Literary Agents
for Current Affairs
There are currently 19 UK-based literary agents accepting submissions for current affairs. See who represents it, who's open right now, and when we last checked.
19open to submissions
Alexander Cochran
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:Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction +3 more
OpenLast checked 8 days ago
Amandeep Singh
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 in-depth on concept and editorial development. She is a judge for the Future Worlds Prize for science fiction and fantasy Writers of Colour.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Memoir · Other Non-Fiction +4 more
OpenLast checked 2 days ago
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
OpenLast checked 14 days ago
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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Anna Power
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:Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +7 more
OpenLast checked 8 days ago
Charlotte Merritt
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
OpenLast checked 4 days ago
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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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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Kate Evans
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
OpenLast checked 19 days ago
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
OpenLast checked 4 days ago
Monica MacSwan
Monica is an Associate Agent at Aitken Alexander, actively building a list of authors and looking for new projects to work on collaboratively with writers. Monica began a career in publishing at Felicity Bryan Associates and Profile Books, then worked in translation rights at United Agents. Since 2020, Monica has worked in the books department at Aitken Alexander.
Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more
OpenLast checked 13 days ago
Rebecca Carter
Rebecca founded Rebecca Carter Literary in 2023 and represents novelists and non-fiction writers with original perspectives on the world. She worked as an editor at Random House between 1997 and 2012, then became an agent at Janklow & Nesbit UK in 2012 before setting up her own agency. She has a long-standing interest in literary fiction, crime and thriller, and non-fiction that speaks to the present moment through history, science or culture.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +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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Rory Clarke
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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Rosemary Scoular
Rosemary is a founding partner at United Agents, representing writers and presenters with a focus on non-fiction. She began her publishing career as Rights Manager at Bloomsbury, before working with Deborah Owen and later joining PFD. Her list spans food writing, history, popular science, nature, travel, politics, investigative journalism, the arts and memoir.
Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Other 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
OpenLast checked 3 days ago
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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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
OpenLast checked 9 days ago
Veronique Baxter
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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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
ClosedLast checked 2 days ago
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
ClosedLast checked 8 days ago
Caroline Hardman
Caroline co-founded Hardman & Swainson. She was previously an agent at the Christopher Little Literary Agency and The Marsh Agency, where she specialised in translation rights. She has an excellent understanding of global trade publishing and has sold rights on behalf of many renowned writers.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +6 more
Closed (conditions apply)Last checked 4 days ago
Emily Barrett
Emily is a literary agent at The Blair Partnership, representing non-fiction for big, mainstream audiences. Before becoming an agent, she spent a decade working at HarperCollins, Orion and Little, Brown, latterly as Publisher of Sphere Non-Fiction. Books she edited during that time included Sunday Times bestsellers, prize nominees and winners, titles translated into multiple languages and works that sold TV options. This gives her broad insider experience across non-fiction publishing.
Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more
ClosedLast checked 2 days ago
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
ClosedLast checked 2 days ago
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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Kay Peddle
Kay is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing non-fiction. She spent over a decade working on non-fiction, first at the imprint The Bodley Head and then at the online human rights magazine Lacuna. In 2019 she became a literary agent and founded Kay Peddle Literary.
Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more
ClosedLast checked 10 days ago
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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