Steven is an Agent and the Company Manager at Eve White Literary Agency.
He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne and studied French and Italian at Queens' College, Cambridge, before completing an MPhil in Comparative Film and Literature. He then lived in Paris, working as a university language assistant and a freelance scout, before joining Eve White Literary Agency in 2021.
The agency welcomes new clients and accepts fiction and non-fiction for adults, submitted from anywhere in the world as long as the manuscript is written in a form of English. What is not accepted: children's books (as of 1st July 2026), ghostwritten work, and any covering letters, proposals, synopses or manuscripts written using generative AI. Submissions of these will not be read. How to send: submissions are accepted by email only. Postal submissions will not be read, responded to or returned. A submission may be addressed to either the relevant reader (Nicky for fiction, Pippa for non-fiction) or a particular agent, but should be sent to only one of the listed email addresses. Fiction: send a full covering email including the word count. Prepare one attachment in Word format (or PDF if unable), named "[Book Title], [Your Name]", containing the three opening chapters or an equivalent writing sample (double line spaced), plus a synopsis of the whole plot including spoilers, no more than one page, preferably in prose though bullet points are accepted. Send to fiction@evewhite.co.uk. Non-fiction: send a full covering email including the final or projected word count. Prepare attachments in Word format (or PDF if unable): a full book proposal including some sample writing, named "[Book Title], Proposal, [Your Name]", and a CV named "CV, [Your Name]". Send to nonfiction@evewhite.co.uk.
They do not accept covering letters, proposals, synopses or manuscripts written using generative AI, and all submissions are read by experienced professionals without the use of AI.
Eve is the owner, CEO and agent at Eve White Literary Agency, which she founded in 2003. Her company represents everything from prize-winning literary fiction to bestselling picture books worldwide. Eve works closely with each author, both editorially and in shaping their career. She previously worked as an actress for 20 years before setting up the agency.
Genres:Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
Ludo is an Agent and the Managing Director at Eve White Literary Agency. He joined the company in 2017 and began building his client list in 2018. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. He represents fiction, non-fiction and children's authors across genres.
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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
Clare heads the Liverpool Literary Agency, which she set up in 2020 to address inequality and underrepresentation in publishing. She has more than 20 years' experience of writing and editing professionally, and has published two novels. She has a background in PR and marketing, and has taught on creative writing programmes, giving her experience in pitching and promoting writers.
Genres:Crime · Historical Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Thriller · Women's Fiction
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
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
Sarah is a literary agent, actively building a list of adult fiction and non-fiction. After graduating from Durham University, she worked at the Orion publishing house and then briefly in script development before becoming an agent in 2015. She has since built an award-winning list that includes Sunday Times bestselling authors, and in 2019 was named a Rising Star by the Bookseller.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Romance +2 more
Hannah is a literary agent at LBA Books, representing commercial and book club fiction, and select non-fiction. She joined LBA in 2018. She previously worked for a literary scout and in translation rights. Hannah grew up in Luxembourg, giving her an international perspective on the publishing market.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +10 more
