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Start a free account →Commercial fiction is less a genre than a promise about readership. It can mean book-club novels, high-concept family stories, beach reads with bite, workplace fiction, relationship-led plots, or upmarket novels that move with more engine than a purely literary book. Agents use the label differently, which is inconvenient but also useful: it tells you they are thinking about reader appetite as well as taste. Emily Henry, Lessons in Chemistry, and the sharper end of contemporary book-club fiction all live near the conversation, though they are not doing the same job. 170+ agents on this page list commercial fiction or close neighbouring interests. Before submitting, work out whether your book is being sold on hook, voice, emotional payoff, pace, or subject. The wrong label can make a good manuscript look vaguer than it is.
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Pop culture, narrative non-fiction, serious non-fiction, food writing, nature, outdoors, sport, commercial non-fiction, fiction
Pop culture, narrative and serious non-fiction, food writing, nature/outdoors, sport, commercial non-fiction, fiction of all forms
Submit via the PFD books submissions page at https://petersfraserdunlop.com or submissions or books/
Commercial fiction and non-fiction, narrative podcast pitches
Strong hook, brilliant pacing, big-picture career thinkers. Not open to children's books, sci-fi/fantasy or YA
Email - https://www.marjacq.com or submissions.html
Self-help, pop culture, music, memoir, history, science, politics, social justice, narrative food writing, faith, true crime, commercial fiction, psychological thrillers, horror thrillers, children's books, picture books, ya
Rick Richter represents self-help, pop culture and music, memoir, history, science, politics and social justice, narrative food writing, and faith. He is also interested in select true crime, commercial fiction, and psychological/horror thrillers and diverse voices in all categories. He has extensive experience in children's books and represents illustrators and children's authors writing fiction and non-fiction from picture books through YA.
Rick Richter only accepts queries through Query Manager. Please check his Query Manager profile for more information.
Literary fiction, commercial women's fiction, contemporary fiction, family drama, historical fiction, crime fiction, thrillers, suspense, magical realism, speculative fiction, sff, horror, gothic fiction, romantasy, fantasy, science fiction
Susan Armstrong seeks strong prose, compelling storytelling, vivid characters, and originality of vision. She welcomes novels that blend genres, feature unusual settings or circumstances, contain unexpected twists, possess some darkness, and present moral dilemmas. Books that evoke laughter are particularly appreciated.
Send all submissions to susan.submissions@cwagency.co.uk.
Adult fiction
Upmarket and commercial fiction with an interesting narrative voice, a story with heart, and an emotional hook
Send your submission to crowleyofficesubmissions@curtisbrown.co.uk. For fiction submissions, include the first three chapters or 10,000 words of your material, a synopsis, and a biographical note. For non-fiction, send a detailed proposal.
Thrillers, espionage, book club fiction, romance, gothic fiction, horror, dark humor, politics, smart thinking, big ideas
Thwaites seeks commercial upmarket writing that is powerful and cinematic yet feels different and fresh. She wants stories unlike anything encountered before with gripping plots and strong voices across all genres. She particularly values effortlessly quick-witted and funny writing with memorable characters, and is currently interested in compelling stories with Jewish themes and politics of the US and Middle East.
Email: info@curtisbrown.co.uk
Literary fiction, commercial fiction, women's fiction, crime, thrillers, narrative non-fiction, memoir, current affairs, personal development, humor, ya
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Literary fiction, upmarket fiction, commercial fiction, literary nonfiction, culture criticism, essays, political nonfiction, history, popular science
Wants: Query letter, first three chapters, full proposal for nonfiction
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
Wants: Query letter
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.
Fiction and non-fiction
High-concept commercial fiction and non-fiction that transports the reader
Send an empty email to newwriters@simontrewin.co.uk to receive an automated submission form. Do not include a submission letter in your initial email.
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