The UK’s literary agent directory.
And the publishers you can approach without one.
See who’s open, what they represent and when we last checked.
408
Agents listed
299
Currently open
Recent activity
- Akan Booksfound closedyesterday
- Trevor Dolbyfound closed4 days ago
- Clara Fosterfound closed4 days ago
- Rowan Lawtonfound closed5 days ago
- Lucy Morrisfound closed6 days ago
Upcoming
- Hannah SheppardHannah Sheppard Literary Agency LtdSubmissions are open from the 1st to the 7th of November only. They will then close until February 2027.
- Julie GourinchasBell Lomax MoretonSubmissions are open from the 1st to the 7th of each month.
- Julia SilkGreyhound LiteraryOpen to submissions until the end of October and then for the first 10 days of every month.
- Alice LutyensCurtis Brown LtdNot open to submissions until the end of 2026.
- Rowan LawtonThe Soho AgencySubmissions reopen January 2027.
- Viola HaydenCurtis Brown LtdSubmissions reopen January 2027.
- Louise BuckleyHannah Sheppard Literary Agency LtdClosed to submissions until February 2027.
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How querying works
How to get a literary agent in the UK
What a literary agent actually does, whether you need one, and how to go about finding one in the UK.
Read guideWhat goes in a submission package
A submission package is what an agency asks you to send: usually a covering letter, a synopsis, and your sample chapters.
Read guideHow to write a synopsis
You spent years building a story, and now an agent wants it flattened onto a single page, ending and all. It feels impossible. It isn't. Here we explain what a synopsis is for, how long it should be, and how to write one step by step.
Read guideHow to write a covering letter
The covering letter is the first thing an agent reads, and it has one job: to make them want to read your sample pages.
Read guideHow to choose comparison titles
Comparison titles, or comps, are published books you name to show an agent where yours would sit.
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