Writing about one’s faith and spirituality can be quite daunting. But there is still someone out there willing to give you a helping hand.
Our team put together this list of Christian book agents that represents Christian novels, Christian nonfiction, inspirational books, and spiritual books.
List of Christian Book Agents
We highly recommend you to read our full guide to finding a literary agent and make sure you do your research before writing a query letter or contacting any literary agents.
Also, although we have listed several agents for some of the same agencies, make sure you pick out the agent that best matches your project: it’s considered bad manners in the literary world to send queries to more than one agent in a given agency, so steer clear of this taboo!
Here’s our list of 43 Christian book agents who can help you get your book published.
1. Steve Laube
Agency: The Steve Laube Agency
Submission guidelines: stevelaube.com/guidelines
2. Tamela Hancock Murray
Agency: The Steve Laube Agency
Submission guidelines: stevelaube.com/guidelines
Agent’s wishlist: www.stevelaube.com/book-proposals-id-love-to-see/
3. Jenni Burke
Agency: Illuminate Literary Agency, formerly D.C. Jacobson & Associates
Submission guidelines: http://illuminateliterary.com/submissions
4. Joyce Hart
Agency: Hartline Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: hartlineagency.com/submissions
5. Diana L. Flegal
Agency: Hartline Literary
Submission guidelines: hartlineagency.com/submissions/
6. Lisa Jackson
Agency: Alive Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: aliveliterary.com/submissions
7. Bryan Norman
Agency: Alive Communications
Submission guidelines: https://aliveliterary.com/contact/
8. Elizabeth Bewley
Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.
Submission guidelines: sll.com/submissions/
9. Greg Daniel
Agency: Daniel Literary Group
Submission guidelines: danielliterarygroup.com/Submissions_Guidelines.html
10. David Dunham
Agency: The Dunham Group
Submission guidelines: dunhamgroupinc.com/contact
11. Rachelle Gardner
Agency: Books & Such Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: www.booksandsuch.com/submissions/
12. Janet Grant
Agency: Books & Such Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: booksandsuch.com/submissions
13. Wendy Lawton
Agency: Books & Such Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: booksandsuch.com/submissions
14. Cynthia Ruchti
Agency: Books & Such Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: www.booksandsuch.com/submissions
15. Don Jacobson
Agency: Illuminate Literary Agency, formerly D.C Jacobson & Associates, LLC
Submission guidelines: http://illuminateliterary.com/submissions
16. Nancy Jernigan
Agency: Hidden Value Group
Submission guidelines: www.hiddenvaluegroup.com/contact-us.html
17. Deidre Knight
Agency: The Knight Agency
Submission guidelines: knightagency.net/submissions
18. Pamela Harty
Agency: The Knight Agency
Submission guidelines: https://knightagency.net/submissions/
19. Amanda Luedeke
Agency: MacGregor and Luedeke, formerly MacGregor Literary
Submission guidelines: macgregorandluedeke.com/contact
20. Chip MacGregor
Agency: MacGregor and Luedeke, formerly MacGregor Literary
Submission guidelines: macgregorandluedeke.com/contact
21. Bill Reeves
Agency: Working Title Agency
Submission guidelines: thewtagroup.com/contact
22. Nicole Resciniti
Agency: The Seymour Agency
Submission guidelines: theseymouragency.com/Submissions.html
23. Julie Gwinn
Agency: The Seymour Agency
Submission guidelines: theseymouragency.com/Submissions
24. Jeanie Kaserman
Agency: Creative Trust, Inc.
Submission guidelines: creativetrust.com/contact
25. Andrew Wolgemuth
Agency: Wolgemuth & Associates
Company email address: [email protected]
26. Erik Wolgemuth
Agency: Wolgemuth & Associates
Company email address: [email protected]
27. Robert Wolgemuth
Agency: Wolgemuth & Associates
Company email address: [email protected]
28. Keith Carroll
Agency: Christian Literary Agent
Submission guidelines: christianliteraryagent.com/contact-us
29. Bruce Barbour
Agency: The Literary Management Group
Submission guidelines: https://literarymanagementgroup.com/contact-us
30. Nick Harrison
Agency: WordServe Literary Group
Submission guidelines: wordserveliterary.com/submission-guidlines
31. Alexander Field
Agency: The Bindery Agency
Submission guidelines: www.thebinderyagency.com/#submissions-section
32. Teresa Evenson
Agency: William K. Jensen Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: www.wkjagency.com/contact
33. Ali Herring
Agency: Spencerhill Associates
Submission guidelines: www.spencerhillassociates.com/submissions
34. Christopher Ferebee
Agency: The Christopher Ferebee Agency
Submission guidelines: www.christopherferebee.com/submissions
35. Dave Fessenden
Agency: Dave Fessenden
Submission guidelines: Honeycomb House Publishing, LLC
36. Michelle S. Lazurek
Agency: WordWise Media Services
Submission guidelines: www.wordwisemedia.com/submit
37. Maurilio Amorim
Agency: Amorim Agency
E-mail Address: [email protected]
38. Shannon Litton
Agency: 5by5 Agency
E-mail address: [email protected]
39. David Van Diest
Agency: Van Diest Literary Agency / Christian Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: christianliteraryagency.com/submission-guidelines
40. Sarah Van Diest
Agency: Van Diest Literary Agency / Christian Literary Agency
Submission guidelines: christianliteraryagency.com/submission-guidelines
41. Blythe McIntosh Daniel
Agency: The Blythe Daniel Agency, Inc.
