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Updated July 2026 · refreshed continuously

The State of Querying

A live snapshot of the literary-agent market, built from 2,117agents we track — who’s open, what they want, and where the openings are. Free to read and cite.

1,894agents open to queries right now
89%of 2,117 tracked agents
924in-depth agent profiles
685literary agencies

Where the openings are — by genre

Agents open to queries right now, by genre (an agent can span several). Click any genre to browse its agents.

Literary fiction450 open · 82% of 549
Memoir & nonfiction405 open · 80% of 505
Romance297 open · 76% of 389
Science fiction278 open · 78% of 358
Fantasy275 open · 75% of 365
Thriller267 open · 78% of 342
Mystery & crime240 open · 74% of 323
Horror237 open · 75% of 314
Romantasy208 open · 77% of 269
LGBTQ+175 open · 73% of 239
Historical164 open · 75% of 219
Graphic novels109 open · 72% of 152

Open agents by age category

From picture books to adult — where agents are actively acquiring. Click any category to browse its agents.

Picture Book145 open · 78% of 187
Middle Grade42 open · 54% of 78
Young Adult39 open · 52% of 75
Children's38 open · 51% of 74
Fiction34 open · 55% of 62
Graphic Novel20 open · 49% of 41
Nonfiction20 open · 59% of 34
Diverse Fiction18 open · 60% of 30
Adult18 open · 100% of 18
Commercial Fiction15 open · 52% of 29
Thriller14 open · 67% of 21
Literary Fiction13 open · 59% of 22
Mystery12 open · 71% of 17
Romance11 open · 50% of 22
Women S Fiction11 open · 50% of 22
Fantasy11 open · 50% of 22
Lgbtq11 open · 50% of 22
Narrative Nonfiction10 open · 53% of 19
New Adult9 open · 60% of 15
Horror8 open · 73% of 11
Memoir8 open · 50% of 16
Cookbook7 open · 58% of 12
Science Fiction7 open · 50% of 14
Historical Fiction7 open · 47% of 15
Feminism6 open · 75% of 8
Humor5 open · 42% of 12
Bipoc5 open · 42% of 12
Self Help5 open · 71% of 7
Spirituality5 open · 83% of 6
Ownvoices4 open · 80% of 5
Action Adventure4 open · 57% of 7
Business Book4 open · 100% of 4
Sports4 open · 67% of 6
Chick Lit3 open · 50% of 6
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.

NataschaThe Tobias Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 1Alexandra LevickWriters Houseconfirmed Jun 26Alice Sutherland-HawesASH Literaryconfirmed Jun 25Allison HunterTrellis Literary Managementconfirmed Jun 25Allison MalechaTrellis Literary Managementconfirmed Jun 25Ashlee MacCallumHowland Literaryconfirmed Jun 25Dani SanchezSBR Mediaconfirmed Jun 25Danielle BurbyMad Woman Literary Agencyconfirmed Jun 25Haley CaseyCreative Media Agencyconfirmed Jun 25Hana El NiwairiCooke McDermid Literary Agencyconfirmed Jun 25Jenny LewisDarhansoff & Verrill Literary Agentsconfirmed Jun 25Jessica BergRosecliff Literaryconfirmed Jun 25

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Method: figures are drawn from public agent signals (wishlists, recent deals, query-form status) across 2,117 agents and refreshed continuously. Always confirm an agent’s live submission page before you query.