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 Full details  Kerry-Ann Bentley is a literary agent at The Good Literary Agency where she represents established and debut writers. She is building a list of adult fiction (literary, commercial, upmarket) and narrative non-fiction (memoir, essay collections, social/cultural journalism). She represents select children’s authors (middle-grade, YA) as well as some poetry. Clients include award-winning author Alex Wheatle MBE, Yvonne Bailey-Smith, Gemma Weekes, Karla Neblett, Lela Burbridge, Charlie Castelletti, Jackson King, Dr Aleema Gray, and Dominique Palmer.    Kerry-Ann graduated with a First-class degree in English & United States Literature from the University of Essex. Then she earned her Masters with Distinction in Caribbean Literature and its Diasporas from Goldsmiths, University of London. Her agenting career began in 2020, in the New York office of Janklow & Nesbit where her notable deals include  The Catch  by Yrsa Daley-Ward...

 Full details  Marilia Savvides is an Agent in the Books Division. She is a graduate of UCL and the Columbia Publishing Course in New York. She spent seven years working at Peters Fraser + Dunlop and joined 42 in early 2020. Marilia is also a returning member of the faculty at the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University. She was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2018. What I'm looking for: I am most drawn to dark tales that weave together excellent characters and an impossible-to-put-down story. I am very hands-on editorially, and love working with my authors to shape their manuscripts. I love discovering debut authors and helping them find a home for their books. I’m on the hunt for high-concept thrillers, crime, psychological suspense, horror and speculative, genre-bending fiction. No Fantasy please! I’m also on the lookout for reading group fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult or Liane Moriarty. On my wish list, at the moment, is finding a great legal / ...

  Full details  Kemi is a senior agent at TGLA. She began her career as an editorial assistant at publishers such as Simon & Schuster and Penguin Books, before embarking on a 5 year stint in Marketing within the Entertainment and Media sector, at brands like ITV. Her desire to advocate for under-represented talent led her into talent acquisition at Identity Agency Group (IAG), before joining TGLA as Literary Agent in 2020. Her recent deals include Mikaela Loach’s IT’S NOT THAT RADICAL (DK), Kenny Imafidon’s THAT PECKHAM BOY (Transworld), Wenyan Lu’s THE FUNERAL CRYER (Atlantic), Patrick Gallagher’s trilogy TRANSCENDENT (Hachette) and Jeffrey Boadi’s NOT ANOTHER PLANT-BASED BOOK (Bloomsbury). “I’ve been obsessed with books since I was seven and even now I am still completely captured by my favourite form of escapism” Genres I Like Kemi is particularly drawn to mission driven voices in narrative non-fiction, compelling memoirs, true c...

 Full details  FF across all genres for all ages, including: grim dark, thriller, historical, romance, cosy fantasy, sci-fi, epic, YA fantasy, dark academia, contemporary fantasy, fantasy middle-grade, mythology, fairy tale and queer fantasy. Inspiring children’s non-fiction. Submissions What I'm Looking For I’m looking for worlds to get lost in, adventures that transform what it means to be a hero, and unique magic that offers as many problems as solutions. I like books that make me cry and books that change my mind. Above all, when I finish a story about another world, I want it to have taught me a lesson which helps me live in this one. I love all fantasy, but I favour richly imagined, complex worlds with a history to discover and a future to protect. Worldbuilding is one of my favourite aspects of this genre and I’m always looking for a new, dense world with ser...

  Full details  Submitting to Liza Liza is looking for both fiction and non fiction. For fiction, Liza is interested in adult only - do not send her children’s, middle grade, or YA. She is looking for historical fiction that is well researched, immerses readers in the era, and looks at overlooked characters from the past, or perhaps gives a new spin on someone we think we know. On the literary and upmarket side, she is looking for novels infused with emotions that capture the human experience and make readers think. If your literary novel is something at A24 productions might turn into a movie, this is Liza’s taste. When it comes to fantasy, she loves urban and grounded fantasy (no sci-fi please!), and is always happy to look at anything with a vampire, werewolf, witches, warlocks, fairies, and perhaps a sinister selkie or two. She is also very much looking for romantasy and is the best person at the age...

 Full details  Please see our Manuscript Wish List to find out what Laura is currently looking for! Laura Williams joined Greene & Heaton as an agent in 2018. She worked at Peters Fraser and Dunlop from 2011, after completing a degree in Classics at Oxford. She is actively building a fiction list and a small non-fiction list. She is currently looking for literary fiction, edgy commercial fiction, psychological thrillers and high-concept contemporary young adult, as well as narrative non-fiction of all types. Her taste is quite dark, and she loves gothic, ghost stories, horror and anything sinister. She also loves books that make her cry, from big love stories to intense family dramas. More information on what she’s looking for can be found in the links below: Novelicious Manuscript Wishlist AgentHunter Interview RetreatWest Interview and Submission Tips Bath Novel Award 2017 Judge’s Interview Contact details: lwilliams@greeneh...