Submission guidelines: theblythedanielagency.com/submissions
42. Shannon Marven
Agency: Dupree, Miller & Associates
Submission guidelines: www.dupreemiller.com/contact.htm
43. Danielle Egan-Miller
Agency: Browne & Miller Literary Associates
Submission guidelines: www.browneandmiller.com/queries
Submitting Queries to Christian Literary Agents
If you are writing or have written a Christian book, finding a good literary agent is a good first step to getting published. Remember, most bestselling authors started off with countless rejections before they go their break, so stay persistent and keep pitching. You never know which ones will want to accept your work!
Did you find this post helpful? Let us know in the comments below!
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Tom Corson-Knowles is the founder of TCK Publishing, and the bestselling author of 27 books including Secrets of the Six-Figure author. He is also the host of the Publishing Profits Podcast show where we interview successful authors and publishing industry experts to share their tips for creating a successful writing career.
Hi, I’ve written a novel about the relationship of a Monk and a wild-child raised by the animals. It deals with the higher beauty and wonder possible as God and humanity become one again. It is creatively free and does not fit in traditional boxes, but rather deals with the essence of super alive reality tradition codified. Do you have any suggestions?
Hi Blake, I don’t know enough about each to suggest a specific agent, but you’ll want to check out their guidelines/wishlists and probably look for any that gravitate toward less traditional Christian/spiritual fiction.
My novel is about the two disciples who accompanied Christ on the road to Emmaus. It’s about the events of the preceding days, their sense of loss and mixed emotions they felt toward the mysterious stranger. He taught them everything about the Messiah with an understanding, intimacy and enthusiasm they’d never experienced before. He exhibited a love of life unlike anyone they’d ever met. The journey, and the conclusion, transformed them.
That sounds very interesting, Ed. I’m sure you’ll find an agent on this list who would be interested :)
My 70+ year old mother keeps telling me she’s writing a book. I think it’s more writing down everything that has happened to her a a child. Think 100% worse then Mommy Dearest. Terrible sexual, physical & mental abuse. I really think she needs to get her story out there, but have no clue how to do this. She may need a ghost writer. Always says the Good Lord protected her for years. Any information would be helpful. We live in Missouri.
Hi Tina, sounds like your mom might be working on a Christian memoir? We have a list of ghostwriters here that we are working to expand: https://www.tckpublishing.com/ghostwriting-service/. Would your mom be interested in self-publishing or working with a traditional publisher?
I have written and published a book on encouragement through Christ. The two different publishers deliver what they promises. I’ve spent a large portion of our retirement and have a closet with a lot of books to show for it. I need an agent and so far, I am learning another lesson to write about.
Hi Charles, I’m sorry to hear you didn’t have a great experience. Working with an agent can help, and also make sure to thoroughly research publishers before signing a contract. This list has options for both fiction and nonfiction, I hope you find some who might be a fit for you!
I’m looking into publishing my book. I have tried to push it to the back of my mind many many times thinking I’m not good enough to write but I feel a calling from my heavenly father to keep going. It weighs heavy on my mind to push forward with it. Its an autobiographic story, hopefully it will inspire women at a crossroads, the same crossroad I found myself at. I just need a little push in the right direction
Hi Christiana, thanks for sharing your story! If you feel called to do this, you should definitely get your story out there :) there are many options, including self-publishing. You might also find this post on ditching your limiting beliefs insightful :) best of luck and please let us know if you ever have any questions about writing or publishing!
This list is VERY outdated, even wrong. Who put this list together?
http://christianliteraryagency.com <- this site is shuttered.
https://www.spencerhillassociates.com/submissions <- erotic fiction? Not very Christian!!!
Hi Richard, thanks for bringing that to our attention. I’ll work on updating the list. At the time it was published, that agency was probably accepting Christian literature along with other genres.
Hello!
I am looking for an agent for a book of devotions. I did not set out to be an author. Many people encouraged me to pursue publishing after they were blessed by the prayers. This is all so new to me, I’d appreciate any advise. Thank you!
