Literary Agents
for Literary Fiction

As of 9 October 2026, we list 217 UK literary agents representing literary fiction, and 167 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

Alice Saunders

The Soho Agency

Alice loves storytelling in all its forms, whether fiction or narrative non-fiction, and works across literary, audio, live audience, film and television representation. She is actively looking for new talent in crime, thrillers, epic family sagas, book club literary fiction and memoir, in fact everything apart from science fiction and fantasy. As head of the agency's speaker business, she also matches talent to corporate, industry and public sector events.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more

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Last checked 12 days ago

Alice Sutherland-Hawes

ASH Literary

Alice represents authors and illustrators working from board and picture books through to crossover young adult. She co-founded ASH Literary, which launched in September 2020, alongside Saffron Dodd. She is based in London.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Literary Fiction +7 more

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Last checked 12 days ago

Amanda Harris

Maven Literary Management

Amanda is a literary agent at Maven Literary Management, where she represents both fiction and non-fiction authors. She trained in publicity and editorial roles at Pan Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and Orion Publishing before founding the literary division at YMU in 2019. Amanda later became Global MD of Literary at YMU and won Literary Agent of the Year with Maven at the British Book Awards 2025.

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

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Last checked 11 days ago

Amanda Preston

LBA Books

Amanda has been a literary agent for over 25 years. In 2005 she co-founded LBA Books. In 2018 she won the RNA Literary Agent of the Year award. She represents a wide range of best-selling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction.

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

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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 Lownie

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

Andrew runs the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency, which he founded in 1988. He read history at Magdalene College, Cambridge and later gained an MSc and doctorate at Edinburgh University. He began his publishing career at Hodder & Stoughton before becoming an agent at John Farquharson in 1985. He is also an author, having written several biographies including a prize-winning life of the spy Guy Burgess.

Genres:Biography · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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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 Boyce

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Anna is a junior agent at Lutyens & Rubinstein. She joined the agency in 2019, working in the bookshop before moving to the agency full-time in 2022. She works closely with Sarah and Felicity, assisting them with their clients, and has recently begun to build her own list of authors.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 11 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

Anna Webber

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Anna is a literary agent at A.M. Heath, representing fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has worked with authors such as Samantha Harvey, Sarah Moss and David Szalay since the start of their careers. Her authors have won or been nominated for major prizes.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Poetry

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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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Antony Topping

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Antony is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, representing historical thriller writers, contemporary and historical literary novelists, and a wide range of non-fiction writers. He joined the agency in 1995, after several years working as a fiction buyer for a major bookshop chain. Antony studied English at St Anne's College, Oxford, having grown up in Stockport. His interests span the agency's full range of activities, from literary representation to television and brand consultation.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 19 days ago

Ben Dunn

DunnFogg

Ben is a literary agent at DunnFogg with 30 years of publishing experience. He spent 25 years as a publisher at HarperCollins, 4th Estate, Hodder, Bonnier Books and Penguin Random House before co-founding the agency. He has built a select list of authors, working with them in the UK, internationally and, where relevant, for film and TV. He also works with talent agencies, helping artists prepare and sell their book projects.

Genres:Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +2 more

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Bill Goodall

Bill Goodall Literary Agency

Bill has more than 30 years' experience in the UK book industry, having worked for leading publishers including Simon & Schuster, Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Frances Lincoln. In 2014 he co-founded the A for Authors Literary Agency and was a director until late 2018, when the business became a solo agency under his own name. His passion for books remains undiminished, as does the excitement that comes with discovering new and talented writers.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Thriller

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Last checked 14 days ago

Bryony Woods

Bryony Woods Literary Agency

Bryony represents an eclectic mix of writers, with a list spanning quirky children's fiction and young adult through to adult fiction and selected non-fiction. She set up her own literary agency in 2012, after working in specialist bookshops, libraries and at the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. She holds an MA in Publishing from University College London. She has mentored aspiring writers, agents and editors through organisations such as the Stationers Company and the WoMentoring Project.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Memoir +5 more

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Last checked 11 days ago

Cara Lee Simpson

Susanna Lea Associates

Cara is a literary agent at Susanna Lea Associates, representing literary, book club and general fiction. She joined the SLA London office in 2024, having previously been an agent at PFD. Her authors have been international number one bestsellers and have won or been shortlisted for numerous prizes.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more

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Last checked 10 days ago

Caroline Dawnay

Lexington Literary Ltd

Caroline joined Lexington Literary in September 2026. She started her agenting career in 1977 at A.D. Peters. She is a former President of the Association of Authors' Agents. She was named Literary Agent of the Year in 2014.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Last checked 11 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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Caroline Wood

Felicity Bryan Associates

Caroline represents a range of fiction, from literary prize-winners to upmarket reading group fiction, and well-written crime novels. Caroline is drawn to messy family stories, books about human connection and misconnection, and books full of longing. Caroline's non-fiction list is growing, with interests in art, culture, music, food, nature and mental health.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Literary Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 13 days ago

Carrie Plitt

Felicity Bryan Associates

Carrie is a literary agent at Felicity Bryan Associates, building a list of non-fiction and fiction. She represents award-winning and bestselling authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge, Natasha Lunn and Catherine Belton. For ten years she co-hosted an award-winning books podcast and radio show, Literary Friction, with Octavia Bright.

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

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Catherine Cho

Paper Literary Ltd

Catherine founded Paper Literary in 2021, with a vision of building author careers. She began her publishing career in New York at Folio Literary Management before moving to London to work at Curtis Brown, where she worked closely with authors at every stage of their careers. She built her own list of debut authors through submissions, working closely with them editorially. Catherine is also the author of the memoir Inferno and the novel The Devoted.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance +2 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Cathryn Summerhayes

Curtis Brown Ltd

A literary agent with Curtis Brown who previously worked at WME, where she established an eclectic list of high-profile clients. Named the British Book Awards' Literary Agent of the Year in 2019. On the committee of The Book Society, works with Literature Wales and the Hay Festival, and in an earlier career in events and PR worked on awards including The Booker Prize. Also works with major US authors through partner agencies UTA and CAA.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Last checked 12 days ago

Charlie Campbell

Greyhound Literary

Charlie co-founded Greyhound Literary and represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, both literary and commercial. He began his career at Literary Review, where he became deputy editor, before moving into agenting at Johnson & Alcock and then Ed Victor Ltd, where he spent ten years. He set up his own agency in 2014, which became Greyhound Literary in 2022 when Sam Edenborough joined as Rights Director.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 19 days ago

Charlotte Colwill

Colwill & Peddle

Charlotte is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing fiction and children's books. She began her career as a bookseller in independent bookshops in London and Melbourne, later running the children's department at Foyles on Charing Cross Road. She became an agent in 2018, working at Tibor Jones and Jo Unwin Literary Agency before building her own list of authors.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +7 more

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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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Christine Green

Christine Green Authors’ Agent

Christine runs Christine Green Authors' Agent, a boutique agency known for its hands-on editorial approach. She began her career at Faber & Faber before joining the John Johnson Agency. She founded Christine Green Authors' Agent in 1984 with a small list of clients. She works closely with each author, paying close attention to every draft.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Young Adult

