Jenny Savill
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission route
- Response time
- Assume no reply = no after 12 weeks
- Last checked
- 4 days ago
About
Jenny is from Nottingham, studied medieval history at St Andrews, and joined ANA as assistant to Andrew Nurnberg in 2002, after several years in the theatre.
She initiated and built the agency's children's list, added adult fiction to her roster in 2012, and is known for building award-winning writing careers across both children's and adult books. She led ANA as managing director between 2022 and 2025, following the retirement of founder Andrew Nurnberg, and is a longstanding visiting speaker at universities and literary festivals across the United Kingdom.
Genres
Looking for
- accessible literary fiction
- upmarket women's fiction
- romance
- literary horror
- science fiction
- speculative fiction and ghost stories
- suspense
- crime and thriller
- comedic fiction
- historical fiction
- compelling, page-turning stories that break new ground whatever the genre
- child-centred voices in fiction for ages 7 and up
- middle grade
- young adult
- a high level of craft, with originality, depth, and the ability to move and surprise
Not looking for
- high fantasy, adult or children's
- picture books
Agency submission guidelines
' - Covering letter (in the body of the email) - 1-page synopsis (attached) - First three chapters or 50 pages (attached) - For non-fiction proposals, please send an overview, chapter outlines and three sample chapters. - Please address your submission for the attention of the agent for whose list you think it would be most suitable.
Links
- Websiteandrewnurnberg.com/agents/jenny-savill
- Submissionsandrewnurnberg.com/enquiries
- Emailsubmissions@nurnberg.co.uk
- Instagraminstagram.com/mldean_ana
Clients include
- Eleanor Anstruther
- Hazel Atkinson
- Carina Axelsson
- Anna Bowles
- Matt Brown
- Jennifer Claessen
- Sophie Cleverly
- Veronica Cossanteli
- Dave Cousins
- Keren David
- Sophie Draper
- Sarah Forbes
- Fred Fordham
- Cornelia Funke
- Kate M. Graham
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