Charlotte is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing fiction and children's books.
She began her career as a bookseller in independent bookshops in London and Melbourne, later running the children's department at Foyles on Charing Cross Road. She became an agent in 2018, working at Tibor Jones and Jo Unwin Literary Agency before building her own list of authors.
The agency represents a broad range of writers but does not represent screenplys, scripts or poetry, and does not accept work written or enhanced by AI. Writers based outside the UK, including the USA, are not accepted. Fiction and children's: only Charlotte represents children's fiction. Submit by email to submissions@colwillandpeddle.com with subject line FAO [agent] [genre] [title] by [author name]. Submit to only one agent at a time. What to send (fiction/children's): a cover letter about the writer and their writing background, a synopsis (preferably no longer than a page of A4), and the first chapter of the work. Non-fiction: most non-fiction books are sold on proposal, so the whole book need not be written yet, though full manuscripts are accepted, especially for memoir. Submit by email to submissions@colwillandpeddle.com with subject line FAO [agent] [genre] [title] by [author name]. Submit to only one agent at a time. What to send (non-fiction): in the body of the email, a brief pitch of around 300 words. Attach a single Word document (.doc/.docx) containing a cover letter and a proposal covering: what the book is about and why it is important and original; a brief biography of the writer and why they are the person to write the book now, including relevant links to previous writing or academic research/publications; competing titles or similar projects; a chapter or sample of the book of at least 10,000 words; and an outline of the book's chapters. After submitting: keep the agency posted on any offer of representation or a wish to withdraw. Do not submit revised proposals unless asked to. The agency cannot give detailed feedback on, or correspond about, rejected proposals.
They do not accept work that has been written or enhanced by AI (artificial intelligence).
Donna is an agent at Colwill & Peddle, building a list across adult commercial, book club and accessible literary fiction, and non-fiction. She joined the agency in 2025, having previously spent seven years at Jo Unwin Literary Agency. Before working in publishing, she trained and worked as a speech and language therapist in the NHS.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +5 more
Kay is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing narrative non-fiction and memoir. She spent over a decade as a non-fiction editor, including at The Bodley Head and the human rights magazine Lacuna. She became a literary agent in 2019, founding Kay Peddle Literary before joining Colwill & Peddle.
Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more
Milly represents a broad range of non-fiction and a select amount of literary fiction at Colwill & Peddle. She joined the agency in 2023, having previously worked at Jo Unwin Literary Agency for over six years. She enjoys working closely with authors to consider the different and generative ways of presenting a story, argument or idea within their writing.
Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 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