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Last checked 13 days ago

Ciara McEllin

Watson, Little Ltd

Ciara is an Associate Agent at Watson, Little, building her list with writers of fiction and non-fiction. She reads widely across literary, upmarket and book club fiction, and enjoys narrative, memoir and essay collections in non-fiction. She looks for voices that remain underrepresented in the publishing industry.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more

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Claire Paterson Conrad

Janklow & Nesbit

Claire is a Literary Agent and Director at Janklow & Nesbit UK. She began her career at Chatto & Windus, before working at Granta and Canongate Books, and later became Publisher of the NYRB Classics series in New York. She joined Janklow & Nesbit to help establish the London office and continues to work closely with the US team, co-agenting authors such as Jeffrey Eugenides and Maaza Mengiste. She represents a broad but carefully curated list spanning fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +5 more

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Last checked 18 days ago

Clara Foster

Aevitas Creative Management

Clara is an agent at Aevitas Creative Management UK, representing literary and upmarket fiction, fantasy and horror, young adult, and select non-fiction. She previously worked in a Big Five editorial department and at other UK and US literary agencies. She invests in her clients at every stage, from first edits to dealmaking and publication, and maintains strong relationships with editors on both sides of the Atlantic.

Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Daisy Chandley

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Daisy is an agent in the books department at PFD, and works with Tim Bates as the United Kingdom sub-agent for New Directions Publishing in the United States. She joined the company in 2019 after graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Horror · Literary Fiction +8 more

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Dame Caroline Michel

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

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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Darryl Samaraweera

Artellus

Darryl is a literary agent at Artellus Ltd. He studied English Literature at Christ's College, Cambridge and worked as a freelance copywriter before joining the agency. His debut novel, 'Vicky Had One Eye Open', was published in 2008 and was short-listed for a World Book Day prize.

Genres:Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Travel

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David H Headley

DHH Literary Agency

David Headley is Managing Director of DHH Literary Agency, which he founded in 2008, and represents an eclectic range of best-selling and award-winning authors. He studied theology in London and Durham before co-founding Goldsboro Books, a leading independent bookseller in central London. He spent 26 years building Goldsboro Books and becoming a well-regarded literary agent, forging strong relationships with publishing houses throughout the UK.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction

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Diane Banks

Northbank Talent Management

Diane is the founder and CEO of Northbank Talent Management. She draws on 30 years' experience of brokering IP rights deals across brand partnerships, film and TV, corporate, live events and books. She also serves as a non-executive director, charity ambassador and arts trustee for several organisations, including Bright Blue, The Entrepreneurs' Network, the Buxton International Festival, Tempus Novo and the Finborough Theatre.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Last checked 12 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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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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Doug Wallace

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Doug is managing director of Andrew Nurnberg Associates International, the agency's global network of literary agencies across non-Anglophone markets, and is also a literary agent and a board director of Andrew Nurnberg Associates in London. Born and living in Edinburgh, he read history at University College London and spent sixteen years in publishing and cultural relations before joining the agency in 2017.

Genres:Graphic Novels · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Last checked 14 days ago

Doug Young

PEW Literary

Doug is an associate agent at PEW Literary. He has worked in the book industry for over three decades, including 17 years as a publishing director at Penguin Random House. He joined PEW in 2019. He is drawn to non-fiction such as history, popular science, politics and memoir, as well as the occasional off-the-wall novel.

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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

Ed Wood

The Blair Partnership

Ed is a literary agent at The Blair Partnership, representing crime, thriller, mystery and book club fiction. He was previously Publishing Director at Little, Brown, where he published bestselling authors including Mark Billingham, Chris Brookmyre and Carl Hiaasen. He later became Little, Brown's IP Director, working with authors on original concepts that became major rights sales successes.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Horror · Literary Fiction · Mystery +3 more

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Last checked 10 days ago

Elise Dillsworth

Elise Dillsworth Agency

Elise is a literary agent based in London, representing 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, including the OCM Bocas Fiction Prize and the SI Leeds Prize.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more

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Elise Dillsworth

David Higham Associates

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 · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Elliot Prior

Curtis Brown Ltd

Joined Curtis Brown in 2022 and is an Associate Agent working alongside Gordon Wise. Previously worked for Albatross Agency in Stockholm and as a scout at Eccles Fisher Associates, and before publishing taught English literature at secondary schools in London.

Genres:Biography · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +2 more

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Emma Finn

C&W Agency

Emma represents a growing list of writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction at C&W Agency. She reads widely across both areas and is drawn to strong voices and character-driven stories. Editorial work is one of her favourite parts of the job, and she is committed to helping writers shape their work before it goes to publishers.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +7 more

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Emma Leong

Janklow & Nesbit

Emma is a literary agent at Janklow & Nesbit, representing literary to commercial fiction. She studied Psychology and Law before joining the agency in 2019, becoming a primary agent in 2024. Her clients include Chukwuebuka Ibeh, Dr. Ally Louks and Grace Murray. She enjoys championing new writers and nurturing long-term careers.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Horror · Literary Fiction +7 more

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Emma Paterson

Aitken Alexander Associates

Emma is a Director at Aitken Alexander Associates. She joined the agency in 2018 after eight years at other literary agencies. She is a member of the Booker Prize Foundation Advisory Committee and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She represents writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, including a number of bestselling and prize-winning authors.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +9 more

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Emma Shercliff

Laxfield Literary Associates

Emma Shercliff founded Laxfield Literary Associates in 2020. She has over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry and has worked for publishing houses in Paris, Melbourne, Abuja and London. She was formerly Sales & Rights Director of Cassava Republic Press UK and Publishing Director for Ankara Press, an African romance imprint.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Memoir +4 more

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Esme Bright

David Higham Associates

Esme assists Andrew Gordon and Jessica Woollard and is starting to build her own list of literary fiction, narrative non-fiction and poetry. She is actively searching for writers who combine intellect, intention and feeling, and would love to hear from new authors.

Genres:Biography · Food & Drink · Graphic Novels · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more

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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.

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Eve White

Eve White Literary Agency

Eve is the owner, CEO and agent at Eve White Literary Agency, which she founded in 2003. Her company represents everything from prize-winning literary fiction to bestselling picture books worldwide. Eve works closely with each author, both editorially and in shaping their career. She previously worked as an actress for 20 years before setting up the agency.

Genres:Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Felicity Rubinstein

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Felicity began her career in books at a small literary agency in New York and, after a decade working across publishing on both sides of the Atlantic, left her role as Managing Director of Macmillan Publishers London to co-found Lutyens & Rubinstein with Sarah Lutyens. She and her colleagues flourished, even opening a beautiful independent bookshop in 2009 that offered invaluable insights into reader choices and showcased their authors. By 2023, the agency had outgrown the shop’s basement location and moved into separate offices.

