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Bryony Woods

Bryony Woods Literary Agency

Submission status
Open
Submission route
Email
Response time
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Last checked
11 days ago

About

Bryony represents an eclectic mix of writers, with a list spanning quirky children's fiction and young adult through to adult fiction and selected non-fiction.

She set up her own literary agency in 2012, after working in specialist bookshops, libraries and at the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. She holds an MA in Publishing from University College London. She has mentored aspiring writers, agents and editors through organisations such as the Stationers Company and the WoMentoring Project.

What they represent

Children's BooksContemporary FictionFantasyLiterary FictionMemoirMiddle GradeNarrative Non-FictionRomanceScience FictionYoung Adult

Looking for

  • books in almost any genre, whether for adult readers, young adults or children from age 7+
  • beautifully written, upmarket contemporary novels
  • books about friendships and platonic love
  • thought-provoking sci-fi or richly imagined fantasy worlds
  • brilliant, sweeping love stories on an epic canvas
  • found families, or novels about finding love in unexpected places
  • something that truly makes her laugh
  • fairy tales, or anything darkly magical
  • books that surprise her
  • books that will break her heart
  • books that ask big questions of the world and our place within it
  • books that are full of hope
  • a beautiful memoir or a moving collection of essays

Not looking for

  • crime novels or harrowing psychological thrillers
  • children's picture books, or poetry collections

Links

Clients include

  • Megan Baffoe
  • Sylvia Bishop
  • Kathy Brown
  • Nicole Burstein
  • Jen Cownie
  • Rosie Fletcher
  • Sarah Maria Griffin
  • Rebecca Holman
  • Daisy May Johnson
  • S E Lister
  • Virginia Macgregor
  • Caroline O'Donoghue
  • Katharine Orton
  • Ellen Osborne
  • Elizabeth Shapiro

Agency submission guidelines

The agency welcomes submissions from new clients of all backgrounds, including those under-represented in publishing. International submissions are considered, though US-based authors are generally advised to seek a US-based agent given the agency is based in the UK. Exclusive submissions are not required. Writers should inform the agency if another agent is considering the full manuscript. Submissions written or co-written using Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot be accepted. No reading fee is charged. Submissions sent to the general enquiries address (info@bryonywoods.co.uk) will not be read.

Agency AI policy

Submissions written or co-written using Artificial Intelligence are not accepted.

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