Literary Agents
for Biography
There are currently 40 UK-based literary agents accepting submissions for biography. See who represents it, who's open right now, and when we last checked.
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Andrew Gordon
Andrew joined David Higham Associates in 2007 and is a director of the company and head of the Books department. Before becoming an agent he worked on the publishing side for fifteen years, in publicity at Hodder & Stoughton and as an editor and publisher at Little, Brown and Simon & Schuster. His list is primarily non-fiction and includes leading historians, journalists and commentators. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Cundill History Prize.
Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir +4 more
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Andrew Lownie
Andrew founded the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency in 1988. He read history at Magdalene College, Cambridge, gained an MSc and doctorate at Edinburgh University, and began his publishing career at Hodder & Stoughton before becoming an agent at John Farquharson. He is also an author and biographer, with prize-winning books including a biography of the spy Guy Burgess and two Sunday Times bestsellers, The Mountbattens and Traitor King.
Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
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Angelique Tran Van Sang
Angelique is an agent at Felicity Bryan Associates, building a list of fiction, non-fiction and select poetry. She joined FBA after seven years as an editor at Bloomsbury, where she worked with authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge and Kamila Shamsie. As a former editor, she enjoys helping writers develop their work at both structure and line level before submission to publishers.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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Barbara Levy
Barbara looks after her clients personally, giving them individual attention at all times.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
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Caro Clarke
Caro is the founder and literary agent at Portobello Literary. They founded the agency in 2022 after twelve years working in publishing houses, including Transworld and Canongate Books, where they were a Senior Rights Manager. They were named Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2021. In 2019, they co-founded the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented nature writers.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy +16 more
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Catherine Clarke
Catherine has been building a list of adult non-fiction and children's fiction writers since 2001. She co-founded the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize in 2003 to recognise women's achievements in publishing. In 2017 she was named Literary Agent of the Year in the British Book Awards, and from 2022 to 2024 she was President of the Association of Authors' Agents.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more
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Clare Hulton
Clare founded the Clare Hulton Agency in 2012, after senior publishing roles at Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Penguin and Random House. Her authors have featured in the Sunday Times bestseller list and in bestseller lists in the USA, Australia and Canada, and have won awards and been translated into many languages. Clare's agency is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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Connor Brown
Connor joined Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2025 after a career as an editor, primarily at Penguin Random House, most recently as editorial director at Viking, Penguin, and previously at The Bodley Head. He has worked with a wide range of bestselling and prize-winning authors of upmarket non-fiction, and was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2023.
Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
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Daisy Parente
Daisy joined Lutyens & Rubinstein in 2008 and she has run her own list since 2012. She is always open to submissions and loves to think about how books work in the world, delighting in being swept away and unable to put a book down. Daisy’s list includes award-winning writers in food writing, young adult and middle-grade books, narrative non-fiction and memoir, contemporary and historical fiction, travel and nature writing, crime, music books including biographies and autobiographies, and poetry.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +7 more
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Dame Caroline Michel
Caroline Michel DBE has been chief executive of PFD since 2007, and chairs the Hay Festival, having previously served as its trustee. She was formerly chair of the BFI Trust, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and of the Royal Society of Literature, vice president of the London Library and a trustee of Historic Royal Palaces. She has sat on boards including the BFI and Somerset House, served on the Booker Prize Advisory Committee, and has been a longstanding champion of libraries and librarians.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
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Elise Dillsworth
Elise is a London-based literary agent who represents literary and general fiction and non-fiction. She became an agent in 2012, having previously worked as a commissioning editor at Virago Press. She co-founded the Diversity in Publishing Network in 2004 and has judged several literary prizes.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more
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Elise Dillsworth
Elise became a literary agent in 2012, having previously been a commissioning editor at Virago Press. She co-founded the Diversity in Publishing Network in 2004, which received the New Venture Award from Women in Publishing in 2005. Her authors have won or been nominated for awards including the Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the Caine Prize, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, the Forward Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction.
Genres:Biography · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
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Elliot Prior
Elliot joined Curtis Brown in 2022 and is now an associate agent working alongside Gordon Wise. Before Curtis Brown he worked for the Albatross Agency in Stockholm and as a scout at Eccles Fisher Associates.
Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +2 more
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Emily Glenister
Emily is a Director and literary agent at DHH Literary Agency. She trained as an actress at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before working as a theatrical agent and assistant, representing performers such as Charlotte Rampling and Sir Roger Moore. She joined DHH as an agent in 2020, after assisting David Headley for four years, and became a Director in 2022. Her clients include Heather Darwent, Suzie Edge and Becca Day.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy +10 more
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Emily Sweet
Emily is a hands-on, creative and energetic literary agent based in London. Before becoming an agent, she spent ten years as an editor in trade publishing houses, focusing primarily on non-fiction. She takes a personal, collaborative approach with her authors, placing them with publishers ranging from major houses to smaller independents. She works as part of Aevitas Creative Management, a full-service literary agency.
Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) +4 more
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Emma Bal
Emma is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn specialising in non-fiction, which she joined five years ago and where she has built a reputable list, securing major deals worldwide. She represents leading experts across the arts, humanities and sciences, including Roopika Risam, Rebecca Clifford, Maikel Kuijpers, Anne Irfan, Ayala Panievsky, Miranda Malins and Lauren Working, and writers on nature, food, travel, politics, psychology and pop culture such as Corinne Fowler, Dina Macki and Keshia Sakarah. Before agenting she spent over a decade in publishing at Penguin Press and Bloomsbury, leading campaigns for non-fiction and launching the careers of Nobel prize-winning economists, Pulitzer prize-winning journalists, historians, scientists, memoirists, activists and poets, among them Peter Frankopan, Rutger Bregman, William Dalrymple, Claudia Rankine, Lisa Taddeo, Owen Jones and Patricia Lockwood.
Genres:Biography · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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Emma Paterson
Emma represents writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, among them a number of bestselling and prize-winning authors. She joined Aitken Alexander Associates in 2018, having previously spent five years at Rogers, Coleridge & White and worked before that at The Wylie Agency. She is a Director of the agency and, since 2020, a member of the Booker Prize Foundation Advisory Committee, and in 2023 she was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) +7 more
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Fiona Lindsay
Fiona is the Managing Director of Limelight Management, a boutique London-based literary and talent agency founded in 1989. With a long background in broker deals for television, lifestyle, and expert-led authors, she oversees a selective authors’ list that bridges publishing, broadcast, and branding.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink +8 more
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Gaia Banks
Gaia is a primary agent at Sheil Land Associates. She has worked in publishing for over twenty years, beginning in translation rights at John Murray before joining Sheil Land as an agent in 2004. For seventeen years she looked after the agency's translation rights alongside her own list, becoming a full-time primary agent at the start of 2022. She takes on one or two new writers a year, looking for projects with wide international appeal.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Health & Wellness +6 more
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Georgina Capel
Georgina represents literary, film, television and radio clients at Georgina Capel Associates. She joined William Heinemann's rights department in 1983 before becoming Rights Director at Secker and Warburg and then Jonathan Cape. She later became Group Rights Director of Random House and has negotiated international deals for authors for over twenty-five years.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Poetry · Politics +1 more
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Gordon Wise
Gordon Wise joined Curtis Brown in 2005, bringing with him over a decade of experience as an editor and publishing director at Pan Macmillan and John Murray/Hachette. He began his career in the book world as a student bookseller in 1989 and has since become a prominent figure in the industry. He has served as President of the Association of Authors' Agents, co-Managing Director of the Curtis Brown Books Department, and was named Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards. He has also featured in The Bookseller's list of the 100 most influential people in publishing. Known for his collaborative, strategic approach, Gordon has a strong reputation for brand development, editorial matchmaking, and guiding writers through reinvention. He works closely with Elliot Prior and takes on a highly selective list of clients across both fiction and non-fiction.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) +5 more
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Guy Rose
Guy Rose is the agency principal at Futerman, Rose & Associates. He studied English with the novelist Tom Sharpe and co-wrote his obituary in The Times. Guy has built a varied and loyal list of writers, including politicians, high court judges, QCs, barristers and well-known faces from stage and screen. He also represents screenwriters, humourists and television dramatists.
Genres:Biography · Business · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics +2 more
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Imogen Morrell
Imogen is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, representing literary and upmarket fiction and non-fiction. Imogen joined the agency in 2018. Before that, Imogen studied English Literature at King's College London and gained an MSt in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Oxford.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) +9 more
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Isabel Atherton
Isabel is an experienced literary agent with an eye for commercial potential, representing prize-winning authors and illustrators from around the world. She founded Creative Authors in 2008. Isabel holds a BA in English Literature and an MA in Contemporary Approaches to English Studies, both from Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) +3 more
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Isobel Dixon
Isobel is MD and Head of Books at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency, where she represents writers from around the world, including bestsellers and international prize winners. Her clients' work spans contemporary, historical and literary fiction, crime and thrillers, memoir, biography and narrative history. She was born and educated in South Africa and in Edinburgh, where she completed master's degrees in English Literature and Applied Linguistics.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more
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Jane Turnbull
Jane runs her own literary agency, specialising in high quality adult non-fiction and fiction and young adult fiction for young teens. She was a publisher before setting up the agency in 1987. She now runs it from London and Cornwall.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) +4 more
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Jon Curzon
Jon represents literary fiction and non-fiction titles that start conversations and spark ideas. His emphasis is always towards writers whose work is intelligent and original, spanning debut fiction, memoir and nature writing to science, history and biography. His authors have been published internationally and reviewed in major publications. Jon also freelance edits for clients including Jericho Writers and Curtis Brown Creative.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more
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Jonathan Lloyd
Jonathan is president of Curtis Brown. He joined the agency in 1994 from HarperCollins, where he was managing director of adult trade publishing, and represents a number of bestselling fiction authors alongside a wide range of non-fiction clients, including well-known autobiographers, politicians and public figures. He was president of the Association of Authors' Agents from 1999 to 2002 and was named Agent of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards in 2009.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics
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Judith Murray
Judith is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, representing genre fiction and literary non-fiction. She joined the agency in 1995. Before that she worked as a talent scout for translation publishers and as an editor for various publishers. She studied English literature at Wadham College, Oxford.
