Fox Literary is a boutique agency which represents commercial and literary fiction, along with select works of nonfiction that have broad commercial appeal.

We are actively seeking the following: young adult fiction (all genres), science fiction/fantasy, romance, historical fiction, literary fiction, thrillers, horror, and graphic novels. We're always interested in books that cross genres and reinvent popular concepts with an engaging new twist (especially when there’s a historical and/or speculative element involved).

On the nonfiction side, we're interested in memoirs, biography, and smart narrative nonfiction; Diana particularly enjoys memoirs and other nonfiction about sex work, addiction and recovery, popular science, and pop culture. Isabel is especially interested in narratives focused on travel, food, and the science of beauty, as well as microhistories of all things decadent and frivolous.

For more information about Isabel and what she's looking for, please refer to her individual page here.

BLACK SHIPS by Jo Graham (Orbit)
EVERNIGHT series by Claudia Gray (HarperCollins)
OCTOBER DAYE series by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
SALT AND SILVER by Anna Katherine (Tor)
ALCESTIS by Katharine Beutner (Soho Press)
SHADOWS CAST BY STARS by Catherine Knutsson (Atheneum)
SAVING JUNE and SPEECHLESS by Hannah Harrington (Harlequin Teen)
SPELLCASTER trilogy by Claudia Gray (HarperCollins)
FEED series by Mira Grant (Orbit)
THE SECOND DUCHESS and THE FLOWER READER by Elizabeth Loupas (NAL)
NOTHING CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG by Prudence Shen (First Second)
THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin (Simon and Schuster)
FATEFUL by Claudia Gray (HarperCollins)
THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Claire Legrand (Simon and Schuster)
INCRYPTID series by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
WINTERSPELL by Claire Legrand (Simon and Schuster)
ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Cristin Terrill (Disney*Hyperion)
PARASITE trilogy by Mira Grant (Orbit)
THE RED LILY CROWN by Elizabeth Loupas (NAL)
THE CAKE HOUSE by Latifah Salom (Random House)
FIREBIRD trilogy by Claudia Gray (HarperCollins)
SPARROW HILL ROAD by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
HEROINE COMPLEX trilogy by Sarah Kuhn (DAW)
ASKING FOR IT duology by Lilah Pace (Berkley)
DEFY THE STARS trilogy by Claudia Gray (Little, Brown Children's)
FOXHEART by Claire Legrand (HarperCollins)
EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com)
HIS ROYAL SECRET and HIS ROYAL FAVORITE by Lilah Pace (Berkley Intermix)
HOW TO BREAK A BOY by Laurie Devore (Macmillan Children's/Imprint)
HERE LIES DANIEL TATE by Cristin Terrill (Simon and Schuster)
I LOVE YOU SO MOCHI by Sarah Kuhn (Scholastic)
MIDDLEGAME by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com)
A BETTER BAD IDEA by Laurie Devore (Macmillan Children's/Imprint)
THE EMPRESS OF SALT AND FORTUNE by Nghi Vo (Tor.com)
A MARVELLOUS LIGHT trilogy by Freya Marske (Tor.com)
FROM LITTLE TOKYO, WITH LOVE by Sarah Kuhn (Viking Children's)
THE CHOSEN AND THE BEAUTIFUL and SIREN QUEEN by Nghi Vo (Tor.com)
THE MURDER OF MR. WICKHAM by Claudia Gray (Vintage)
THE CITY INSIDE by Samit Basu (Tor)
SWORDCROSSED by Freya Marske (Tor/Bramble)
THE CITY IN GLASS by Nghi Vo (Tor)

Diana Fox studied English literature and creative writing at Smith College, which helped shape her interest in representing fiction. Before starting her own agency in 2007, she worked at Writers House.

Isabel Kaufman studied literature and history at NYU and the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a freelance writer and editor and a brand consultant in the luxury travel and lifestyle sector before joining Fox Literary as an agent in 2020.

Foreign rights: Betty Anne Crawford at Books Crossing Borders

Film/TV: Pouya Shahbazian at New Leaf Literary & Media

Diana Fox, agent
Isabel Kaufman, agent

Email a query letter and the first 5 pages of your manuscript IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL to submissions@foxliterary.com. Please include the name of the agent to whom the submission is directed in the salutation of your email.

You may query both Diana and Isabel simultaneously, but you must send separate queries to each rather than a single query addressed to both of us. With all submissions, we may jointly review and determine which agent we think will be the best fit for a project.

We make every effort to reply to all email queries, but no longer accept hard copy submissions. Please do not send unsolicited email attachments, as we will be unable to open or respond to messages containing them.

Note: Fox Literary does not represent screenplays, category Westerns, Christian/inspirational, or children's picture books.