  Full details Marina joined The Soho Agency in 2016, after working for several years in the editorial departments of Little, Brown and HarperCollins. She adores fiction and is building a list of upmarket commercial, reading group and accessible literary fiction – and is actively looking to take on clients in this area.  She is looking for strong hooks, compelling writing and unforgettable characters. Among other things, she is drawn to books that feature: mysteries; heatwaves and/or raging storms; plot twists; hotels; secrets simmering under the surface; dramatic landscapes, a vivid sense of place; an unusual structure; characters who are not what they seem; cults; against-the-odds survival; dry humour; a light dusting of myths and folklore; chemistry that leaps off the page; love triangles, family tensions, heady affairs and forbidden romances – relationships under pressure, essentially. Marina reads across all genres in adult fiction, except for sci-fi, and she...

 Full details  Literary Agent Clare joined the Darley Anderson Agency in January 2011. Clare is building both the Darley Anderson Children’s Agency and the Darley Anderson Illustration Agency lists and is scouting for new authors of picture books, middle grade, teenage, YA and illustrators. Clare also represents a boutique list of commercial and accessible literary women’s fiction but is closed to new submissions. At the Agency Clare represents authors in adult fiction both in the UK and the US including Sophie Cousens, Kerry Fisher, Pat Sowa, Phaedra Patrick, Polly Ho-Yen, Martyn Ford, Tom Ellen, Honor Cargill-Martin, Deirdre Sullivan and Beth Reekles. For a list of Clare's children's clients, please go to our children's website. Clare formerly assisted the Luxton Harris Ltd literary agency. Graduating with a first from a BA in Creative Writing and Cultural Studies at Bath Spa University, Clare went on to gain a distinction on the MA in Creative ...

 Full details  We are always looking for new talent and welcome submissions from writers of all backgrounds. We look at everything we are sent and do not charge a reading fee. We represent fiction and non-fiction for both adults and children. We do not represent children’s picture books or scripts for film, TV, radio or theatre . Submissions are accepted by email only . Please address your submission to a specific agent and make this clear in the subject line of your email. You can find out more about what each of our agents is looking for on their individual pages here and under the tab ‘About/The Team’. Any foreign-language submissions should be addressed to the agent in the relevant territory. Please see below for what to include and we look forward to hearing from you! Due to the great volume of submissions we receive, if you have not heard from us after 3 months please assume your ...

  Full details Please see our About page so you can send your material to the most appropriate agent. If you’re unsure who to submit to, please email submissions@theampersandagency.co.uk . We would like to see your first three chapters, together with a brief outline and some biographical details. We welcome contemporary and historical novels, literary, crime, thrillers, fantasy, science fiction; non-fiction: current affairs, history, biography, popular science. We don’t handle poetry, self-help books, or stories for young children. We only handle scripts for TV and film projects by our established clients, and we don’t consider material by unpublished authors based in the USA. We prefer submissions in digital form. If emailing your submission to us you should attach your chapters and outline as Word documents as opposed to copying and pasting text into an email. If you copy and paste, our server is likely to reject your submission because of length, and we will not rec...

  Full Details  Thank you for considering 5 Otter Literary to represent you. Please send your query letter and first ten pages of your manuscript or proposal in the body of the email to the agent of your choice. We will not open unsolicited attachments or accept mailed paper submissions. We currently do not represent plays or screenplays. Please allow us six weeks to consider your material. Due to volume of submissions, we will only respond if we would like to see more material. If you would like to query more than one of us simultaneously, please let us know when you send your query to the other agents. If you receive a pass from one of us, please accept it as a pass from all of us for the submitted project. Submit Your Query FAQs for Writers Q: How do I query 5 Otter Literary? Please consult our Agents page for information on each agents’ interests. You may submit your query to one or more of our agents via email. Please review our submission guidelines ...

  Full details  As an agency, we welcome voices of all backgrounds and also encourage submissions from writers who do not have an existing connection to the publishing industry. We have an extremely strong track record in discovering new talent and nothing makes us happier than doing so. In the past two years, work by Natasha Brown, Cherie Jones and Ailsa McFarlane were first discovered in our submissions inbox and successfully sold to publishers in the UK, the US and in translation.   However, please only submit work that you feel is ready and of publishable standard. We have included some guidelines and tips below in an effort to make the process easily accessible and transparent. Please submit work to the general submissions email: submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk, marking the subject line of your email for the attention of one of our literary agents. Our agents’ profiles can be found on our website , and we recommend reading ...

Full details  Submissions We are open to submissions and are constantly looking for new authors. We read and respond to every submission whether it is from a debut, established or self-published author. We love reading the stories you create. To help us get to your submission, please follow the guidelines below. We look forward to hearing from you! Please note that you can submit to either Juliet or Silé but not both. Should Juliet or Silé believe that your work is a better fit for the other, they will pass it along. Please do not submit something to one agent which has already been rejected by the other.  

