical), sophisticated young adult fiction, and nonfiction with commercial appeal, including biography, memoir, history, health, travel, sports, African American, science, pop culture. They do not do not represent screenplays, plays, poetry, science fiction, westerns, romance, techno-thrillers, religious tracts, dating books, illustrated children's books, middle grade, or anything with the word "unicorn" in the title.
  14. Bond Literary Agency - Owned by Sandra Bond. Represents adult commercial and literary fiction, mystery/thriller/crime fiction, and YA fiction in all categories. She does not represent romance, adult science fiction, adult fantasy, poetry, children's picture books, or screenplays. In nonfiction, she represents narrative, science for a general audience, business and history. Keep in mind that she has language that indicates that if you are not already a "superstar", she doesn't want you.
  15. BookEnds - Employs 11 agents. BookEnds represents fiction and nonfiction for an adult audience. In fiction our agents specialize in romance, mystery, suspense, thrillers, science fiction and fantasy, women’s fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction and upmarket fiction. They are also seeking nonfiction in the areas of memoirs, history, food, current affairs, business and career, parenting, pop culture, and general nonfiction. BookEnds Jr, represents fiction and nonfiction for the young adult, middle grade and picture book markets. In fiction we are looking for contemporaries, romance, science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction, graphic novels, horror, thrillers, and mystery.
  16. Books & Such - Employs 5 agents. They are non-specific in what they accept, and it includes: Adult fiction and nonfiction, Teen and young adult fiction and nonfiction and Middle grade fiction and nonfiction.
  17. Bradford Literary Agency - Employs 5 agents. Accepts fiction, picture books and illistrators and non-fiction
  18. Brandt & Hochman - Currently employs 8 agents. Types of fiction and nonfiction are dependent on the agent. Lots of bragging going on in the agent profiles. It may impress you, but it doesn't impress me. I like down to earth and gritty, serious and determined. They list that their authors have won various awards, like the Nobel Peace Prize, Faulkner Award, etc...
  19. Carol Man - Employs 8 agents. Genres and specialties are dependent on the agent.
  20. Chalberg and sussman - Employs 4 agents. Types of material are dependent on the agent.
  21. Chase literary - Single agent. Site is written in first person.  The agent's name is not listed. You have to go to Query Tracker to find out the agent's name is Farley Chase.
  22. Cheney Associates, LLC - Employs 4 agents. What they accept is dependent on the agent.
  23. Corvisiero Literary Agency - Employs 12 agents.  What they accept is dependent on the agent.
  24. Curtis Brown LTD - Employs 14 people. Not all of thsoe appear to be agents.  What they accept is dependent on the agent.
  25. D4EO - Employs 8 agents. What they accept is dependent on the agent.  Contains a clause that says they may have passed your work around, so you cannot submit to a second agent once time has elapsed.
  26. Darhansoff & Verrill - Employs 4 people. 2 appear to be agents. They are most interested in literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, sophisticated suspense, and both fiction and nonfiction for younger readers. Please note we do not represent theatrical plays or film scripts.
  27. David Black Agency
  28. DEE MURA LITERARY
  29. DeFoire & Company
  30. Don Cogdon
  31. Donald Maass Literary Agency
  32. Doug Grad Literary
  33. Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner
  34. Einstein - Iffy....  feels like a children's agent to me to spite what it says.
  35. emma sweeny
  36. Empire Lit
  37. Ethan Ellenberg
  38. Eyebait Literary Agency
  39. fairbank Literary
  40. Fletcher & Company
  41. Folio Lit
  42. Foundry
  43. Fox Literary
  44. Fraser-Bub
  45. Fuse Literary
  46. G Agency, LLC
  47. Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management
  48. Gelfman Sneider
  49. Glass Literary
  50. Greenburger
  51. Harvey Klinger
  52. Helen Heller Agency
  53. Hershman Rights Management
  54. Hill Nadell
  55. Holloway
  56. HSG
  57. http://www.dystel.com/
  58. http://www.kimberleycameron.com/
  59. Inklings
  60. Inkwell
  61. Innisfree Literary
  62. Irene Goodman
  63. J&S
  64. Jaberwocky - Mostly sci-fy, like 99% to spite what it now says.
  65. Jane Rotrosen Agency
  66. Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
  67. JET Literary Associates, Inc.
  68. JNA
  69. John Hawkins
  70. Jud Laghi Agency
  71. Judith Riven
  72. JVNLA
  73. Kneerim & Williams
  74. Larkwords
  75. Launchbooks  - careful, says thriller, looks like sci-fy
  76. Laura Langlie Agency
  77. LDLA
  78. Leshne Agency
  79. Liza Dawson Associates
  80. Liza Royce
  81. Loretta Barrett Books, Inc
  82. LPA
  83. Lucinda Literary
  84. Margaret McBride
  85. Maria Carvainis Agency
  86. Mark Falkin - ehhhhhh, read this guy's website closely.
  87. Marsal Lyon
  88. Martel Agency
  89. Matthew Carnicelli Lit
  90. McCormick Literary
  91. McGinniss Associates
  92. Meyers Literary
  93. MMQLIT
  94. Movable Type
  95. Nelson Agency
  96. New Leaf
  97. Paul Levine - Try him.  Don't expect much.  If he requests your manuscript, you will be waiting 3-4 months.  Not kidding.  then, he will reject it with  - not for me.
  98. Peter Lampack Agency
  99. PLGB
  100. PLM
  101. Prospect Agency
  102. PS Literary Agency
  103. Red Sofa - Try them.  Don't expect much.  I really think these guys are primarily romance agents.
  104. REES LITERARY AGENCY
  105. Regal Hoffman (RHA)
  106. Richard Henshaw Group LLC
  107. RLR
  108. Root Literary
  109. SALKIND Greg apu
  110. Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
  111. Serendipity
  112. SG Literary
  113. SGGLIT
  114. Spencer Hill
  115. Starlight Literary Agency
  116. Stonesong
  117. Stringer Lit Agency
  118. Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc.
  119. talbot agency
  120. talcott Notch
  121. The Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency
  122. the book group
  123. THE EVAN MARSHALL AGENCY - Research this guy before submitting.  If I recall correctly, he likes to make fun of query letters on his social media.
  124. The Friedrich Agency
  125. The Gernert Company
  126. The Karpfinger Agency
  127. The Knight Agency - these guys look to be primarily romance to spite what the site says.
  128. The Literary Group International
  129. The Rights Factory
  130. The Rohm Agency
  131. the Seymor Agency
  132. The Unter Agency
  133. The Whalen Agency
  134. Triada
  135. Trident Media
  136. Veritas Lit agency
  137. Vicky Bijur
  138. Victoria Sanders
  139. Waverly Place - Read the site.  Decide for yourself. I wasn't impressed.
  140. Waxman Leavell
  141. Westwood Creative Artists
  142. Wolfson
  143. Writers House
  144. ZSH