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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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Fiona Baird

WME Literary Agency

Fiona is a literary agent at WME, representing adult fiction and non-fiction. She joined WME in 2016 and is based in London. Alongside her US colleagues, she offers UK representation to a number of WME's US-based authors.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Flo Sandelson

Curtis Brown Ltd

Joined Curtis Brown in spring 2022 after working in contemporary art galleries and bookselling. An Associate Agent working with Felicity Blunt on her list, while actively building her own. Especially drawn to writing that feels fresh and emotionally rich, whether for adults or young adults.

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Francesca Ali

WME Literary Agency

Francesca is a literary agent at WME, based in the London office. She joined WME in 2019 and sells UK rights for the agency's US-based authors. She is editorially focused, with a passion for working alongside authors from the conception of an idea to the final manuscript.

Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Georgia Garrett

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Georgia is deputy managing director at RCW and represents fiction, narrative non-fiction and children's books. She joined RCW as a director in 2011, having previously been joint deputy managing director of AP Watt and an agent at the Wylie Agency. Before that, she was editorial director at Picador and an editor at Victor Gollancz.

Genres:Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Georgina Simmonds

Red Kite Literary

Georgina is an agent and founding partner at Red Kite Literary, representing adult fiction and selected non-fiction. She trained as a solicitor specialising in commercial and IP law before moving into publishing at Curtis Brown, and later worked at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency as an associate rights agent and then agent. She combines close editorial work with her legal background to advocate for her clients.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +11 more

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Gordon Wise

Curtis Brown Ltd

Joined Curtis Brown in 2005 after nearly fifteen years as an editor and later publishing director at companies including Pan Macmillan and John Murray, having begun in the industry as a bookseller in 1989. Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards, past President of the Association of Authors' Agents, and has been joint Managing Director of the Curtis Brown Books Department. Known as a developer of original ideas with an eye for reinvention and brand management. Works closely with Elliot Prior.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Non-Fiction +5 more

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Hannah Ferguson

Hardman & Swainson

Hannah is a literary agent at Hardman & Swainson, representing fiction and non-fiction. She grew up above her family's bookshop in the Midlands and later studied Creative Writing at Goldsmiths. She began her career as an intern at The Marsh Agency, staying for seven years before becoming an agent and selling her first author, Ali McNamara. She joined Hardman & Swainson in 2014.

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Hellie Ogden

WME Literary Agency

Hellie co-heads the UK Book division at WME and became a Partner in 2026. She joined the London office in 2023 and represents fiction, children's books and non-fiction. She is President of the Association of Authors' Agents and has been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year and the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize.

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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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Imogen Pelham

Marjacq Scripts Ltd

Imogen is a literary agent at Marjacq Scripts. She represents non-fiction that looks at serious subjects in innovative ways, and literary and upmarket fiction. Her list covers history, science, memoir, cookery, cultural criticism, social issues and psychology in non-fiction, and literary thrillers and women's fiction in fiction.

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Irene Baldoni

Georgina Capel Associates

Irene is a literary agent at Georgina Capel Associates, working across foreign rights and speaking engagements. She joined the agency in 2017, having previously worked at Faber & Faber and Gregory & Company Authors' Agents. She holds an MA in Modern Literature from the University of Siena in Italy and an MA in Publishing Studies from City University London.

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Isobel Dixon

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Isobel is MD and Head of Books at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency, representing 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. Isobel was born and educated in South Africa and in Edinburgh, where she completed master's degrees in English literature and applied linguistics.

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James Wills

Watson, Little Ltd

James is Managing Director at Watson, Little and looks after a dynamic and wide-ranging list of writers. He has a BA in English and Italian and an MA in 20th Century Literature from the University of Leeds. He is a former Secretary of the Association of Authors' Agents. James is passionate about reading and good writing.

Genres:Crime · Horror · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Mystery +7 more

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Jane Finigan

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Jane is a literary agent and partner at Lutyens & Rubinstein, representing fiction and non-fiction. She began her career at the agency in 2006, established her own list in 2010 and became a partner in 2016, later becoming a full partner and co-owner in 2023. She oversees the agency's Rights and Contracts Department, working on translation, overseas deals, audio, and film and TV rights for the authors she represents.

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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.

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Jemima Forrester

David Higham Associates

Before joining David Higham in 2016 Jemima was Senior Commissioning Editor at Orion Publishing Group, and she has brought that collaborative, editorial way of working into her role as an agent.

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Jemima Hunt

The Writers’ Practice

Jemima Hunt is a literary agent known for launching successful debuts in memoir and commercial fiction. A former journalist, she represents literary fiction, commercial fiction, serious non-fiction and memoir. Her books have been nominated for the Women's Prize and Richard and Judy, and have made the Sunday Times bestseller list and been Radio 4 Book of the Week. She has held two Creative Writing Fellowships at the University of Oxford.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir

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Jenny Hewson

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Jenny is a literary agent at Lutyens & Rubinstein. She joined the agency in 2019, having previously worked as an agent at Rogers, Coleridge & White since 2010. She represents a wide range of award winning and bestselling authors from around the world. She works closely and collaboratively with authors, from editing of the manuscript through to publication.

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Jenny Savill

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Jenny is from Nottingham, studied medieval history at St Andrews, and joined ANA as assistant to Andrew Nurnberg in 2002, after several years in the theatre. She initiated and built the agency's children's list, added adult fiction to her roster in 2012, and is known for building award-winning writing careers across both children's and adult books. She led ANA as managing director between 2022 and 2025, following the retirement of founder Andrew Nurnberg, and is a longstanding visiting speaker at universities and literary festivals across the United Kingdom.

Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +7 more

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Jenny Todd

The Literary Office

Jenny founded The Literary Office, having previously been Publisher and Director of Canongate Books and Marketing Director of Penguin Press. She has led campaigns for prize-winning and bestselling books, chaired World Book Day and sits on the Scottish Government's Creative Industries Leadership Group. She has a reputation for combining creativity with strong business and financial skills.

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Jessica Lee

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

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 a broader readership. In non-fiction she focuses on writing that balances scholarship with a vivid personal component, such as literary biography, socially-rooted memoir and cultural history.

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Jessica Woollard

David Higham Associates

Jessica has been a literary agent for thirty years, beginning her career at Toby Eady Associates, where she worked first for Alexandra Pringle and went on to become a Director before leaving ten years later for The Marsh Agency. She joined David Higham in January 2016 on returning from Mumbai, where she had been working as an agent remotely for five years. She was the agent for H is for Hawk, and represents academics, activists, artists, scientists and journalists. Authors she works with have won or been shortlisted for major prizes including the Booker, the Baillie Gifford, the Costa, the Guardian First Book Award, the National Book Award, Waterstones Book of the Year, the Wainwright and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year.

Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics +1 more

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Jo Bell

Bell Lomax Moreton

Jo is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton. She has over 20 years' experience in the publishing industry, having worked for HarperCollins and Parragon Books as Sales Director. She brings her knowledge, warmth and passion for storytelling to the team, representing both adult fiction and non-fiction authors.

