List of Literary Agents - Mainstream Fiction

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Fiction

General – J. Jago
Mystery – B. Harper
Mainstream – K. Cox
Christian – K. Sargent

Business – D. Hamme
Self-Help – A. Goddard
Environment – J. Biemer
Diversity – S. Peer
Narrative – D. Cohen
Memoir/Women – L. Lehr
Memoir/Christian – S. LeRette
Memoir/Family – S. Foti
Memoir/BIPOC – N. Aronheim
Memoir/BIPOC – L. Subramani
Memoir/General – E. Armstrong

Picture Book – M. Leshem-Pelly
Chapter Book – J. Agee
Young Adult – C. Plum-Ucci
Young Adult – D. Bester
Young Adult – L. Moe

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