Jamie Maclean

CMM Agency

Submission status
Closed (conditions apply)
When to submit
Submissions reopen 30th September 2026
Submission route
Email
Response time
Assume no reply = no after 12 weeks
Last checked
Today

About

Jamie is an agent at CMM Agency who represents fiction and non-fiction.

He trained at Edinburgh College of Art and later worked at Sotheby's before running galleries including his own, the Maclean Gallery. In 1995 he founded the Erotic Review, later returning as its editor, and has written for publications including the Observer and New Statesman.

Genres

CrimeHistorical FictionMysteryPoliticsSelf-HelpThriller

Looking for

  • sexual politics
  • relationship
  • lifestyle how-to’s
  • erotica
  • thrillers
  • whodunit
  • historical crime

Not looking for

  • poetry
  • plays
  • scripts for film and TV

Agency submission guidelines

The agency considers fiction and non-fiction, submitted by email only. Fiction: literary debuts, historical novels, thrillers, crime fiction and women's fiction. Non-fiction: history, memoir, politics and popular science. Not considered: poetry, plays or scripts for film and TV. What to send: a 1-paragraph author biography (including whether the novel has been sent to other agents or publishers), a 1-paragraph blurb/hook stating genre and audience, a short synopsis, and the first three chapters attached. Formatting: include name, address, contact number and email address on the first page of the manuscript. The manuscript should be double or 1.5 line-spaced, with wide margins, in a type size no smaller than 12-point (Times New Roman preferred), and fully numbered page by page. How to send: email to submissions@cmm.agency. Submissions by post, or direct to individual agents by email, are not accepted unless requested. After a screening process, selected authors will be asked to submit their full manuscript by email.

Agency AI policy

Submissions, including the covering letter and synopsis, must be the original work of the author. Material generated, written, co-written or edited using artificial intelligence technology is not accepted.