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Joanna Kaliszewska

The BKS Agency

Joanna is the Rights Director at The bks Agency, as well as developing her own list as an agent. She began her career in rights at Aitken, Stone and Wylie, then spent 20 years at Hachette, latterly as Head of Rights for John Murray Press. There she worked with authors including Fiona Mozley and Mick Herron. Her literary taste is broad, spanning literary fiction, reading group fiction and crime procedurals.

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Joanna Swainson

Hardman & Swainson

Joanna is a co-founder of Hardman & Swainson and represents both fiction and non-fiction. She trained as a reader and in-house editor for Christopher Little, where she met Caroline. Before that she ran a copywriting and editing business after studying French.

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John Ash

CAA Publishing

John Ash is a literary agent at CAA Publishing, representing literary fiction, upmarket general fiction and serious nonfiction. He began his career at PEW Literary, where he spent six and a half years before joining CAA in 2023. His fiction interests range from literary fiction and epic fantasy to upmarket general fiction, while his nonfiction interests include history, memoir and reportage.

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Jon Curzon

Artellus

Jon represents literary fiction and non-fiction that starts conversations and sparks ideas. His interests span debut fiction, memoir and nature writing to science, history and biography, always favouring writers whose work is intelligent and original. His authors have been published internationally and reviewed in outlets such as the Guardian and the New York Times. Jon also freelance edits for clients including Jericho Writers and Curtis Brown Creative.

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Jonathan Pegg

Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency

Jonathan founded Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency in 2008, representing literary and quality commercial fiction and non-fiction. He has worked in publishing since 1997 and became a fully-fledged agent in 2002 at Curtis Brown Group Ltd, where he was responsible for a diverse client list. He works closely with writers, paying attention to their priorities and negotiating fair terms on their behalf.

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Judith Murray

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Judith is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton. 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.

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Karolina Sutton

CAA Publishing

Karolina is known for launching successful debuts in literary and upmarket commercial fiction, as well as shepherding long-term literary careers. She works across literary fiction, crime and psychological suspense, historical fiction, serious non-fiction and memoir, and remains open to new voices, including traditional storytellers and those challenging form and convention. She has worked with many admired novelists, journalists, academics and public figures, including winners of the Booker Prize, the Nobel Peace Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize. In 2020, she was named Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards.

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Kat Aitken

Lexington Literary Ltd

Kat worked as a bookseller, in the rights department of Robert Laffont in Paris, and then for nine years at United Agents before co-founding Lexington Literary in 2024. Kat represents writers of literary fiction, thought-provoking non-fiction and some poetry, always seeking fresh perspectives and bold voices. Kat is hungry for emotionally intelligent storytelling, taut prose and anything subversive and astute.

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Kate Barker

Kate Barker Literary Agency

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.

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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.

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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.

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Katie Greenstreet

Paper Literary Ltd

Katie is a literary agent at Paper Literary, which she joined in 2022. A corporate lawyer by training, she moved into publishing after working at ICM Partners in New York and then at C&W in London. There she discovered a passion for amplifying undiscovered voices and for engaging closely with projects editorially. Katie focuses on building long-term, enduring relationships with her authors throughout the publishing process.

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Keshava Guha

Aevitas Creative Management

Keshava is an agent at Aevitas UK, building an international list that is primarily non-fiction with select fiction projects. He joined Aevitas UK in 2025, having previously worked as a senior editor at Juggernaut Books in New Delhi, where he published literary fiction as well as history and current affairs. He is also a novelist and essayist, and holds degrees from Harvard College, the Columbia Publishing Course and a master's from Goldsmiths, University of London. Keshava is not open to fiction submissions at this time.

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Kevin Conroy Scott

Tibor Jones & Associates

Kevin co-founded Tibor Jones & Associates, a literary management company that builds the careers of bestselling authors and creative leaders. He previously worked as a literary agent at AP Watt and Conville & Walsh. Kevin is an alumnus of the New Line Cinema mailroom and his journalism has appeared in publications including the New Statesman, Variety and the Bookseller. He is the author of Screenwriters' Masterclass and co-founded Colombiage, London's first Colombian festival of culture and the arts.

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Kevin Pocklington

The North Literary Agency

Kevin works primarily in non-fiction and is in the process of developing a fiction list.

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Kieron Fairweather

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Kieron joined PFD in 2021 as assistant to chief executive Caroline Michel, and is now an associate agent. He took a BA and MA in English literature at Northumbria University, followed by a PhD from the same university in 2020, with a thesis on psychogeography, mapping and the city in the work of Jean Rhys and Djuna Barnes.

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Kirsten Lang

Zeno Agency Ltd

Kirsten is a literary agent at Zeno Agency Ltd, currently focused on selling the agency's translation rights. She joined Zeno in the summer of 2024, having previously worked at another literary agency and, before that, as a bookseller at the Charing Cross branch of Foyles. She holds a BA (Hons) in English from Edinburgh Napier University and a Masters in Children's Literature from Reading University.

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Kiya Evans

Paper Literary Ltd

Kiya is a literary agent at Paper Literary, building a list of debut authors. She began her career at Mushens Entertainment in 2020, working her way up from intern to Associate Agent. There she worked closely with bestselling authors including Richard Osman, Abigail Dean, Jessie Burton, Claire Douglas and Saara El-Arifi. She has judged several writing prizes, including the Brick Lane Books Short Story Prize and the Goldfinch Novel Award.

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Laetitia Rutherford

Watson, Little Ltd

Laetitia is a literary agent at Watson, Little, representing literary and upmarket fiction and non-fiction, including lifestyle and wellbeing. She has worked as an agent for fifteen years, representing award-winning writers such as Chris Cleave, Rana Dasgupta, Xiaolu Guo and Evie Wyld. Over her decade at Watson, Little, she has built a successful crime fiction list including Jenny Blackhurst, Alex Marwood and Ajay Chowdhury.

Genres:Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Self-Help

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Laura Bennett

The Liverpool Literary Agency

Laura is an associate literary agent at the Liverpool Literary Agency. She studied Writing at Liverpool John Moores University, gaining a BA and later an MA, after an early career in teaching that included working with young adults with special needs and in further education. She moved into editing after her teaching career and also works as a freelance writer, having written for a video game and several roleplaying games.

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Laura MacDougall

United Agents

Laura is a literary agent at United Agents, representing a wide range of fiction and non-fiction writers. She has a background in classical languages and philosophy and is drawn to books that explore what makes us who we are. Laura began her publishing career in 2010 at Hodder & Stoughton, then became an agent at Tibor Jones & Associates before joining United Agents in 2017.

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Laura Susijn

The Susijn Agency Ltd

Laura founded The Susijn Agency in 1998. The agency focuses on authors with international appeal, selling rights worldwide. It represents authors writing in various different languages.

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Laura Williams

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Laura is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton. She joined the agency in 2018, having previously worked at PFD from 2011, after studying Classics at Oxford. She represents a broad list of fiction across different genres, alongside a smaller non-fiction and children's book list.

