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US Literary Agents For Fantasy Fiction
By Rachael Cooper
Have you just finished your novel and are ready to begin your search for an agent? Well, we’re here to help!
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Fantasy Fiction
The fantasy fiction market has been incredibly successful over the years, and publishers have made a lot of money from it. As have the film and television industries.
The flexibility of this genre means that authors are able to explore the many facets of not only their characters but also the world they’ve built for their readers.
There have been some excellent authors who have written in the genre, China Mieville, Neil Gaiman, and Iain Banks to name a few. This means that there are plenty of agents looking for the next big thing in fantasy to come their way.
To make sure your fantasy novel stands out from the slushpile try reading this article on world-building. You’ll also find this piece by published author Geraldine Pinch on how to write a fantasy novel useful, too.
AgentMatch And How To Use It
There are plenty of fantasy-loving agents, but you won’t want to approach them all. The best way to develop and refine your own shortlist of US agents for fantasy novels is to visit AgentMatch, our literary agent database, and use the search tools on the left to make your selection.
With AgentMatch you can select by genre (e.g. fantasy), country, the agent’s level of experience, their appetite for new clients, and much more. You can even save your search results and come back to them, allowing you to work through them one by one, at your own pace. Each profile has been researched thoroughly including what agents like to read in their spare time, information on their most recent deals, manuscript wishlists, submission requirements, and exclusive interviews.
You can sign-up for a 7-day free trial which will give you a good feel for the data and functionality. Or join us as a premium member and get unlimited access to AgentMatch.
US Agents For Fantasy
To get you started we’ve selected a list of 20 US agents looking for fantasy:
More Resources
We’re here to help you at every step in your writing and querying process. Check out our favourite blogs that can assist you in putting together your query letter and synopsis, and if you want valuable, personal feedback on your writing you can book a fifteen-minute One-to-One with an agent of your choice. Premium members can also get a free query letter review from our lovely Writers Support team!
Happy searching, and good luck on your querying journey!
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By Rachael Cooper
About the author
Rachael is the Head of Publishing and AgentMatch here at Jericho Writers. She has a Masters in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Romanticism; specialising in female sociability. She's currently working on a series of articles based on her research. Rachael lives in Oxfordshire; and spends most of her time writing, reading, walking her very overweight Labrador in the countryside, and staking out second-hand bookstores for overlooked treasures.