Hi Judy, thanks for your comment! I can’t really advise you to a specific agent, but if you browse through their guidelines I’m sure you’ll find some who are looking for devotionals. You can also check this list of Christian publishers, some accept unagented submissions: https://www.tckpublishing.com/christian-publishers/
My wife and i authored our first book and had it self-published. It launched on November 20, 2018. The title is “In the Blink of an Eye: Forgiveness in Black and White.” A feature length movie was filmed based on the book and released to theaters earlier this year in the midst of the pandemic. The movie is titled after our ministry, My Brothers’ Crossing. We never set out to be authors. We never set out to produce a movie through our ministry, BUT GOD. Those who have read our book or seen the movie are encouraging us to continue and do more. It has all been overwhelming. We have invested everything into our ministry and these efforts and don’t really know where to go with the next steps. Suggestions?
Hi JT, thanks for sharing your story! It sounds like you’ve already had quite a lot of success, so congratulations on all your efforts. I’d say the next steps are really up to you — if you have a passion and are excited about what you could do with more books (and potential film adaptations), then I’d say go for it. You can enlist the help of literary agents or other publishers, rather than self-publishing, to take some of the work off your shoulders. But if you’re feeling tired, overwhelmed, and not really up for those projects, I’d think carefully before starting. You don’t want to end up giving so much of your time and resources on a project your heart isn’t in.
May I ask which publisher you used to self-publish your book and which company made it into a movie? I’m guessing you had to pay up-front money for the book. Did you also for the movie? Have you re-couped the money you have invested. Many published authors say they could wall paper their house with rejection letters before finally getting their book accepted. So, you might go the route of finding an agent to get your book published.
I am looking for an agent to help me with my new nonfiction Christian book “Answering the Call To Be A Parish Nurse: Heightened By A Pandemic.” I have the support and excitement of my national/international parish nurse organization. My first book was “Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for a Heart Attack and Stroke (2015). Is anyone interested in working with me?
Hi Jennie, you may want to try checking the guidelines for each, then send query letters to the ones you like and who are looking for nonfiction :)
Hi there, I’m looking for literary agents for Christian Children’s Books and am struggling to find such a list. Any help would be so appreciated.
Hi Leah, if you browse the links on this page, I’m sure you’ll find some agents who are interested in Christian Children’s books as well :) Or, you could check out our post on children’s literary agents (https://www.tckpublishing.com/childrens-book-literary-agents/) . There might be some who are interested in books with a Christian focus :)
I have been writing a trilogy of Christian Fantasy books, but they are unique in dealing with the tougher questions about coming to faith, and addressing darker topics not normally found in typical Christian Fantasy.
Looking through the list of publishers, I didn’t see any that may fit this particular type of fantasy. If I were to sign with a publisher, are there any that would accept this type of criteria? Should I self publish instead?
Hi Max, if you see some from this list that are interested in fantasy, I would still contact them and tell them in more detail about your manuscript and see how they respond. They might be open to it. Or, you could check our list of fantasy literary agents and see if any are interested in books with a Christian angle (https://www.tckpublishing.com/literary-agents-accepting-science-fiction-and-fantasy-submissions/). If you still don’t have any luck, self-publishing is definitely an option and many people in that situation find success going their own route.
I am looking for an agent who would help get published a Historical/Theological book on English Baptists and Anabaptists History and Doctrine. Any specific agent you could recommend?
Hi Dan, I don’t know any off the top of my head, but if you browse through the submission guidelines on this list you might find some that could be a good match. Or, you could check out our list of nonfiction literary agents as well, if your book is history-focused (https://www.tckpublishing.com/nonfiction-literary-agents/). I hope this helps!
I am looking for an author who would interested in publishing a theological book that looks at the bible in light of 15 stories or more specifically, weeks like genesis and passion weeks. These 15 weeks moves the story of the bible forward in light of revelation, redemption, reconciliation, resurrection and kingdom. all these weeks mirror the passion week which is the paradigm week. Jesus is the paradigm worker.
Hi Robert, thanks for your comment! I’m sure there are at least a few on this list that could be a good match for your idea :)
I’m looking for an agent for Christian Plays. Please let me know which agency handles Christian plays. Thank you
Hi Stephanie, I went through the list and couldn’t find any that say they’re looking for plays. A few specify that they don’t want scripts or screenplays. You might still contact a few just to ask :) I also found this Christian publisher looking for plays: https://www.christianpub.com/default.aspx?pg=ag
I’m looking for an agent that doesn’t get paid until the author gets paid. There are too many Vanity” presses out there that would be happy to publish anything as long as you give them money.
Thanks for your comment! Most agencies on this list that don’t charge upfront fees for their services, but take a commission for the sale of rights. Similarly, reputable publishers don’t charge fees, but take a certain amount of royalties. At TCK, for example, we charge no fees but split royalties 50/50 with our authors.