Literary agents list

[Coragem]

Just wondering, do we have a list of SFF literary agents around here? If so, could someone point me in the right direction. My preference is UK agents, but any English speaking is welcome.

Thanks!

 

[Toby Frost]

I don't remember seeing one here, but there's always the Writers' And Artists' Yearbook, which contains lists. I think the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America used to have a list, as well.

 

[HareBrain]

You might find the link at the start of this helpful, though it's quite old:

Useful list of agencies

very useful link this one: Jonathan Dalar: Literary Agency Links

www.sffchronicles.com

Otherwise I second Toby's advice of getting an up to date Writers' & Artists' Yearbook. Whenever I've needed to use one, I've borrowed it from the local library. (Obviously) always check agency websites for current submission requirements.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

@Tirellan maintains a very good list here

 

[Coragem]

My own list of agents is a bit muddled. Here are a few, but I know of others too, if anyone needs me to find more names.

Harry Illingworth, Robbie Guillory, Zoë Plant, Jamie Cowen, Sandra Sawicka, Shiel Land Associates, Meg Davis, Lucy Irvine, Ed Wilson, Anne C. Perry, Julie Crisp, John Jarrold, Max Edwards, John Baker, Hannah Bowm, Jennifer Goloboy, Stacia Decker, Jodi Reamer, Moe Ferrera, Naomi Davis, Jim McCarthy, Alexander Cochran, Robert Kirby, Rose Ferrao, Cameron McClure, Juliet Mushens, Maddy Belton, Laura Bennett.

I own the WRITER'S AND ARTIST'S YEARBOOK but honestly I've found it pretty unhelpful myself, as a writer of SFF. It's really not easy to navigate the book in order to find SFF agents. Much more fruitful to search the internet, or just try to stay "in the loop" with other writers and publishing people.

There ARE more agents out there. And there are some agents/agencies that seem to be perpetually closed to submissions, such as Zeno.

 

[Steve Harrison]

One of the things I do is check the author websites of similar genre books, as they often have the name of their agent on their contact pages, which makes it easier to check out the agency.

It's a good way of finding more agents who don't respond to me...

 

[Tirellan]

My list of UK SF/F agents is here https://www.martinowton.com/pdf/sf.pdf
I try to keep it current but I undoubtedly miss stuff so you should check entries for yourself.
There is a good list of US SF/F/H agents here A compiled list of SF/Fantasy agents... plus Querytracker is a great resource to use for agents in general

 

[ColGray]

Literary Agents on QueryTracker

querytracker.net

Query Tracker and MSWL is a really useful tool -- both for finding agents and for then submitting.