Updated September 2026 · refreshed continuously

The State of Querying

A live snapshot of the literary-agent market, built from 2,121agents 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 2,121 tracked agents
928in-depth agent profiles
686literary agencies

Where the openings are — by genre

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

Literary fiction449 open · 81% of 551
Memoir & nonfiction406 open · 80% of 507
Romance294 open · 76% of 389
Science fiction277 open · 77% of 359
Fantasy273 open · 74% of 367
Thriller265 open · 77% of 342
Mystery & crime238 open · 74% of 323
Horror237 open · 75% of 315
Romantasy206 open · 76% of 270
LGBTQ+173 open · 72% of 239
Historical162 open · 74% of 219
Graphic novels109 open · 72% of 152

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Open agents by age category

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

Picture Book146 open · 78% of 188
Middle Grade43 open · 54% of 80
Young Adult40 open · 52% of 77
Children's38 open · 51% of 74
Fiction34 open · 55% of 62
Adult21 open · 95% of 22
Graphic Novel20 open · 49% of 41
Nonfiction20 open · 59% of 34
Diverse Fiction18 open · 60% of 30
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
New Adult10 open · 63% of 16
Narrative Nonfiction10 open · 53% of 19
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. The Girl Who Drank the Moon14 agents
  8. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow14 agents
  9. The Hunger Games14 agents
  10. The Inheritance Games14 agents
  11. One of Us Is Lying14 agents
  12. Gideon the Ninth14 agents
  13. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries13 agents
  14. The God of the Woods13 agents
  15. The Night Circus13 agents
  16. The Only Good Indians13 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.

Ella Marie ShupeBelcastro Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Faye AtchisonMargret McBride Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 30GiannaMarie DobsonNeighborhood Literaryconfirmed Jul 30Hana El NiwairiCooke McDermid Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Joanna KaliszewskaThe bks Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Lane HeymontThe Tobias Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Laura CrockettTriada US Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Lina LangleeThe North Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Marilyn BidermanTransatlantic Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Megan CarrollWatsonconfirmed Jul 30Megan FrayserCreative Media Agencyconfirmed Jul 30Melissa RodmanNancy Yost Literary Agencyconfirmed Jul 30

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Method: figures are drawn from public agent signals (wishlists, recent deals, query-form status) across 2,121 agents and refreshed continuously. Always confirm an agent’s live submission page before you query.