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Laurie Robertson

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Laurie is a Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, representing books and journalism and actively building a list of adult fiction and non-fiction. She completed a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, worked in the sales team at Dorling Kindersley, and joined the agency in 2017, beginning her own list in 2020. On the fiction side she represents a range of genres alongside a smaller non-fiction list, and represents several Sunday Times bestselling authors whose work has been shortlisted for and won prizes including the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, the Jhalak Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Dublin Literary Award, the Edge Hill Prize, the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, and cookery awards from Fortnum & Mason and the Guild of Food Writers. She also looks after serialisation rights and journalism across the agency.

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Lesley Thorne

Aitken Alexander Associates

Lesley is Joint Managing Director at Aitken Alexander and runs the Film and TV Department, representing novelists, non-fiction writers and screenwriters. She began her career in literary publishing, working at Fourth Estate and Hamish Hamilton before joining Aitken Alexander in 1999 to assist Gillon Aitken. In 2004 she began to focus on dramatic rights in the agency's books and building her own client list.

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Lizzy Kremer

David Higham Associates

Lizzy joined David Higham in 2004, after working for an agent and, before that, as a publicist. She is Managing Director of the agency, a former President of the Association of Authors' Agents and a British Book Industry Awards Agent of the Year, and she advocates for clients on the industry issues that shape writing and publishing. Her strong engagement with the economics of publishing means she has a particular interest in taking on authors mid-career, whether bestsellers or not. She lives between London and New York.

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Lucy Morris

Curtis Brown Ltd

Represents commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction, always drawn to brilliant social observation and clever storytelling. Set up the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize in 2019 and is part of the team behind Discoveries, a development programme for unpublished women writers run with the Women's Prize Trust, Audible and Curtis Brown Creative. Represents a number of Curtis Brown Creative graduates, and loves developing ideas with debut authors as well as working with established writers looking for fresh eyes or a change of direction.

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Madeleine Milburn

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Madeleine is the founding director of Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency, which she set up in 2012, and has sat on the committee of the Association of Authors' Agents. She has appeared on The Bookseller's list of the 150 most influential people in the book trade every year since 2017, was awarded Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2018 and was shortlisted again in 2020. Her discoveries include Nita Prose, Charmaine Wilkerson, Gail Honeyman, Ashley Audrain, Elizabeth Macneal, Emma Stonex and Holly Bourne, and she represents crime and thriller brands including C.L. Taylor, C.J. Tudor, Mark Edwards and Jack Jordan. She reads across all areas of fiction but is immediately drawn to powerful, voice-led book club fiction with irresistible protagonists and themes that spark conversation: a literary voice that lingers, a concept that can be pitched in one sentence and themes that resonate universally. She represents authors based all over the world and works directly with publishers in every market rather than through co-agents.

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Margaret Halton

PEW Literary

Margaret is an Agent and Head of Rights at PEW Literary. She joined the agency in 2018 and now handles its translation rights. She studied English at Oxford and has worked for publishing houses and literary agencies on both sides of the Atlantic, including ICM and Rogers, Coleridge & White. In recent years she has begun to develop her own list of authors, focusing mainly on fiction.

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Maria Brannan

Greyhound Literary

Maria is a literary agent and translation rights manager at Greyhound Literary, building her own list of authors. She works alongside Sam Edenborough handling translation rights for the agency's clients. She previously spent over five years as a literary scout at Maria B. Campbell Associates in London, advising international publishers across more than a dozen countries and scouting titles for Netflix.

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Maria Whelan

Mushens Entertainment

Maria represents both fiction and nonfiction writers at Mushens Entertainment. Before joining the agency in September 2025, she worked at InkWell Management in New York for over eight years as an assistant and agent. She began her career in publishing as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York. Maria graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in English and Drama, then obtained her Master's in Literature and Modernity from the University of Edinburgh.

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Mariam Keen

Whispering Buffalo Literary Agency

Mariam is the founder and managing director of Whispering Buffalo Literary Agency. She is committed to providing a high level of personal representation across all media. Mariam graduated from King's College London and worked with Darley Anderson and Ali Gunn before launching the agency.

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Marina de Pass

The Soho Agency

Marina joined The Soho Agency in 2016 after working for several years in the editorial departments of Little, Brown and HarperCollins. She works with number one New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling authors, and number one Kindle and Audible bestsellers. Her clients' books have been selected as Waterstones and WHSmith Books of the Month and for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club. In 2023 she was named a Bookseller Rising Star. She is building a list of authors writing upmarket commercial, reading group and accessible literary fiction, alongside a select and eclectic children's, young adult and non-fiction list, and gravitates towards stories told through a female lens.

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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.

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Max Edwards

Apple Tree Literary

Max founded Apple Tree Literary and represents a diverse range of authors writing non-fiction and fiction. He has a decade of experience in agenting, having worked at RCW, United Agents and David Higham Associates. Max was a founding agent at Aevitas Creative Management UK, working there for five years before founding Apple Tree Literary.

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Megan Staunton

Bergstrom Studio

Megan Staunton specialises in commercial, self-help and literary non-fiction, including memoir, mindfulness, interior design and midwifery. She has worked in publishing for over six years, having moved from Penguin Random House to agenting at Gleam Titles. She is an advocate for emerging and diverse writers and mentors with Black Girl Writers.

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Millie Hoskins

United Agents

Millie is a literary agent at United Agents, representing fiction and narrative non-fiction. She joined United Agents in 2014 after studying English Literature at Exeter University and built her author list after two years working as an assistant. She continues to work closely with many of UA's long-standing bestselling clients. In 2022 she was named a Bookseller Rising Star.

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Millie Hughes

Futerman, Rose & Associates

Millie is an associate agent at Futerman, Rose & Associates. She studied English Literature at Newcastle University, graduating with First-Class Honours, and is completing a part-time MA in Screenwriting at Falmouth University. She has experience across bookselling, literary festivals, television production and script editing, and is particularly interested in discovering and developing new voices.

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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.

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Natalie Galustian

Greyhound Literary

Natalie represents narrative and commercial non-fiction as well as literary fiction. She spent fifteen years as an antiquarian book dealer before becoming an agent, first with Simon Finch Rare Books and later running her own rare book shop and gallery in Cecil Court. In 2017, she co-edited an anthology of new short stories about poker with the writer Anthony Holden.

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Natalie Jerome

Originate Literary Agency

Natalie is an agent at Originate Literary Agency, seeking game-changing stories across fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's books. She represents Sir Lenny Henry's children's publishing. Her taste has been shaped by writers such as Toni Morrison, James Baldwin and Octavia E. Butler, and by a lifelong search for diverse voices and backgrounds in books.

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Nelle Andrew

Rachel Mills Literary

Nelle is a literary agent at Rachel Mills Literary who represents internationally bestselling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. She joined RML in 2020, having previously worked as an agent at Peters Fraser and Dunlop for eleven years and before that at Macmillan. She is now a Trustee for the Royal Literary Fund.

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Nemonie Craven Roderick

Jonathan Clowes Ltd

Nemonie is a director of Jonathan Clowes Ltd. She has represented Nobel laureate Doris Lessing and comedy legend David Nobbs. Nemonie was agent and editor of Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution, a New York Times 'Book of the Times'.

