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Journalism, politics, history, pop culture, mental health, technology, memoir

Journalistic narratives, political analysis, and historical works that illuminate contemporary issues, as well as books by journalists, scholars, and public figures who bring expertise and originality to subjects including politics, technology, mental health, and cultural criticism

Submit your query through the Aevitas Creative Management contact and submissions form on their website. Include a description of your project, your relevant credentials or platform, and sample material as appropriate for your genre.

Nonfiction, literary fiction

Narrative nonfiction in science, history, big ideas, reportage, and smart culture writing with a sense of play. Also memoir plus—work that blurs the lines between memoir and straight nonfiction—and voice-driven literary fiction with bold plots and fresh, imaginative characters. Strong female and underrepresented voices, the strange and speculative, folklore, and projects that ignite cultural conversation.

Submit your query through Aevitas Creative Management's contact and submissions form available on their website. Include your cover letter, manuscript details, and any relevant background information.

Picture books, middle grade, ya, illustrated children's books

Children's books across all formats, including picture books, middle grade, and young adult, with a particular interest in diverse voices, nonfiction narratives, and illustrated works for young readers

Submissions should be directed through the Aevitas Creative Management contact and submissions form. The agency handles queries for Children's, Middle Grade, and Young Adult categories.

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Use the Aevitas contact or submissions form and select an agent if listed. Agents absent from the submission dropdown are closed to new submissions. Do not submit to more than one agent simultaneously.

Narrative nonfiction, history, politics, current affairs, science, biography

Nonfiction that illuminates contemporary issues and shapes public discourse, particularly from academics whose research reaches beyond academia, narrative journalists, and historians who explore politics, history, current affairs, and science with fresh perspective and rigor

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Literary fiction, commercial fiction, women's fiction, crime, thrillers, narrative non-fiction, memoir, current affairs, personal development, humor, ya

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Nonfiction, memoir, health, psychology, parenting, science, self-help, spirituality, popular culture, business, biography

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Laura Yorke Literary Services focuses on helping writers develop and represent strong nonfiction, memoir, health, psychology, parenting, science, self-help, spirituality, pop culture and related adult projects.

The official site gives Laura Yorke's contact email but does not publish detailed current query guidelines.

Literary fiction, upmarket fiction, commercial fiction, literary nonfiction, culture criticism, essays, political nonfiction, history, popular science

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Erik represents fiction, literary fiction, general fiction with speculative elements, upmarket and commercial fiction, literary nonfiction, culture criticism, essays, political nonfiction and reporting, American history, and popular science.

Submit through QueryManager. Follow standard query-letter format, query one Headwater agent at a time, and do not email queries.

Commercial fiction, young adult, mainstream fiction, women's fiction, romance, suspense, thriller

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Michelle is actively seeking commercial fiction, young adult, mainstream fiction, women's fiction, romance, suspense, and thrillers. She is drawn to well-written material with strong, interesting characters.

Wolfson Literary accepts only online queries through QueryManager. Follow the agent's QueryManager form, email queries are deleted unread.