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Literary agents who want books like The Song of Achilles

9 agents have named The Song of Achilles as a comparable title on their wishlist, and 6 are open to queries. If you’re pitching something in this lane, these are the agents to know. Always confirm an agent’s submission window before you query.

9 agents6 open to queries
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Aashna Avachat
Neighborhood Literary Agency
Open to queries

One of her most densely articulated categories. She wants romantic comedies where both leads are people of color; mysteries and thrillers; contemporary spy and

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Brent Taylor
Triada US Literary Agency
Open to queries

Among the various strands of adult literary fiction Taylor will consider, LGBTQ-centered literary fiction is the stated passion. Taylor is drawn to deeply emoti

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Catherine Cho
Paper Literary
Open to queries

She actively wants speculative premises — magical realism, time travel, dystopian settings, the fantastical woven through the literary. The concept should feel

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Natalie Sun
HG Literary
Open to queries

She treats YA fantasy with the same enthusiasm as adult — worldbuilding and character are the twin requirements. Retellings, enemies-to-lovers, rivals-to-lovers

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Trinica Sampson-Vera
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open to queries

This sits at the heart of her list. She wants romance where horror is structural, not cosmetic — stories where love and dread are genuinely fused. She is partic

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Valentina Sainato
JABberwocky Literary Agency
Open to queries

Valentina leans toward contemporary fantasy over secondary-world epic, though she will consider secondary-world projects with a genuinely distinctive premise. W

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Ethan Schlatter
UTA
Closed

His personal favorites — Yanagihara, Rooney, Ling Ma, Adichie — define the emotional register he's chasing: fiction that is formally ambitious or conceptually u

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Grace Milusich
Looking Glass Literary & Media
Closed

She is drawn to speculative fiction anchored by ambitious, driven characters with intersectional identities. She wants diverse protagonists — African fantasy, A

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Kayla Lightner
Ayesha Pande Literary
Closed

Retellings must earn their source material: Lightner is looking for rigorous research, an original interpretive angle, and prose with real electric charge. Smar

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