Harriet Poland
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission route
- Website
- Response time
- Aims to reply within 6 weeks
- Last checked
- 10 days ago
About
Harriet is a literary agent at CAA who focuses on narrative, voice-driven non-fiction, pop culture, memoir, comedy, journalism and platform talent.
She joined CAA in 2023 after serving as editorial director at Hodder & Stoughton, where she published authors including Rob Delaney and Garth Marenghi. Before that, she held positions at Hodder Studio, Audible and The Hanbury Agency.
Genres
Looking for
- electric voices with a sense of humor
- engaging takes on important subjects
- down-the-rabbit-hole true stories
- books that are an unmitigated pleasure to read
- books that communicate important ideas and experiences in an accessible way, aiming to shape the perspectives of as many readers as possible
Agency submission guidelines
Submit by identifying the agent to submit to via the UK agent profiles and using the submissions button on that agent's profile, or by emailing UKBookSubmissions@caa.com with the name of the agent being submitted to included in the subject line. It is recommended to target one agent at a time rather than submitting to multiple agents. The agency covers general, commercial and literary fiction, narrative, literary and commercial non-fiction, children's literature, and science fiction and fantasy, among other genres, but does not represent screenplays.
Clients include
- Jodie Harsh
- William Hanson
- Thomas Erikson
- Hannah Murray
- The Fence
- Niall Breslin
- Kieran Morris
- James Grieg
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