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Nicola Chang

David Higham Associates

Nicola joined David Higham Associates in 2020 and represents prize-winning writers of literary and general fiction, non-fiction and poets. Her authors include Sara Ahmed, Raymond Antrobus, J. M. Coetzee, Jacqueline Crooks, Emma Glass, Gabriel Krauze, Saba Sams and Kae Tempest. Nicola is a recipient of the London Book Fair’s Trailblazer Award and a Bookseller Rising Star. Nicola responds first and foremost to original voices that challenge the idea of what a literary novel, and sentence, can do, as well as propulsive character-driven novels with intricate plots, unforgettable set pieces and dazzling dialogue. Nicola is drawn to experiments in form that defy easy definition, vernacular-inflected realism, the tragicomic, the weird and ethereal, seeking emotional complexity and transformative storytelling. In non-fiction Nicola is interested in narrative-driven, persuasive perspectives, a unique fearless voice and the interplay between the personal and the political, particularly from early-career scholars, critics and writers thinking deeply and universally about society through subjects such as the arts, food, family, language, creativity, sport, the body, work, travel and music, and if these works can be delivered provocatively and humorously, all the better.

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Olivia Davies

United Agents

Olivia is an Associate Agent at United Agents, building an eclectic list of literary, upmarket and commercial fiction and non-fiction. She admires authors who take creative risks and write with a sense of urgency.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 more

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Olivia Maidment

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Olivia is a Director and Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, specialising in literary, upmarket and book club fiction, and always keen to discover bold, original voices from around the world. Since joining the agency in 2020 she has built a list of prizewinning authors and emerging voices including Oisín McKenna, Julia Armfield, Freya Bromley and Sarvat Hasin, with clients recognised by the Polari Prize, the Nero Book Award, the RSL Encore Award and the Observer's debut novelists list. She works closely and editorially with her authors from early drafts through to publication, building long-term global careers, and is passionate about launching debut fiction.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Thriller

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Orli Vogt-Vincent

David Higham Associates

Orli is building a literary fiction and non-fiction list, and also works across Managing Director Lizzy Kremer's list of internationally bestselling writers. In non-fiction she is drawn to work with broad appeal that helps readers understand themselves and the world they live in, and she enjoys working with writers who have built meaningful online platforms and communities.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +4 more

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Patrick Walsh

PEW Literary

Patrick is a literary agent at PEW Literary. He was born and brought up in Venezuela and studied law at Cambridge before becoming an agent. He co-founded Conville & Walsh in 2000, later selling it to Curtis Brown, before founding PEW Literary in 2016.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

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Paul Moreton

Bell Lomax Moreton

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, along with narrative non-fiction, biography, sport, music and autobiography.

Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +10 more

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Philip Patterson

Marjacq Scripts Ltd

Philip heads the book department at Marjacq. He joined in 2003 from Curtis Brown, where he was a film, television and theatre agent. Before that he worked for HarperCollins Publishers. He represents adult fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Philippa Sitters

Philippa Sitters Associates Ltd

Philippa founded PSA Ltd in 2024 and works with authors from pitch to publication. She studied Classical Civilisation at Leeds University and took a Masters in Publishing at Kingston University. She then worked at literary agencies including Peters, Fraser + Dunlop, Sheil Land and David Godwin Associates, spending ten years building her list.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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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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Polly Halladay

Georgina Capel Associates

Polly is a literary agent at Georgina Capel Associates. She joined the agency in 2021. She studied Literature at the University of Oxford and holds an MA in Creative Writing Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia. Her clients include winners of the Hawthornden Prize, the RSL Encore Award, the Wingate Literary Prize and the Banjo Prize.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction

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Rachel Conway

Georgina Capel Associates

Rachel is a director at Georgina Capel Associates, representing literary, book club and commercial fiction. She studied Literature at King's College London and joined the agency in 2010 after working at various publishing houses and literary agencies. She became a director in 2016. Her clients have been longlisted for the Booker Prize and Desmond Elliott Prize, and are winners of the Manchester Fiction Prize and RSL Giles St Aubyn Award.

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Rachel Goldblatt

Curtis Brown Ltd

Joined Curtis Brown in 2022 and is now an Associate Agent, assisting Jonathan Lloyd while actively building her own list. Keen to hear from debut novelists, and counts working editorially with authors among her favourite parts of the job.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

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Rachel Mann

CAA Publishing

Rachel represents a broad range of work at CAA, from commercial to literary fiction, with some non-fiction, across adult, young adult and middle-grade markets. She spent ten years editing and commissioning fiction for young people at houses including Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, and was global publishing director at the Roald Dahl Story Company. She became an agent in 2018 and joined CAA in 2023.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more

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Rachel Neely

Mushens Entertainment

Rachel is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment, representing both literary and commercial fiction with a preference for darker stories. She began her publishing career at HarperCollins before working as an editor at Hachette for six years, most recently as a Commissioning Editor at Orion. She joined Mushens Entertainment in 2022 and became a Literary Agent in 2023 after covering Juliet Mushens' maternity leave.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror +7 more

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Rachel Yeoh

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Rachel is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, working with the agency's bestselling brand authors and building a list in literary, upmarket and book club fiction, as well as select narrative non-fiction. She read Law and Politics at university and joined the agency in 2019. Her list includes Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlistee Hanako Footman, Foyle Young Poet of the Year winner Charlotte Runcie and TedX speaker Canwen Xu.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more

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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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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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Rosie Pierce

Curtis Brown Ltd

Joined Curtis Brown in 2018 after working in editorial at an independent publisher in Edinburgh. Works alongside Felicity Blunt on her list while building her own, and counts working editorially with writers on their manuscripts among her favourite parts of the job. Represents literary and commercial fiction and select non-fiction.

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Rowan Lawton

The Soho Agency

Rowan joined The Soho Agency in 2019 after almost two decades in the industry. She started her agenting career at WME and latterly ran Furniss Lawton, the literary division of YMU. Her authors are Sunday Times, Kindle, Apple and Audible number one bestsellers, and have been awarded and shortlisted for prizes including the British Book Awards, the Crime Writers' Association Daggers, the Irish Book Awards, the Sunday Times Sports Book Award and Romantic Novel of the Year. She has judged fiction prizes including Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller, the Bristol Short Story Prize and the Blue Pencil First Novel Award, and was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2012.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +5 more

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Ruth Cairns

Featherstone Cairns

Ruth founded Featherstone Cairns in 2015. She was originally a publicist, handling campaigns for books by a range of authors including Elton John and Pope Francis, and Jeffrey Archer to Booker Prize winners. Since 2020 she has represented authors with exceptional stories to tell, and the agency has built a strong track record for Sunday Times bestsellers.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Sabhbh Curran

Curtis Brown Ltd

Represents irresistible non-fiction and select fiction, with cookbooks and food writing a core part of her list. Works in a hands-on way editorially and is particularly keen to find authors who want to build a career.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +10 more

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Salma Begum

Greyhound Literary

Salma is a literary agent at Greyhound Literary, representing fiction and non-fiction. She previously worked in editorial at Picador, Zaffre and Manilla Press. She now works closely with her authors on manuscript development, balancing strong storytelling with marketability and timing.