Genres:Biography · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +6 more
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Keshava Guha
Keshava is an agent at Aevitas UK, building an international list that is primarily non-fiction with select fiction projects. He was previously a senior editor at Juggernaut Books in New Delhi, where he published literary fiction, history and current affairs. He is also a novelist and essayist. He holds degrees from Harvard College and the Columbia Publishing Course, and a master's in creative writing from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Genres:Biography · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Other Non-Fiction · Sports
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Lauren Gardner
Lauren is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton, representing children's and young adult fiction, adult fiction and adult non-fiction. She joined the agency in 2014 and has built a list of authors whose books have won or been shortlisted for prizes including the Waterstones Children's Prize, the Carnegie Medal and the Branford Boase. In 2020 she was named one of The Bookseller's Rising Stars. She lives just outside London with her family.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Middle Grade +6 more
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Michael Dean
Michael began his career in publishing in 2016 as Andrew Nurnberg's assistant and has remained with the agency since. He represents New York Times and Sunday Times bestsellers across fiction and non-fiction, along with prestigious literary estates, among them winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the Baillie Gifford Prize, the Prix Goncourt, the Strega Prize, the CWA Gold Dagger and the Hugo Award.
Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Politics · Thriller
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Natalie Jerome
Natalie represents fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's books, with a taste for big, expansive, game-changing stories. She looks for narratives that move her emotionally and speak to the human condition. She represents Sir Lenny Henry's children's publishing and is drawn to voices and stories from under-represented backgrounds.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Middle Grade +2 more
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Rachel Goldblatt
Rachel Goldblatt joined Curtis Brown in 2022 and is now an Associate Agent. She assists Jonathan Lloyd while also actively building her own list of clients. She particularly enjoys working editorially with authors and is keen to hear from debut writers. Rachel is open to submissions in both fiction and non-fiction, though she does not represent young adult, fantasy or science fiction.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more
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Robert Dudley
Robert is the founder and principal of the Robert Dudley Agency, based in Ashford, Kent. He began his career as an independent publisher and book packager under Bowerdean Press before launching his agency in 2000. His firm remains small and highly selective, allowing for personalised editorial feedback and support. 
Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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Sally Holloway
Sally represents a broad range of non-fiction authors, from award-winning and bestselling names to those whose careers have only just begun. As a former editor, Sally particularly enjoys working with writers to turn a great idea into a great book. Sally is a trustee of the Jane Grigson Trust and founded the Jane Grigson Trust Award for first-time writers on food and drink.
Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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Sarah Ballard
Sarah is a literary agent at Conville & Walsh, representing fiction and non-fiction. She trained in editorial at Sceptre, Hodder & Stoughton, then worked as an in-house editor at PFD, notably alongside Pat Kavanagh. In 2008 she co-founded United Agents, where she worked as an agent for sixteen years before joining Conville & Walsh in 2024.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +9 more
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Teresa Chris
Teresa founded her eponymous agency in London in the early nineties. The agency focuses on commercial and literary fiction, specialising in crime and women's commercial fiction. It is known for discovering new talent through the slush pile or recommendation, and for working editorially with authors, including those seeking a new level of success mid-career.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more
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Tom Cull
Tom leads Cull & Co. Ltd, a UK-based literary agency representing nonfiction and occasional fiction. The agency specialises in a wide range of nonfiction genres, including memoirs, biographies, history, current affairs, politics, travel, science, nature writing, sport and music. Tom and his colleagues work closely with authors, negotiate deals, and collaborate with publishers and co-agents worldwide.
Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Politics +2 more
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Trevor Dolby
Trevor is an agent at ACM UK, with a thirty-five year career in UK non-fiction publishing. He has worked as publisher and editor at major houses including HarperCollins and Penguin Random House, publishing bestselling authors and celebrity memoirs. He founded the Preface imprint at Random House and won Imprint and Editor of the Year at the 2003 British Book Awards.
Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
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Clare Alexander
Clare is a literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates, representing both fiction and non-fiction. She spent more than 20 years in publishing before becoming an agent, working in rights at Hamish Hamilton and later as Fiction Editor at Penguin, Publishing Director at Viking and Editor-in-Chief at Macmillan. She is a founding member and patron of the Women's Prize for Fiction and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Memoir
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Annette Green
Annette handles a wide range of work across both fiction and non-fiction. Annette is particularly interested in literary fiction, general and mass market fiction (including thrillers, comedies and horror), current affairs, history, science, politics, popular culture (film, TV, sport and music), memoir, biography, and older children’s and teenage fiction. Annette does not usually handle science fiction or fantasy, and Annette does not consider poetry or dramatic scripts.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Horror +7 more
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Carol Heaton
Carol is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, where she has worked continually since 1968. She gained her publishing experience at Penguin, spending twelve years as their Rights Director with a particular focus on selling American rights. She returned to the agency full time in 1988 and built a list of writers working in biography, history, current affairs, travel, gardening, health and fiction.
Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Other Non-Fiction +1 more
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Charlotte Howard
Charlotte co-founded Fox & Howard Literary Agency in 1992, a UK-based agency that specialises in commercial non-fiction. She previously worked as a publisher at Virgin Books, Pan Macmillan and Methuen Books.
Genres:Biography · Business · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more
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Chelsey Fox
Chelsey co-founded Fox & Howard Literary Agency in 1992, a UK-based agency that specialises in commercial non-fiction. She previously worked as a publisher at Virgin Books, Pan Macmillan and Methuen Books.
Genres:Biography · Business · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more
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Eugenie Furniss
Eugenie is a literary agent at 42 Management & Production. She spent fifteen years at WME, running its London book division for her final three years there. She then set up Furniss Lawton at the James Grant Group in 2012, running it for seven years before joining 42 in March 2019. She has been shortlisted twice for Literary Agent of the Year at The British Book Awards.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +3 more
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Jason Bartholomew
Jason co-founded The bks Agency after two decades working in publishing rights in New York and London. He was Rights Director at Hachette UK across Hodder & Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, Quercus Books, and John Murray Press, and later became Publishing Director of Quercus US. He is also CEO of the cultural communications agency Midas, which provides PR, social and marketing services for arts and publishing clients.
Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +8 more
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Jessica Lee
Jessica is an Associate Agent at A.M. Heath, building a list of literary fiction and non-fiction. Her fiction taste ranges from the highly literary to novels that engage across the board. In non-fiction, she focuses on writing that balances scholarship with a vivid personal component.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +2 more
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John Silbersack
John is a publishing professional with deep experience as editor, publisher and agent. He spent 17 years at Trident Media Group as Executive Vice President, representing bestsellers by fiction and non-fiction authors. Before that, he built his publishing background at companies including HarperCollins, Warner Books and Penguin Putnam. He has an AB from Brown University and is the author of several books.
Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +12 more
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Kate Barker
Kate is a literary agent based in London with over twenty years of experience in publishing. She has worked as an agent, commissioning editor and ghostwriter. She spent ten years at Penguin, where she was an Editorial Director for Viking, acquiring fiction and non-fiction. She has also worked for Orion, a major UK literary agency, digital publisher Bookouture and a speakers bureau.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness +11 more
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Marilia Savvides
Marilia founded The Plot Agency in 2024 and represents an eclectic list of authors. She began her career at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, working first as an international rights agent and later as a literary agent building her own list. She then worked as a literary agent at 42MP, helping to launch its Book Division. She holds a law degree from UCL and trained on the Columbia Publishing Course in New York.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Horror · Mystery +7 more
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Rachel Calder
Rachel runs The Sayle Literary Agency, which she has led since 1993. The agency was founded in 1896 and has a long history of representing distinguished British and international writers. It keeps a deliberately small list so it can work closely with its writers and place them with committed publishers.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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Sheila Crowley
Sheila Crowley represents a wide range of authors, from award-winning novelists to million-copy-selling non-fiction writers. Authors are at the heart of her work, and she is deeply involved at every stage of the publishing process. Originally from Dublin, Sheila began her career at Poolbeg Press before moving to London in 1991. She went on to hold senior sales and marketing roles at major publishers including HarperCollins and Hodder, gaining extensive experience across United Kingdom, Irish, and international markets. She transitioned into agenting in 2003 and brings a strong commercial sensibility, industry insight, and a passion for helping authors build long-term careers. Sheila is keen to work with both debut authors and published writers looking to reinvigorate or redirect their careers.
Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction +11 more
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Toby Mundy
Toby is CEO of ACM UK, a literary agent representing narrative non-fiction. Before becoming an agent, he founded Atlantic Books, serving as chief executive and publisher from 2000 to 2014, where he published many bestselling and prize-winning titles. Since 2014, he has served as director of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, Britain's leading non-fiction literary prize. He was previously a non-executive director of Prospect Publishing Limited for ten years, also serving as a contributing editor and editorial board member.
Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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