Kathryn is a literary agent at Fraser Ross Associates, representing writers and illustrators of children's books.
She co-founded the agency with Lindsey Fraser in 2002, after the two had run Scottish Book Trust for ten years. Her earlier experience was in teaching and bookselling, and she has judged the Nestlé Smarties, Whitbread and Fidler prizes and helped launch the Blue Peter Book Awards.
Fraser Ross Associates is currently closed to submissions, and will update its website when this changes. When open: submissions go by email to fraserrossassociates@gmail.com, where the email itself is the covering letter, or by post to Fraser Ross Associates, 42 Hadfast Road, Cousland, Midlothian EH22 2NZ. Worth knowing: the agency represents writers and illustrators, mainly of children's books. It does not consider poetry, playscripts, screenplays or individual short stories, and does not want unfinished work. It replies only to those it may offer representation; if you have not heard within 8 weeks, assume it is a no.
Lindsey is a literary agent at Fraser Ross Associates, representing writers and illustrators of children's books. She co-founded the agency with Kathryn Ross in 2002, after the two had run Scottish Book Trust for ten years. Her earlier experience was in teaching and bookselling, and she has judged the Nestlé Smarties, Whitbread and Fidler prizes and helped launch the Blue Peter Book Awards.
Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade
Kirsty founded Morgan Green Creatives in 2020. She represents award winning writers across fiction and non-fiction, children's books, poetry, journalism, scriptwriting and illustration. She brings over 20 years of industry experience and contacts to her client list.
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Poetry
Paul is the Managing Director of Bell Lomax Moreton. He joined the agency in 2000 from Penguin Books, where he was Head of Children's Book Sales. He represents children's books across all age ranges and non-fiction, and is also drawn to crime fiction and anything a bit weird and wonderful.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +10 more
Justine is Bell Lomax Moreton's Development Editor and builds a boutique list of illustrated stories and concepts. She joined the agency from Pan Macmillan, where she commissioned and acquired picture books. Justine is an experienced editor and ex-publisher who has worked across baby, preschool and picture books, non-fiction, chapter books and middle-grade fiction. She has also worked in animation as a script editor and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Children's Illustration.
Genres:Children's Books · Graphic Novels · Middle Grade
Lauren represents authors and illustrators across children's and young adult fiction, new adult/crossover and commercial women's fiction, and adult non-fiction. She joined Bell Lomax Moreton in 2014 and has built a list of children's and young adult fiction, adult fiction and adult non-fiction authors whose work has won or been shortlisted for prizes including the Waterstones Children's Prize, the Carnegie Medal and the Branford Boase. In 2020 she was selected as one of The Bookseller's Rising Stars.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Health & Wellness +9 more
Christabel came into publishing via teaching English in Korea, where she taught literature to children between six and eleven years of age. She believes children's books should be accessible, inclusive and unpatronising, as well as impactful and a pleasure to read. She represents authors and illustrators across the spectrum of writing and illustrating for children and young adults, spanning fiction to non-fiction and picture books to graphic novels.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Middle Grade +3 more
Isobel joined David Higham in 2025 after more than ten years working as an editor in illustrated children's publishing. She began her career at Templar Publishing and Big Picture Press, commissioning across a boutique list of illustrated books, and was later Commissioning Editor at Walker Books. She is building a list of children's book creators and works across all formats.
Genres:Children's Books · Graphic Novels · Middle Grade · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