  Full details  ABOUT US The North was founded in October 2017 by a group of agents with decades of experience in the book world: not only as agents, but as booksellers and publishers – and even a writer. We’re a small agency, but we think our list of best-sellers and award winners shows that we punch above our weight. In a business dominated by large London publishers and agencies, we’re proud to be one of very few literary agencies based in the north; though our reach is global, with writers published in more than 30 territories around the world. SUBMIT We are always on the lookout for new talent. So, whatever your experience – including none at all – if you’re writing and seeking representation, then please Hit the North by going to our submissions page.    

Full details Catherine is a Literary Agent specialising in adult fiction and non-fiction. She is also the Digital Rights Manager overseeing digital strategy at the Agency. Catherine studied English at New York University and received a JD from the University of Hong Kong. After leaving a career in law and public affairs, Catherine began her publishing career at Folio Literary Management in New York as a contracts manager and literary assistant. She then moved to Curtis Brown in London, as an assistant to Jonny Geller, where she worked with clients such as John le Carré, Nigella Lawson and David Nicholls. She was promoted to Associate Agent in 2018, building a list of reading group fiction and non-fiction authors. She joined Madeleine Milburn Ltd in 2019. A believer in the power of story, Catherine is passionate about discovering new voices. Actively looking for: upmarket and literary novels in the vein of Elizabeth Strout, Chimamanda Adichie and Ann Patchett; fasc...

Full details We are looking for the best debut writers, as well as established authors, successfully self-published writers and the most exciting and innovative creative talent out there, in both fiction and non-fiction. We work across a broad range of genres and categories (you can see the few things we don't represent below) but you can find out more about what each of our agents are looking for in our individual agent descriptions . We are passionate about great writing and we operate dynamically across all areas of publishing – film, television and other media, including speaking and live events. We are usually looking for writers and artists who would enjoy seeing their work in more than one medium. We actively look at the international potential of all authors and projects we take on, and we have a great track record in selling rights globally. How to make a submission Please submit your work to ...

If you know you’re a great writer with a story to tell, we hope you’ll be in touch with us. Please review these submission guidelines before you contact us. First, review our agents’ bios and decide which of us you’d like to query. Please do not simultaneously query our agents; submit your work to only one of us. If that agent passes, feel free to contact another. Second, email your chosen agent using the email indicated in their bio and tell them briefly who you are, about your book, and why you’re the one to write it. Include the title of your project in the subject line of your email. Then paste the first ten pages of your book in the body of your email (not as an attachment, please). We regret that we cannot respond to queries sent to our general “info” email account. Please email the agent you are querying using their individual query email, as indicated on their bio page. If you’re submitting a picture book, please include the complete text; for illustrations, pl...

We’re thrilled to be actively seeking new clients with great writing, unique stories, and complex characters, for middle grade, young adult, and adult. Kate is looking only at young adult and middle grade fiction and selective nonfiction for those ages. Sara seeks authors in middle grade, young adult, and adult romance, erotica, science fiction, and fantasy. Renee is currently closed to queries. Hannah is interested in speculative fiction in young adult, middle grade, and adult. Hilary is seeking middle grade and young adult fiction. To query us, please select one of the agents at kt literary at a time . If we pass, you can feel free to submit to another. Please email your query letter and the first three pages of your manuscript in the body of the email to either Kate at katequery@ktliterary.com , Sara at saraquery@ktliterary.com , Hannah at hannahquery@ktliterary.com , or Hilary at hilaryquery@ktliterary.com . See site for details of how to submit. More details...

The publishing industry is tough and competition is fierce, so we look for outstanding voices – for writing that’s fresh, original and effective. Most of all, we seek potential. We specialize in writing for children and teens: picture book author/illustrators with texts of less than 1000 words; high-concept/character-led chapter-book series; middle grade novels; graphic novels for a young readership; young-adult novels; select non-fiction proposals. Additionally, we are now opening to very select women’s fiction (see our new agent Chelsea Eberly’s bio/wishlist here ). Please note: We are NOT looking for picture book texts (ie, by writers who aren’t also illustrators), short stories, educational or religious/inspirational work, poetry, pre-school/novelty material or screenplays. Unless we have specifically requested them, we will also delete any emails sent with attachments or with links to work . Here is the procedure to follow if you want to submit your work to Greenhouse...

Zeno Agency Ltd is a London-based literary agency specialising in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror. We are also expanding into other genres, such as crime and thrillers, women’s fiction and young adult fiction. Authors seeking representation should refer to our submission guidelines . We represent a top-drawer range of authors, both as primary agent and in association with a number of well-known agencies abroad. Our list comprises major brand-names, high profile award winners, talented debut authors and prestigious literary estates. Founded in 2008, the company is solely run by John Berlyne. 2016 saw Louise Buckley join the company and she is currently an Associate Agent.  Zeno is a member of the Association of Author’s Agents and an affiliate member of SFWA. In late 2019, we welcomed Kristina Perez as an Associate Agent. For Rights and Permissions, please refer to the individual client pages or contact us directly through the usual channels. ...