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Literary Agents
for Business

As of 9 October 2026, we list 23 UK literary agents representing business, and 15 are open to submissions. See what each one is looking for and when we last checked.

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15

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Andrew Gordon

David Higham Associates

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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Last checked 10 days ago

Ben Clark

The Soho Agency

Ben Clark is well into his second decade of agenting and represents bestselling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. He is a passionate advocate for non-fiction in all its forms, from narrative-driven storytelling and prescriptive guides to self-help and beautifully illustrated works, with interests spanning cookery, history, philosophy, economics, memoir, technology, science, business and nature writing, and a focus on books that deepen our understanding of the world. In fiction he is a devoted fan of science fiction, horror and fantasy, always on the lookout for original worlds, tightly woven plots and voices from traditionally under-represented backgrounds. He also collaborates with brands, television producers and magazines to develop intellectual property across platforms.

Genres:Business · Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +6 more

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Last checked 12 days ago

Chris Wellbelove

Aitken Alexander Associates

Chris is Joint Managing Director at Aitken Alexander Associates. He represents writers of fiction and nonfiction from across the literary spectrum, as well as a handful of poets.

Genres:Business · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 3 days ago

Donald Winchester

Watson, Little Ltd

Donald is a literary agent at Watson, Little, representing non-fiction and fiction for adults. He began his career at Penguin Press before working for five years at A P Watt, building a list of non-fiction and fiction authors. He joined Watson, Little as an agent in 2013. Donald now splits his time between Scotland and London.

Genres:Business · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +8 more

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Last checked 8 days ago

Dorie Simmonds

Dorie Simmonds Agency Ltd

Dorie is a literary agent at the Dorie Simmonds Agency, handling general nonfiction, commercial fiction and children's books. She has worked within publishing houses, is a published author and knows every aspect of the publishing world. Dorie studied at Vassar College and the London School of Economics, and has worked at William Morrow & Company, Dell Publishing, Dorling Kindersley and Reed Children's before opening her own agency.

Genres:Biography · Business · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction +12 more

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Last checked 5 days ago

Fiona Lindsay

Limelight Management

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 · Business · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +13 more

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Last checked 16 days ago

Guy Rose

Futerman, Rose & Associates

Guy is the agency principal at Futerman, Rose & Associates, representing a wide range of non-fiction and fiction writers. He studied English with the novelist Tom Sharpe and co-wrote his obituary for The Times. Guy has built a varied and loyal list of writers, including senior politicians, high court judges, QCs, barristers and well-known faces from stage and screen. He also represents humourists, screenwriters, television dramatists and film producers.

Genres:Biography · Business · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics +2 more

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Last checked 11 days ago

Jack Fogg

DunnFogg

Jack is a literary agent and co-founder of DunnFogg. Jack began their publishing career at Bloomsbury in 2004, then worked at 4th Estate, Hodder, Penguin Random House and HarperCollins over a seventeen-year career as an editor and publisher. In 2019, Jack set up the Mudlark imprint at HarperCollins, which focuses on quality non-fiction. Jack was nominated as editor of the year at the British Book Awards in 2018.

Genres:Business · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Food & Drink +8 more

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Last checked 13 days ago

Jennifer Christie

Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency

Jennifer is a founder agent at Graham Maw Christie, representing authors across a range of non-fiction. She has worked as a literary agent for 20 years, launching international and Sunday Times bestsellers including Raynor Winn and Helen Villiers. She represents authors across popular science, philosophy, humour, business and memoir, working closely with them to develop ideas, build promotional strategies and shape their books.

Genres:Business · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 17 days ago

Karolina Kaim

WME Literary Agency

Karolina is a literary agent at WME, based in London. She joined WME in 2024 after eight years of commissioning experience at publishing houses in the UK and abroad, and trained in intellectual property law. She works closely with her US colleague to find the best home for the agency's talent.

Genres:Business · Health & Wellness · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Self-Help

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Last checked 14 days ago

Nick Walters

David Luxton Associates

Nick is a Senior Agent and Head of Foreign Rights at David Luxton Associates. He began his publishing career in 2013, interning at various publishing houses including Headline and Faber while completing his MA in Publishing. He joined DLA in 2014 and has built a list of high-profile and bestselling authors, including sports personalities, journalists, musicians, comedians and clinical experts. His main interests are in commercial non-fiction, with an emphasis on sport, lifestyle, self-help and leadership.