Genres:Horror · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance +1 more

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Sam Copeland

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Sam is a director at Rogers, Coleridge & White, representing literary and commercial fiction across all genres, as well as children's, young adult and some quality non-fiction. He worked as a bookseller before moving into publishing in 2001, joining RCW in 2006 and becoming a director in 2016. He was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2020 and 2021, and named in the Bookseller's Most Influential People in Publishing in 2020.

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Samar Hammam

Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency

Samar founded Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency in 2013 after six years as a Director at Toby Eady Associates and time spent as a literary scout in New York for Linda Clark Associates. Based in London, she works as the agency’s principal agent and handles translation rights in collaboration with other agencies.

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Sara Langham

David Higham Associates

Sara is actively building a list of literary and upmarket fiction and non-fiction. Generally, Sara is looking for wonderful, clear writing with beauty at its heart, great hooky plot-driven stories and/or a combination of both. Sara admires authors such as Elif Batuman, Miranda July, Sarah Moss, Katie Kitamura, Miriam Toews, Sarah Hall, Catherine Newman, Ali Smith, Ann Patchett and Helen Garner. Sara loves speculative and genre-bending fiction such as The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley and The Echoes by Evie Wyld, and novels that play with form and structure, such as Theory and Practice by Michelle de Kretser and Fair Play by Louise Hegarty. Sara is interested in short stories, both dark and gentle comedies, and books on the edges of horror. Sara would love to find a really wild idea that is immaculate on the page. Sara is keen to find a great love story set against the backdrop of historical events as well as swoony contemporary love stories. Sara loves literary crime and is interested in detective novels and literary thrillers such as Sebastian Barry’s Old God’s Time, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood or Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series. In non-fiction, Sara is always looking to learn new things and enjoys works such as A Thread of Violence by Mark O’Connell, Monsters by Claire Dederer, A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar and Question 7 by Richard Flanagan. Sara would love to find a graphic novel on any subject.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Horror +6 more

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Sara O’Keeffe

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Sara is a literary agent at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, representing commercial and literary fiction. She has twenty five years of experience in publishing. She works with authors on book deals as well as TV and film adaptations.

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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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Sarah Harvey

CAA Publishing

Sarah is a literary agent at CAA who builds a list of commercial to reading-group fiction and commercial non-fiction for the UK market. Sarah joined CAA in 2022, having previously worked at HarperCollins, Hachette, Pan Macmillan, The Curtis Brown Agency, and David Higham Associates. Their background is in translation rights, and they also represent US and translated authors in the UK.

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Sarah Lutyens

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Sarah is a literary agent and partner at Lutyens & Rubinstein, which she co-founded with Felicity in 1993. She began her career in bookselling and at the Literary Review, before working in publishing rights departments. She also sells UK rights for the Australian publisher Text. She reads crime fiction obsessively and has wide-ranging taste in literary fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Sarah Stamp

The Soho Agency

Sarah is an Associate Agent at The Soho Agency, where she has worked for almost five years. She began as an assistant to Julian Alexander and Ben Clark, supporting their roster of bestselling non-fiction authors and commercial novelists, and is now building her own list.

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Sarah Williams

Sophie Hicks Agency

Sarah is a director at the Sophie Hicks Agency, where she also runs the agency's film and television side. She began her publishing career in Canada, working first in publicity and then editorial, before moving to London in 2010 to work with Ed Victor. She joined the Sophie Hicks Agency in 2014. Sarah represents authors across both fiction and non-fiction.

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Seren Adams

Lexington Literary Ltd

Seren worked at Granta and Foyles, then spent nine years at United Agents before co-founding Lexington Literary in 2024. Seren represents writers of literary fiction and narrative non-fiction, and many of her authors have been nominated for or won prizes for their work. Seren is always looking for exceptional literary voices, precise prose and is drawn to the strange or surprising in both fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · True Crime

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Silvia Molteni

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Silvia is head of the children's and young adult books department at PFD. She runs her own list of clients and sells foreign and audio rights in the agency's children's and young adult titles. The Bookseller named her its Rising Star in 2019.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Horror +8 more

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Sophie Lambert

C&W Agency

Sophie is a literary agent at C&W Agency, representing fiction and nonfiction authors, many of whom have been nominated for or won major literary prizes. She worked as a bookseller and book buyer on London's Charing Cross Road before moving to New York, where she spent three years as an assistant at Janklow & Nesbit. She returned to London to start her own list at Tibor Jones & Associates before joining C&W in 2013, becoming a Director and later Managing Director.

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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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Steph Thwaites

Curtis Brown Ltd

Head of the Book Department, and an agent at Curtis Brown for over 20 years after joining as an intern in 2003. Represents a broad range of writers, from debut authors to bestselling brand authors, and loves working with creative talent and storytellers from across the entertainment world to develop ideas, often from an embryonic stage. Clients include Bella Mackie, Harriet Evans, Sahil Bloom, Tom Fletcher, Greg James and Francesca Simon.

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Susan Armstrong

C&W Agency

Susan is a literary agent at C&W Agency, working with debut and previously published novelists. She loves discovering new and original voices and helping debut writers launch their careers. She also works with already published novelists who might want a change in direction. Susan looks for authors who want a long-term career, and offers support in shaping, editing and selling their books.

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Suzannah Ball

WME Literary Agency

Suzannah represents adult and crossover fiction as well as a select list of non-fiction at WME. She has been at WME since 2019 and is based in the London office. She works closely with both debut and experienced authors to help them develop material and ideas. She enjoys working with authors from across the world, finding the right home for their books outside their primary market.

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Teresa Chris

Teresa Chris Literary Agency

Teresa founded Teresa Chris Literary Agency in London in the early nineties, specialising in crime and women's commercial fiction. Over the last ten years the agency has placed more emphasis on fiction, handling both commercial and literary titles. Teresa is known for discovering new talent through the slush pile and recommendations, and for helping authors revive stalled careers.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

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Thérèse Coen

Susanna Lea Associates

Thérèse is a literary agent at Susanna Lea Associates, representing fiction, children's fiction and non-fiction, and handling translation rights. She was born and raised in Belgium before moving to England, where she studied History at University College London. She began her career in the rights department at Bloomsbury Publishing, then moved to Ed Victor's agency, before building her own list of authors from 2016.

Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +7 more

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Tilda Butterworth

Rebecca Carter Literary

Tilda assists Rebecca Carter at Rebecca Carter Literary and has recently started taking on her own clients. She trained in Modern Foreign Languages, gaining a joint honours degree in French and Russian, and worked at Shakespeare and Company in Paris. She has spent the past six years as editor of The Cult Collective, an independent literary and visual arts magazine based in London and Berlin.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance +1 more

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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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Victoria Hobbs

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Victoria represents a wide-ranging list of fiction and non-fiction writers at A.M. Heath. She has worked with some of her authors for over twenty-five years, nurturing their careers from their first publication onwards. Her authors have been Sunday Times bestsellers and have won or been nominated for prizes including the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, the Folio Prize and the Costa Book Award. She also represents literary estates, including those of Shirley Jackson and Mary McCarthy.

