Saffron joined the ASH Literary team in 2022 as agency assistant and was promoted to Associate Agent in 2023.
She has a background in media and communications, and recently completed a Masters in Children's Literature. She has always loved reading books for children and young adults, and is extremely passionate about highlighting and supporting diverse voices in publishing.
Submissions are accepted through QueryManager or by email at submissions@ashliterary.com. What to send: For novels, send the first three chapters and a synopsis. For graphic novels, send a proposal and up to 10 pages of samples. Paula asks for the first three chapters for novels, and for picture books, sample illustrations including at least one image of the main character, plus the entire text uploaded. Rules: Do not submit to multiple ASHL agents simultaneously or in succession, as a pass from one agent counts as a pass from the agency. Submissions sent to both QueryManager and the email address simultaneously, or sent elsewhere, will be deleted unread. If using the email address, specify which agent is being queried. Work created partially or fully with AI is automatically rejected and authors must warrant sole authorship in any signed agreement. If the book concerns an identity that is not the author's own, including experiences based on family members or friends, the agency will not be a good fit. Diversity focus: The agency is seeking extraordinary stories reflecting the diversity of the world, particularly voices historically underrepresented in publishing, and is not interested in overdone tropes told from a non-marginalised perspective. Per-agent contact: Alice can be queried through QueryManager or the submissions email. Paula can be queried through QueryManager or the submissions email, with a strong preference for QueryManager. Saffron prefers all queries through QueryManager, though those with an accessibility need preventing its use may query by email instead.
They do not accept a query if any part of the query package was created with generative AI.
Alice represents authors and illustrators working from board and picture books through to crossover young adult. She co-founded ASH Literary, which launched in September 2020, alongside Saffron Dodd. She is based in London.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Literary Fiction +7 more
John Ash is a literary agent at CAA Publishing, representing literary fiction, upmarket general fiction and serious nonfiction. He began his career at PEW Literary, where he spent six and a half years before joining CAA in 2023. His fiction interests range from literary fiction and epic fantasy to upmarket general fiction, while his nonfiction interests include history, memoir and reportage.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more
Rachel is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment, representing both literary and commercial fiction with a preference for darker stories. She began her publishing career at HarperCollins before working as an editor at Hachette for six years, most recently as a Commissioning Editor at Orion. She joined Mushens Entertainment in 2022 and became a Literary Agent in 2023 after covering Juliet Mushens' maternity leave.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror +7 more
Laura is an associate literary agent at the Liverpool Literary Agency. She studied Writing at Liverpool John Moores University, gaining a BA and later an MA, after an early career in teaching that included working with young adults with special needs and in further education. She moved into editing after her teaching career and also works as a freelance writer, having written for a video game and several roleplaying games.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Cosy Mystery · Crime · Fantasy +12 more
Sarah is a literary agent at CAA who builds a list of commercial to reading-group fiction and commercial non-fiction for the UK market. Sarah joined CAA in 2022, having previously worked at HarperCollins, Hachette, Pan Macmillan, The Curtis Brown Agency, and David Higham Associates. Their background is in translation rights, and they also represent US and translated authors in the UK.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +11 more
Alice is a Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, working primarily on the children's list. After an MA in Publishing from UAL she spent five years as a scout at London Literary Scouting, specialising in children's, young adult and science fiction and fantasy across all ages and working with publishers and media companies around the world. She joined the agency in 2026 from Felicity Bryan Associates, where she was a literary agent. Alongside building her own list she sells foreign rights in the agency's children's and young adult titles across many territories.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Mystery +5 more
Daisy is an agent in the books department at PFD, and works with Tim Bates as the United Kingdom sub-agent for New Directions Publishing in the United States. She joined the company in 2019 after graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Horror · Literary Fiction +8 more