Genres:Business · Self-Help · Sports

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Last checked 14 days ago

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley Agency

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 +3 more

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Last checked 3 days ago

Sally Holloway

Felicity Bryan Associates

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 · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 13 days ago

Susan Yearwood

Susan Yearwood Agency

Susan runs the Susan Yearwood Agency, representing debut and published writers in adult fiction, non-fiction and children's/young adult fiction. She gained experience at Virago, Museum Quilts Plc and Penguin Books Ltd in the early to mid-nineties. She founded her agency in 2007, launching debut writers' careers and re-establishing previously published authors.

Genres:Business · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink +9 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Tom Killingbeck

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Tom is a non-fiction literary agent at A.M. Heath. He joined the agency in 2022 and was named a Bookseller Rising Star the following year. He represents a select list of nonfiction authors, including Sunday Times bestsellers such as Zeinab Badawi, Julia Boyd and Peter Ross. Before becoming an agent, he was an editorial director at Penguin and HarperCollins.

Genres:Business · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 5 days ago

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Araminta Whitley

The Soho Agency

Araminta represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. Her clients are Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers and have won awards including the CWA Gold Crime Dagger, the RNA Awards, the John Creasy Award, the Andre Simon Memorial Prize and the PEN Pinter Prize, with titles longlisted for the Wellcome and Baillie Gifford Prizes and chosen as Richard and Judy and Zoella book club picks.

Genres:Business · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness +6 more

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Last checked 12 days ago

Charlotte Howard

Fox & Howard Literary Agency

Charlotte co-founded Fox & Howard Literary Agency in 1992. 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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Last checked 7 days ago

Chelsey Fox

Fox & Howard Literary Agency

Chelsey co-founded Fox & Howard Literary Agency in 1992. She previously worked as a publisher at Virgin Books, Pan Macmillan and Methuen Books. The agency specialises in commercial non-fiction.

Genres:Biography · Business · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Eugenie Furniss

42 Management & Production

Eugenie is a literary agent at 42 Management & Production. She spent fifteen years at WME, running their London book division for her final three years there. In 2012 she left to set up Furniss Lawton, a literary division for the James Grant Group, which she ran 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 · Business · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +6 more

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Last checked 4 days ago

Gabrielle Demblon

Watson, Little Ltd

Gabrielle is a literary agent and Foreign Rights Manager at Watson, Little. Gabrielle joined the agency in 2024, after six years working as a literary scout. Gabrielle heads up the foreign rights department, helping Watson, Little authors find publishers around the world, and is building their own list of authors focused on literary and upmarket fiction, select thrillers and nonfiction.

Genres:Business · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Horror +7 more

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Last checked 8 days ago

Jason Bartholomew

The BKS Agency

Jason co-founded The bks Agency after two decades working in-house in UK and US publishing. He spent ten years in New York publishing, primarily at Hachette Book Group USA, before moving to Hachette UK in 2008 as Rights Director across Hodder & Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, Quercus Books and John Murray Press. In 2015 he also became Publishing Director of Quercus US in New York. Jason is also CEO of the Cultural Communications Agency Midas, which provides PR, social and marketing campaigns for arts and publishing clients.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +11 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Jessica Killingley

The BKS Agency

Jessica is the Managing Director of The bks Agency, which she co-founded. She spent twenty years working in marketing for Hachette UK and Penguin Random House, running award-winning campaigns for authors such as John Grisham, Stephen King and David Mitchell. She is also a Master-certified coach who works with high-achieving women in senior roles.

Genres:Business · Crime · Health & Wellness · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Sheila Crowley

Curtis Brown Ltd

Born and bred in Dublin, she started her publishing career at Poolbeg Press before moving to London in 1991, holding senior sales and marketing positions at publishers including HarperCollins and Hodder, and moved to agenting in 2003. Represents a wide range of authors, from award-winning novelists to million-copy-selling non-fiction writers, and is also interested in taking on published writers who want to reinvigorate their career or change direction. Assisted by Helena Maybery.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction +11 more

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Last checked 12 days ago