Sophie is a literary agent at C&W Agency, representing fiction and nonfiction authors, many of whom have been nominated for or won major literary prizes.
She worked as a bookseller and book buyer on London's Charing Cross Road before moving to New York, where she spent three years as an assistant at Janklow & Nesbit. She returned to London to start her own list at Tibor Jones & Associates before joining C&W in 2013, becoming a Director and later Managing Director.
Submissions should be sent by email (in .doc or .docx format) directly to the agent to be considered, with contact details listed under agent profiles. Writers should not write to more than one agent; if a book is promising, it will be passed to the person most likely to want to represent it. Postal submissions are not accepted. For fiction, email the first three chapters (or about 50 pages) and a synopsis. The synopsis should be a simplified explanation of the plot in one or two sides listing the theme, setting and characters, from the first to final chapter, rather than a blurb or cover-style teaser. For children's or young adult projects, send the first three chapters or first fifty pages, and a synopsis of the work. Picture book submissions are not currently being accepted. For non-fiction, most books are sold on proposal so the book need not be already written. A thirty-page proposal should include: what the book is about and why it needs to be written and published now; who the writer is and their credentials for writing the book (in the third person); where the book would sit on the shelves, including similar or competing published books; a chapter of sample text (usually taken from an early part of the book, but not the introduction); and an outline of chapters (a page per chapter, written in full prose). For both fiction and non-fiction, a covering letter should also be included giving an account of the background of the book and details of any writing credentials, noting any referral by a trade or personal contact, any prior correspondence with an agent, and whether the project has been or is being seen by other agents or publishers. Material should be typeset so as to be clearly legible, with the writer's name and a contact number and email address included on the first page of the manuscript. Including the title and the writer's name in the file name of the submission is helpful, as many agents read on kindle or tablet.
Carrie is a literary agent at C&W Agency who focuses on non-fiction, particularly art, photography, music and style. She previously worked in US publishing at Random House and HarperCollins, and was SVP Publisher of Harper Perennial. She co-founded It Books, an imprint dedicated to pop culture, fashion, film, music and celebrity, and also co-founded the independent bookstore/bar The Society Club.
Genres:Other Non-Fiction
Clare is the founder and Chair of C&W. She co-founded the independent publishing imprint and production company CHEERIO with Harriet Vyner in 2020, in association with the Estate of Francis Bacon. Her authors' work has been translated into more than sixty languages and adapted for theatre, film and television.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more
Emma represents a growing list of writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction at C&W Agency. She reads widely across both areas and is drawn to strong voices and character-driven stories. Editorial work is one of her favourite parts of the job, and she is committed to helping writers shape their work before it goes to publishers.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +7 more
Sarah is a literary agent at C&W Agency, representing fiction and non-fiction. She trained in editorial at Sceptre, Hodder & Stoughton, and was an in-house editor at PFD before becoming a literary agent in her own right in 2008, co-founding United Agents. She joined C&W in 2024, bringing her list of authors with her.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +9 more
Susan is a literary agent at C&W Agency, working with debut and previously published novelists. She loves discovering new and original voices and helping debut writers launch their careers. She also works with already published novelists who might want a change in direction. Susan looks for authors who want a long-term career, and offers support in shaping, editing and selling their books.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +7 more
Maria represents both fiction and nonfiction writers at Mushens Entertainment. Before joining the agency in September 2025, she worked at InkWell Management in New York for over eight years as an assistant and agent. She began her career in publishing as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York. Maria graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in English and Drama, then obtained her Master's in Literature and Modernity from the University of Edinburgh.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +2 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
Kate is an agent representing books and journalism. She studied English literature and journalism in Australia and New York, and worked in music, magazines and literary festivals before beginning her publishing career at Hachette Australia in 2012. She has been at PFD since 2014.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +7 more
Laurie is a Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, representing books and journalism and actively building a list of adult fiction and non-fiction. She completed a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, worked in the sales team at Dorling Kindersley, and joined the agency in 2017, beginning her own list in 2020. On the fiction side she represents a range of genres alongside a smaller non-fiction list, and represents several Sunday Times bestselling authors whose work has been shortlisted for and won prizes including the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, the Jhalak Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Dublin Literary Award, the Edge Hill Prize, the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, and cookery awards from Fortnum & Mason and the Guild of Food Writers. She also looks after serialisation rights and journalism across the agency.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more
Tim is managing director of PFD. He joined the agency after nearly ten years as an agent with Pollinger Limited, and before that held various roles in publishing, including commissioning editor for Penguin Classics at Penguin Books.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more
Rachel is the founder and director of RML, which she established in 2019. She previously worked as a literary agent at Furniss Lawton and as Agent and International Business Director at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, where she sat on the Executive Board. Before that she worked in publishing at Penguin and Random House. Over twenty years in the industry, she has secured major publishing and screen deals for a wide range of authors.
Genres:Biography · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
