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Literary Agents
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As of 9 October 2026, we list 45 UK literary agents representing current affairs, and 34 are open to submissions. See what each one is looking for and when we last checked.

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Abi Fellows

DHH Literary Agency

Abi is a literary agent at DHH Literary Agency. She has broad experience across bookselling, publishing and literary scouting, having worked at Blackwell's, Faber and Faber, Georgina Capel Associates and RR Ltd before returning to agenting at The Good Literary Agency in 2019, building a list focused on writers from marginalised backgrounds. She joined DHH Literary Agency in 2023.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +9 more

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Last checked 13 days ago

Abigail Bergstrom

Bergstrom Studio

Abigail is the founder of Bergstrom Studio. She graduated in English from King's College London and has worked in publishing for over fifteen years, starting her career at Simon & Schuster before launching Gleam Titles and later founding Bergstrom Studio in 2021. She has guided more than thirty-five titles onto bestseller lists and her authors have been listed for prizes including the Orwell Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Last checked 21 days ago

Alexander Cochran

Greyhound Literary

Alexander is actively building his list and is always on the lookout for new writers of speculative fiction, literary fiction, crime and thriller and serious non-fiction. He is particularly interested in dark thrillers and crime novels, science fiction and fantasy that push boundaries or cross genres but are rooted in believable, playful literary fiction, and novels that don't shy away from darker aspects of humanity. On the non-fiction side, he tends towards serious books with big ideas that subvert our assumptions, serious histories, and narrative non-fiction focused on contemporary events and issues.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction +6 more

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Last checked 19 days ago

Amandeep Singh

Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency

Amandeep is an agent at Graham Maw Christie. She joined the agency in 2025, having spent ten years working as an editor, bookseller and agent, most recently at Penguin Random House and The Good Literary Agency. As a commissioning editor, she published only debut authors, and as an agent she continues to champion new voices and works closely on concept and editorial development.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +9 more

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Last checked 17 days ago

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

Angelique Tran Van Sang

Felicity Bryan Associates

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 · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

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Last checked 13 days ago

Anna Power

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Anna is the Managing Director of Johnson & Alcock. She looks after a diverse list of best-selling and prize-winning authors, as well as emerging voices in fiction and narrative non-fiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy +13 more

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Last checked 18 days ago

Anne-Marie Doulton

The Ampersand Agency

Anne-Marie is a literary agent at The Ampersand Agency, with particular interests in literary fiction, narrative non-fiction and thrillers and mysteries. She has been an agent for over ten years and is based in London. Before joining Ampersand, she worked as a commissioning editor for general publishers and as a literary scout.

Genres:Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Mystery · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller

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Last checked 10 days ago

Caroline Hardman

Hardman & Swainson

Caroline co-founded Hardman & Swainson and represents a growing list of critically-praised, up-and-coming and bestselling authors. Caroline was previously an agent at the Christopher Little Literary Agency and The Marsh Agency, specialising in translation rights. Caroline has a strong understanding of global trade publishing. Caroline studied English Literature at the University of Leeds, gaining a first class BA and an MA with distinction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +6 more

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Last checked 15 days ago

Charlotte Merritt

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Charlotte joined Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2018, having returned to London after living and working in India and Hong Kong. Before that she spent over a decade in London publishing, first at Bloomsbury and then at Hodder & Stoughton. She works closely with her clients to develop their ideas, drawing on that experience to help shape their book projects.

Genres:Current Affairs · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Last checked 14 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

Ed Wilson

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Ed is an agent and director at Johnson & Alcock, representing fiction and non-fiction from new voices to established, bestselling and award-winning authors. He works editorially with his authors to help shape their books. He also looks after the majority of the agency's estates, including Beryl Bainbridge, Dick Francis, William Trevor and Elizabeth Taylor.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction +8 more

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Last checked 18 days ago

Emily Sweet

Aevitas Creative Management

Emily is a hands-on, creative and energetic literary agent based in London, working with Aevitas Creative Management. She spent ten years as an editor in trade publishing houses before becoming an agent. She takes a personal, collaborative approach with authors, focusing primarily on non-fiction and placing clients with publishers ranging from the major houses to smaller independents. Her broad UK and US client list includes journalists, chefs, academics and health professionals.

Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 5 days ago

Euan Thorneycroft

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Euan loves novels with propulsive stories, fascinating characters and great heart, whether commercial fiction or something more literary. He seeks first-in-class storytelling that makes the reader care. He specialises in crossover literary/commercial fiction (“Bookclub fiction”) that starts conversations and taps into the zeitgeist, with examples including Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid and The List by Yomi Adegoke, as well as immersive, transporting novels like Still Life by Sarah Winman and Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason. He reads crime and thrillers, from police procedurals to spy fiction, psychological suspense and full-throttle action adventure, and seeks unusual and imaginative hooks. He is drawn to authors such as Mick Herron, Cara Hunter, MJ Arlidge, TM Logan and Chris Whitaker, and to boundary-pushing crime novels like My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Historical fiction is another passion, whether a historical crime series in the vein of Laura Shepherd Robinson or Elodie Harper, or stand-alone novels such as The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins and The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews, with vivid setting and complex characters. In non-fiction, he loves memoirs, stand-outs include Educated by Tara Westover, The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks and Do No Harm by Henry Marsh, and works with experts in history, science, technology, politics and nature to craft narrative-driven books.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness +9 more

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Last checked 5 days ago

Finlay Charlesworth

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Finlay is an Associate Agent at Blake Friedmann, building a list of non-fiction and select fiction while assisting Juliet Pickering and Isobel Dixon with their clients. He joined the agency in 2022 after completing an MA in Publishing at University College London. He has worked closely with the Estates of Gilbert Adair, Tatamkhulu Afrika and K. Sello Duiker, helping to secure deals on classics lists in the UK and USA. Finlay was born in Scotland.

Genres:Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Politics · Sports

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Last checked 22 days ago

Imogen Morrell

Greene & Heaton Ltd

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 · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy +14 more

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Last checked 19 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

Jane Turnbull

Jane Turnbull’s Literary Agency

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 her business in 1987, which she now runs from London and Cornwall. She has a distinguished list of clients and works closely with them on editing, proposals and publicity.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 8 days ago

Kate Evans

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

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

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Katie Fulford

Bell Lomax Moreton

Katie is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton who represents fiction and non-fiction authors. She spent 25 years at HarperCollins in roles including Group Rights Director and Managing Director of Collins non-fiction. She was Executive Producer on Channel 4's adaptation of The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Her broad experience across publishing and rights management informs how she works with authors across media and markets.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness +11 more

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Matilda Forbes Watson

WME Literary Agency

Matilda is a Partner and Co-Head of the UK Book division at WME, representing a diverse list of bestselling adult fiction and non-fiction. She joined WME in 2013 and enjoys working with debut authors in the early stages of developing a project, as well as writers with established careers. She supports authors from submission through to publication, connecting them with the specialists and resources available at WME.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more

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Last checked 14 days ago

Michael Dean

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Michael is Managing Director of Andrew Nurnberg Associates and an agent working across UK and US rights and film and TV. He began his career in publishing in 2016 as Andrew Nurnberg's assistant and has remained with the agency since, representing 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, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and the Hugo Award.

Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Politics · Thriller

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Last checked 14 days ago

Monica MacSwan

Aitken Alexander Associates

Monica is an Associate Agent at Aitken Alexander, where she has worked in the books department since 2020. Her authors include Peter Apps, Onyi Nwabineli and Nicola Dinan. She is actively building a list of new writers and also handles speaking engagements at the agency for several clients.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Food & Drink +8 more

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Last checked 3 days ago

Piers Blofeld

Sheil Land Associates Ltd

Piers represents a wide range of clients writing fiction and non-fiction, literary and commercial. He is a columnist for Writing Magazine. He has a taste for the unlikely and likes to be surprised and transported.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +5 more

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Last checked 13 days ago

Rebecca Carter

Rebecca Carter Literary

Rebecca has been committed to nurturing novelists and non-fiction writers with original and refreshing perspectives on the world since starting out in publishing in 1994. She worked as an editor at Random House from 1997 to 2012, before becoming an agent at Janklow & Nesbit UK in 2012. She founded Rebecca Carter Literary in January 2023, combining close personal attention to her authors with her international networks.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 10 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

Rory Clarke

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Rory joined Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2017 and worked in the foreign rights department for five years. Now a primary agent in the United Kingdom department, he is actively building his list and represents authors of literary fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Last checked 14 days ago

Rosemary Scoular

United Agents

Rosemary is a founding partner at United Agents, representing writers and presenters focused on non-fiction. She began her publishing career as Rights Manager at Bloomsbury, then worked with Deborah Owen before joining PFD to handle rights across the agency. She headed the Books Department at United Agents between 2014 and 2021. She represents her clients across writing, broadcasting, podcasts, live events and media activities.

Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Other Non-Fiction +2 more

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Last checked 11 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

Sarah Ballard

C&W Agency

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

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Last checked 15 days ago

Sophie Scard

Lexington Literary Ltd

Sophie is a literary agent at Lexington Literary who represents nonfiction and literary fiction. She joined the agency in 2026 after thirteen years at United Agents. She works with writers of rigorous, informed nonfiction, including experts communicating specialist knowledge to a wider audience, as well as literary and distinctive fiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Last checked 11 days ago

Tom Cull

Cull & Co. Ltd

Tom leads Cull & Co. Ltd, a UK-based literary agency representing nonfiction and occasional fiction. He works closely with authors, bringing a keen eye for unique voices and compelling stories. The agency specialises in a wide range of nonfiction genres, including memoirs, biographies, history, current affairs, politics, travel, science, nature writing, sport and music.

Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Politics +3 more

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Last checked 19 days ago

Veronique Baxter

David Higham Associates

Veronique joined David Higham Associates in 1999 and was made a Director in 2007, and has built an eclectic list of adult fiction, children's books and non-fiction. She represents authors of literary and genre fiction alongside a substantial children's list, and is a keen reader of non-fiction, with recent projects spanning narrative history, travel, memoir and true crime. Her authors have won or been shortlisted for prizes including the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Sunday Times New Writer of the Year, the Costa Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Greenaway, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, the Desmond Elliott First Novel Prize, the Booker Prize and the Orwell Prize. Her taste in adult fiction and non-fiction is broad, but she is predominantly attracted by quality of prose, strong and distinct voices, nuanced characterisation, ambitious storytelling and compelling, original plots.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +14 more

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Last checked 10 days ago

Will Francis

Janklow & Nesbit

Will is a literary agent at Janklow & Nesbit who represents writers of popular science, investigative journalism and history, as well as novelists. He joined the agency in 2008 and became Managing Director of the UK office in 2013. Before starting his publishing career at Random House in 2000, he studied at King's College London and has lived in the US, India and Australia.

Genres:Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Last checked 18 days ago

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Annette Green

Annette Green Authors’ Agency

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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Last checked 5 days ago

Carol Heaton

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Carol is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, representing clients across biography, history, current affairs, travel, gardening, health and fiction. She has been involved with the agency continually since 1968, and took over most of Elaine Greene's clients when Elaine died in 1995. Carol gained her early publishing experience at Penguin, where she worked as Rights Director for twelve years, specialising in the sale of American rights.

Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 19 days ago

Emily Barrett

The Blair Partnership

Emily is a literary agent at The Blair Partnership who represents non-fiction for mainstream audiences. Before becoming an agent, she spent a decade working at HarperCollins, Orion and Little, Brown, where she was latterly the Publisher of Sphere Non-Fiction. The books she edited and published included Sunday Times bestsellers, award nominees and winners, and titles translated and exported internationally. She has extensive insider experience across the spectrum of non-fiction.

Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 10 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

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

Kay Peddle

Colwill & Peddle

Kay is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing narrative non-fiction and memoir. She spent over a decade as a non-fiction editor, including at The Bodley Head and the human rights magazine Lacuna. She became a literary agent in 2019, founding Kay Peddle Literary before joining Colwill & Peddle.

Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Last checked 8 days ago

Marilia Savvides

The Plot Agency

Marilia founded The Plot Agency in 2024 and represents an eclectic list of writers. She began her career at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, working first as an International Rights Agent and later as a Literary Agent. She then spent four years as a Literary Agent at 42MP, helping to launch the Book Division. She holds a law degree from UCL and is a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +12 more

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Milly Reilly

Colwill & Peddle

Milly represents a broad range of non-fiction and a select amount of literary fiction at Colwill & Peddle. She joined the agency in 2023, having previously worked at Jo Unwin Literary Agency for over six years. She enjoys working closely with authors to consider the different and generative ways of presenting a story, argument or idea within their writing.

Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 more

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Last checked 8 days ago

Robert Caskie

Robert Caskie Ltd

Robert is an expert and tenacious literary agent. Before establishing Robert Caskie Ltd, he co-founded Caskie Mushens. He previously spent eight years as a senior literary agent and COO at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, after working at MacFarlane Chard Associates and Capel & Land Ltd.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 more

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Stevie Finegan

Zeno Agency Ltd

Stevie is an agent at Zeno Agency, representing fantasy, science fiction, children's books, graphic novels and non-fiction. They joined Zeno in 2020 after working for Gollancz, Icon and several Waterstones bookshops in London. Their degree specialised in children's literature, including a dissertation on defining Young Adult fiction. This background shapes their interest in stories connected with LGBTQIA+, BAME, disability, mental health and other marginalised experiences.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Graphic Novels +13 more

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Toby Mundy

Aevitas Creative Management

Toby is CEO of ACM UK. He founded Atlantic Books, where he was chief executive and publisher from 2000 to 2014, publishing many bestsellers and prize-winning titles. Since 2014, he has served as director of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.

Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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