A Comprehensive List of Horror Agents

There are next to none of these guys and most writers can't find them.  Here's the list I was able to put together after weeks of searching.  This list is accurate as of March 2018.
  1. Aevitas
  2. Andy Ross Agency
  3. Annie Bomke
  4. Barone Literary Agency
  5. Bradford Literary Agency
  6. Chalberg and sussman
  7. Cooke Agency
  8. Cornerstone Literary Agency
  9. Corvisiero Literary Agency
  10. Curtis Brown LTD
  11. DeFoire & Company
  12. Don Cogdon
  13. Donald Maass Literary Agency
  14. Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
  15. Folio Lit
  16. Foundry
  17. Fox Literary
  18. Friedrich Agency
  19. Fuse Literary
  20. Harvey Klinger
  21. ICM Partners
  22. Irene Goodman
  23. JABberwocky Literary Agency
  24. Janklow & Nesbit Associates
  25. Jill Corcoran Literary Agency
  26. Kimberly Cameron
  27. KT Public Relations & Literary Services
  28. Larkwords
  29. Launchbooks
  30. Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency
  31. Literary Group International
  32. Liza Dawson Associates
  33. Loretta Barrett Books, Inc
  34. Lotts Agency
  35. L Perkins Agency (LPA)
  36. Lucinda Literary
  37. Margret McBride Literary Agency
  38. McGinniss Associates
  39. Nancy Yost Literary Agency
  40. New Leaf Literary & Media
  41. Prentis Agency
  42. Prospect Agency
  43. REES LITERARY AGENCY
  44. Richard Henshaw Group LLC
  45. Rohm Agency
  46. Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
  47. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
  48. Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
  49. SGGLIT
  50. SPEILBURG LITERARY AGENCY
  51. Spencer Hill
  52. Starlight Literary Agency
  53. Stonesong
  54. Stuart Agency
  55. The Seymour Agency
  56. talbot agency
  57. talcott Notch
  58. Triada
  59. Trident Media
  60. WORD|LINK LITERARY
  61. Writers House

Additional Agent Lists You Can Use for Free

Query Tracker - Excellent, very up to date, better than Writer's Digest
Agent Query - Not bad, little harder to use.
Authors.com - Not as good
Manuscript Wishlist - Agent's use this.  It's worth looking at when you come across an agent who has a link.  However, you cannot search it with any reliability.
 

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