Kay Peddle

About

Kay is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing non-fiction.

She spent over a decade working on non-fiction, first at the imprint The Bodley Head and then at the online human rights magazine Lacuna. In 2019 she became a literary agent and founded Kay Peddle Literary.

Genres

Agency submission guidelines

The agency represents a broad range of writers but does not represent screenplays, scripts or poetry, and does not accept work written or enhanced by AI. Writers not based in the UK are not typically represented (US-based writers are advised to find an American agent first). Only one agent should be submitted to at a time, via email to submissions@colwillandpeddle.com with the subject line FAO [agent] [genre] [title] by [author name]. For fiction and children's submissions: send a cover letter about the writer and their writing background, a synopsis of no more than one page of A4, and the first chapter of the work. Only Charlotte represents children's fiction among the agents. For non-fiction submissions: most non-fiction is sold on proposal so the whole book need not be written, though full manuscripts are accepted, especially for memoir. In the body of the email, include a brief (around 300 word) pitch for the book, and attach a single Word document (.doc/.docx) containing a cover letter and a proposal covering: what the book/project is about and why it is important, original and would make a good book; a brief biography of the writer's professional and personal experience and why they are the person to write this 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. Revised proposals should not be submitted unless requested, and no detailed feedback or correspondence is given on rejected proposals.

Agency AI policy

Does not represent screenplays, scripts or poetry, and does not accept work written or enhanced by AI.

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Clients include

• Helen Graves
• Astrid Madimba
• Chinny Ukata
• Kimberly McIntosh
• Joe Mulhall
• Richard Smyth
• Emily P. Webber
• Aaron Vallance
• Kerri Andrews

Other agents at Colwill & Peddle

• Charlotte Colwill

  Colwill & Peddle

  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, most recently running the children's department at Foyles on Charing Cross Road, before becoming an agent in 2018. She has worked at Tibor Jones and Jo Unwin Literary Agency, building her own list of authors.

  Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction +4 more

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  Last checked 10 days ago

• Donna Greaves

  Colwill & Peddle

  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 · Horror · Literary Fiction · Mystery +2 more

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  Last checked 4 days ago

• Milly Reilly

  Colwill & Peddle

  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. Authors she has worked with have won or been shortlisted for prizes including the Orwell Prize for Political Writing and the British Academy Book Prize.

  Genres:Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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  Last checked 4 days ago