Keshava Guha

About

Keshava is an agent at Aevitas UK, building an international list that is primarily non-fiction with select fiction projects.

He was previously a senior editor at Juggernaut Books in New Delhi, where he published literary fiction, history and current affairs. He is also a novelist and essayist. He holds degrees from Harvard College and the Columbia Publishing Course, and a master's in creative writing from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Genres

Agency submission guidelines

Submissions are made via an online submission form (Query Manager), not by post or phone. What to do: select an agent from the drop-down menu on the website and follow the instructions on that agent's pop-up submission form. Agents not appearing on the drop-down are currently closed to submissions. What to send: a one-sentence summary of the book or manuscript, the category (fiction, nonfiction subject areas, children's/middle grade/young adult, or poetry), comparable titles, referral information, the book's title, and the first 50 pages of the manuscript. Rules: do not submit to more than one agent at the agency simultaneously; such submissions will be automatically disregarded. Exclusions: original screenplays and screenwriters are not represented. Hardcopy submissions or queries by mail or phone are not accepted and will not receive a response.

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Clients include

• Avinash Paliwal
• Erik Braun
• Harry George Daniels
• Mark A. Goldstein
• Rahul Sagar
• Rosie Campbell
• Tim Wigmore

Other agents at Aevitas Creative Management

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  Aevitas Creative Management

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  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Charlie Viney

  Aevitas Creative Management

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  Genres:Children's Books · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Clara Foster

  Aevitas Creative Management

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  Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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• Emily Sweet

  Aevitas Creative Management

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  Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) +4 more

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• Jack Ramm

  Aevitas Creative Management

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  Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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• Toby Mundy

  Aevitas Creative Management

  Toby is CEO of ACM UK, a literary agent representing narrative non-fiction. Before becoming an agent, he founded Atlantic Books, serving as chief executive and publisher from 2000 to 2014, where he published many bestselling and prize-winning titles. Since 2014, he has served as director of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, Britain's leading non-fiction literary prize. He was previously a non-executive director of Prospect Publishing Limited for ten years, also serving as a contributing editor and editorial board member.

  Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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• Trevor Dolby

  Aevitas Creative Management

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  Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Valeria Huerta

  Aevitas Creative Management

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  Genres:Health & Wellness · Narrative Non-Fiction · Poetry · Self-Help

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