What they represent
Business, Commercial Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Thriller
Pat is one of the founders of Bell Lomax Moreton, having previously worked in senior editorial roles at Simon & Schuster, Wiley and Kogan Page.
Business, Commercial Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Thriller
Meg Henderson, Mark Shipman, S.D. Robertson
The agency considers most fiction, non-fiction and children's book proposals, and sends submissions to submission@bell-lomax.co.uk. Not represented: poetry, short stories or novellas, educational textbooks, film scripts or stage plays. Fiction, children's and young adult fiction or narrative non-fiction: send a short synopsis including details of the entire plot. Send the first three chapters (no more than 50 pages), double spaced. Include a covering letter with details of any previously published work. Send in word document or PDF format. Illustrated non-fiction: send a detailed outline, sample material if available, and information regarding previously published work. Children's picture books: send the full text of up to 3 manuscripts in one email. Include sample illustrations if available, in pdf, png or jpg format. WeTransfer or Google Drive links are not accepted. Include a covering letter with details of any previously published work. Do not address a submission to more than one agent within the agency. Julie Gourinchas: open to queries only in the first week (days 1-7) of every calendar month, exclusively via QueryManager. Queries sent to her by email are deleted unread. Hard copy submissions should include an email address for correspondence, or an appropriately stamped and addressed envelope for returns, and be sent to Suite C, Victory House, 131 Queensway, Petts Wood, Kent BR5 1DG. No reading fee is charged.
They require writers to disclose the level to which AI was used in the creation of the manuscript and/or query package.
Jo is an agent at Bell Lomax Moreton who represents adult fiction and non-fiction. She has over 20 years' experience of working in the publishing industry. She has worked for HarperCollins and Parragon Books as Sales Director. In that role she worked with authors, editorial teams, licensors, production and major retailers across the UK.
Represents commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, crime, health and wellness, historical fiction and 9 more.
Julie is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton with a selective list focused on upmarket adult fiction with commercial drive and appeal, across a wide variety of genres. Writers she represents have won or been nominated for awards including the British Book Awards, the Hugo Awards and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. She has also represented multiple Sunday Times bestselling titles. She is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents Bridge Committee, which focuses on junior agent development and growth.
Represents contemporary fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, historical non-fiction, horror and 8 more.
June was instrumental in founding Bell Lomax Moreton. She has developed her own list of clients as well as supporting the other agents with their work.
Represents children's books, commercial fiction, literary fiction and other non-fiction.
Justine is Development Editor at Bell Lomax Moreton, where she is building a boutique list of illustrated stories and concepts. She joined the agency from Pan Macmillan, where she commissioned and acquired picture books. As an editor and publisher she has published baby, preschool and picture books, non-fiction, chapter books, series and middle-grade fiction. She has also worked in animation as a script editor and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Children's Illustration.
Represents children's books, graphic novels and middle grade.
Katie is an agent at Bell Lomax Moreton representing fiction and non-fiction. She spent 25 years at HarperCollins in roles including Group Rights Director and Managing Director of Collins non-fiction. She was Executive Producer on Channel 4's 2019 adaptation of The Tiger Who Came To Tea, which was awarded an international Emmy. She served as a judge on the Owned Voices Novel Award in 2021 and is a mentor for Black Girl Writers.
Represents commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, crime, current affairs, health and wellness and 11 more.
Lauren is an agent at Bell Lomax Moreton representing children's and young adult fiction, adult fiction and adult non-fiction. She joined the agency in 2014 and has built her list since then. Her authors include Sunday Times and international bestsellers. They have won or been shortlisted for prizes including the Waterstones Children's Prize, the Carnegie Medal and the Blue Peter Book Award.
Represents biography, children's books, commercial fiction, fantasy, health and wellness and 9 more.
Paul is the Managing Director of Bell Lomax Moreton, representing children's books and non-fiction. He joined the agency in 2000 from Penguin Books. At Penguin he was Head of Children's Book Sales. He is also interested in crime fiction.
Represents biography, children's books, commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, crime and 10 more.
Donald is a literary agent at Watson, Little. He studied English Literature and History at Queen Mary, University of London and University College London. He began his career at Penguin Press before moving to A P Watt, where he worked for five years building a list of non-fiction and fiction for adults. He joined Watson, Little as an agent in 2013.
Represents business, commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, crime, current affairs and 8 more.
Guy is the agency principal at Futerman, Rose & Associates. He studied English with the novelist Tom Sharpe and co-wrote his obituary for The Times. Guy has built a varied and loyal list of writers, including senior politicians, high court judges and barristers, as well as screenwriters, television dramatists and film producers.
Represents biography, business, narrative non-fiction, other non-fiction, politics and 2 more.
Sally is an agent at Felicity Bryan Associates who represents a broad range of non-fiction. Her list includes award-winning and bestselling authors alongside writers whose careers have only just begun. Sally is a former editor and enjoys working with writers to turn a great idea into a great book. She is a Trustee of the Jane Grigson Trust and founded and administers its award for first-time writers on food and drink.
Represents biography, business, current affairs, food and drink, historical non-fiction and 2 more.
Jack is a literary agent and co-founder of DunnFogg, representing fiction and non-fiction. He started his publishing career at Bloomsbury in 2004. He then worked at 4th Estate, Hodder, Penguin Random House and Harper Fiction and Harper Non-Fiction over a seventeen-year career as an editor and publisher. He was nominated as editor of the year at the British Book Awards in 2018, and in 2019 he set up the Mudlark imprint at HarperCollins.
Represents business, crime, current affairs, fantasy, food and drink and 9 more.
Nick is a Senior Agent and Head of Foreign Rights at David Luxton Associates, where he represents commercial non-fiction. He began his publishing career in 2013, interning at publishing houses including Headline and Faber while completing an MA in Publishing. He joined DLA in 2014. His list includes sports personalities, journalists, musicians, comedians and clinical experts.
Represents biography, business, food and drink, self-help and sports.
Karolina is a literary agent at WME, based in the London office, focusing mainly on non-fiction. She joined WME in 2024 after more than eight years of commissioning experience at publishing houses in the UK and abroad, and she has training in intellectual property law. Her areas of focus are self-development, big think, health and science, and memoir. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Polish and also reads French.
Represents business, health and wellness, memoir, narrative non-fiction, self-help and 1 more.
