Updated June 2026 · refreshed continuously

The State of Querying

A live snapshot of the literary-agent market, built from 2,114agents we track — who’s open, what they want, and where the openings are. Free to read and cite.

1,891agents open to queries right now
89%of 2,114 tracked agents
810in-depth agent profiles
685literary agencies

Where the openings are — by genre

Agents open to queries right now, by genre (an agent can span several).

Literary fiction384 open · 80% of 479
Memoir & nonfiction349 open · 78% of 445
Romance291 open · 76% of 382
Fantasy270 open · 76% of 357
Science fiction270 open · 78% of 348
Thriller254 open · 77% of 328
Horror235 open · 76% of 308
Mystery & crime229 open · 73% of 312
Romantasy207 open · 78% of 266
LGBTQ+175 open · 74% of 236
Historical163 open · 77% of 213
Graphic novels107 open · 72% of 149

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Open agents by age category

From picture books to adult — where agents are actively acquiring.

Picture Book142 open · 76% of 186
Middle Grade38 open · 50% of 76
Young Adult36 open · 49% of 73
Children's36 open · 49% of 73
Fiction33 open · 53% of 62
Nonfiction20 open · 59% of 34
Graphic Novel19 open · 46% of 41
Diverse Fiction17 open · 57% of 30
Adult15 open · 100% of 15
Commercial Fiction14 open · 48% of 29
Thriller13 open · 62% of 21
Literary Fiction11 open · 50% of 22
Mystery11 open · 65% of 17
Women S Fiction11 open · 50% of 22
Lgbtq11 open · 50% of 22
Romance10 open · 45% of 22
Narrative Nonfiction10 open · 53% of 19
Fantasy9 open · 41% of 22
Memoir8 open · 50% of 16
Cookbook7 open · 58% of 12
New Adult7 open · 54% of 13
Historical Fiction7 open · 47% of 15
Horror6 open · 55% of 11
Feminism6 open · 75% of 8
Humor5 open · 42% of 12
Science Fiction5 open · 36% of 14
Bipoc5 open · 42% of 12
Self Help5 open · 71% of 7
Spirituality5 open · 83% of 6
Action Adventure4 open · 57% of 7
Business Book4 open · 100% of 4
Sports4 open · 67% of 6
Chick Lit3 open · 50% of 6
Ownvoices3 open · 60% of 5
Politics3 open · 33% of 9
Crime Fiction3 open · 33% of 9
African American2 open · 40% of 5
Poetry1 open · 50% of 2
Christian1 open · 100% of 1
Short Story0 open · 0% of 1

The comp titles agents want most

The books agents most often name on their wishlists — the comps editors are chasing. Each links to the agents asking for it.

  1. Mexican Gothic25 agents
  2. Six of Crows20 agents
  3. Such a Fun Age19 agents
  4. The Wedding People18 agents
  5. Babel16 agents
  6. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue16 agents
  7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow14 agents
  8. The Hunger Games14 agents
  9. The Inheritance Games14 agents
  10. One of Us Is Lying14 agents
  11. Gideon the Ninth14 agents
  12. The God of the Woods13 agents
  13. The Night Circus13 agents
  14. The Only Good Indians13 agents
  15. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries13 agents
  16. The Girl Who Drank the Moon13 agents
  17. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches12 agents
  18. Legends & Lattes12 agents
  19. Book Lovers12 agents
  20. Dial A for Aunties11 agents

Just opened to queries

Agents whose open status we confirmed most recently.

Ava GraysonLowenstein Associatesconfirmed Jun 6Barry HarbaughWLA Booksconfirmed Jun 6Deidra RiggsEmbolden Media Groupconfirmed Jun 6Jack PerryMax & Co.confirmed Jun 6Jane McGeheeCalligraph Literary Agencyconfirmed Jun 6Jessica Larios-ZarateWave Literaryconfirmed Jun 6Joylanda JamisonEmbolden Media Groupconfirmed Jun 6Kathy GreenEmbolden Media Groupconfirmed Jun 6Kristen BertoloniTrident Media Groupconfirmed Jun 6Lauren AlburyHolloway Literaryconfirmed Jun 6Maureen WiseMetamorphosis Literary Agencyconfirmed Jun 6Mytecia MylesEmbolden Media Groupconfirmed Jun 6

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Method: figures are drawn from public agent signals (wishlists, recent deals, query-form status) across 2,114 agents and refreshed continuously. Always confirm an agent’s live submission page before you query.