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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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Yasmin Kane

Kane Literary Agency

Yasmin runs Kane Literary Agency, which specialises in Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction and Children's Fiction. She originally trained as a lawyer before establishing the agency in 2004. She also ran her own imprint, Three Hares Publishing, from 2014 to 2021.

Genres:Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade · Young Adult

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Zoe Ross

United Agents

Zoe is a literary agent at United Agents, working with writers across literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, food writing and academic non-fiction. She began her career at the agency in 2009 in the foreign rights department. With a background in modern languages and psychoanalysis, she is drawn to stylish prose, sly humour and complex characterisation in fiction, and to challenging ideas about identity across genres.

Genres:Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Camilla Ferrier

The Marsh Agency Ltd

Camilla has been Managing Director of The Marsh Agency since 2012 and with the company since 2002, having begun her publishing career at HarperCollins. Camilla chaired the Foreign Rights committee for the Association of Authors’ Agents for two years and continues to sit on the committee. In 2019 Camilla was shortlisted for Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Clare Alexander

Aitken Alexander Associates

Clare is Chair of Aitken Alexander Associates. Before becoming a literary agent, she spent more than 20 years in publishing, editing books that won the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize (now the Women's Prize) and the Whitbread Award. She represents novelists including Pat Barker, Sebastian Faulks and Mark Haddon. She is a Founding Patron of the Women's Prize and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir

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Elizabeth Sheinkman

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Elizabeth is a native New Yorker whose publishing career has spanned both sides of the Atlantic. She worked within the United States editorial departments of Oxford University Press and Alfred A. Knopf before joining the Elaine Markson Literary Agency in 1996. In 2004, Elizabeth moved to London to set up and run their United Kingdom office, then joined Curtis Brown in 2006 as a Senior Agent and Director. In 2012, Elizabeth moved to WME, representing a broad range of award-winning and best-selling authors in literary fiction, biography, journalism and cultural history. Elizabeth has served on the Creative Council of the Aspen Institute’s Summer Words Festival, on the faculty of the Breadloaf Writers’ Conference, and as a featured speaker at the University of East Anglia MFA writing programme, the Oxford Summer Books Programme, and Trinity College Dublin.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Harriet Moore

Aitken Alexander Associates

Harriet is an agent at Aitken Alexander Associates, representing literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She joined Aitken Alexander Associates in 2024 after a decade at David Higham Associates. She is drawn to literary novelists who play with genre and form, and admires writers who approach subjects and archives in rigorous, intimate ways.

Genres:Biography · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Poetry

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Lisa Baker

Aitken Alexander Associates

Lisa runs the Foreign Rights department at Aitken Alexander Associates and represents a select list of literary fiction and non-fiction. She joined the agency in 2016 and became a Director in 2017. Before that, she was Rights Director at Faber & Faber.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Martha Perotto-Wills

David Higham Associates

Martha assists Molly Ker Hawn and is actively building her own list, representing mostly authors of adult literary fiction and of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Before working in publishing she was a bookseller and cataloguer of second-hand and antiquarian books, and took a master's degree in Queer History. She joined the Bent Agency's United Kingdom office in 2019, spent six years there as an assistant and then associate agent, and started at David Higham at the end of 2025.

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Steven Evans

Eve White Literary Agency

Steven is an Agent and the Company Manager at Eve White Literary Agency. He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne and studied French and Italian at Queens' College, Cambridge, before completing an MPhil in Comparative Film and Literature. He then lived in Paris, working as a university language assistant and a freelance scout, before joining Eve White Literary Agency in 2021.

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Alice Lutyens

Curtis Brown Ltd

Represents an eclectic list ranging from commercial women's fiction to lyrical literary fiction, across love stories, magic and witches, crime, thrillers and historical fiction. Was the first to discover Jane Harper through Curtis Brown Creative and has nursed several authors from debut to the Sunday Times bestseller list, Richard and Judy picks and prize lists. Judge for the Caledonia Novel Award. Also takes on authors with well-established careers who feel in need of a fresh pair of eyes. Assisted by Aoife MacIntyre.

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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.

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Ariella Feiner

United Agents

Ariella is an agent at United Agents, representing bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. She started her career at PFD in 2006 before moving to United Agents. In 2017, The Bookseller named her a Rising Star. She enjoys discovering new voices and working with authors to shape their careers over the long term.

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Becky Thomas

Lewinsohn Literary Agency Ltd

Becky founded Lewinsohn Literary Agency in 2021 and represents literary and reading group fiction, memoir, pop culture, narrative non-fiction and essays. She began her career at Faber & Faber before becoming Contracts Director at Abner Stein and later working at WME and Fox Mason. She was named Literary Agent of the Year at the 2022 British Book Awards.

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Bill Hamilton

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Bill is a literary agent at A.M.Heath, representing fiction and non-fiction. He joined the agency in 1983, having grown up among many of its writers. He continues a tradition that spans the estate of George Orwell to Hilary Mantel. He also has close relationships with colleagues in New York.

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Broo Doherty

DHH Literary Agency

Broo is a director and literary agent at DHH Literary Agency. She graduated from Downing College, Cambridge, and has worked in publishing for the last twenty years, across publishing houses and as an agent. She handles most genres, excluding children's books, screenplays and sci-fi, and particularly enjoys crime, women's commercial fiction, literary fiction and quirky non-fiction. In 2017 she was voted Literary Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist's Association.

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Caro Clarke

Portobello Literary

Caro Clarke is the founder and literary agent at Portobello Literary. They founded the agency in 2022 after twelve years working in publishing houses, including Transworld (PRH) and Canongate Books, as 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.

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Charlie Brotherstone

Aevitas Creative Management

Charlie is a Senior Agent and Vice President at Aevitas Creative Management, based in London and New York. He represents an eclectic list of authors, spanning academics, journalists, musicians, online creators and food writers, as well as novelists of commercial and literary fiction, including several bestsellers. He previously worked at A.M. Heath and Co and Ed Victor Limited, and set up his own agency in 2017 before merging it with Aevitas in 2023.

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Charlotte Seymour

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Charlotte is an agent at Johnson & Alcock, building a list across fiction and non-fiction. She studied modern languages and began her career as a literary scout at Eccles Fisher Associates, before becoming an agent at Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2015. She joined Johnson & Alcock in 2022 and also champions a select number of titles in translation each year.

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Clare Conville

C&W Agency

Clare is the founder and Chair of C&W. She co-founded the independent publishing imprint and production company CHEERIO with Harriet Vyner in 2020, in association with the Estate of Francis Bacon. Her authors' work has been translated into more than sixty languages and adapted for theatre, film and television.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more

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Claudia Young

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Claudia is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton. She joined the agency in 2009. She represents literary fiction, crime fiction and thrillers, as well as cooking, food journalism, comedy and travel writing. She also works closely with radio and television production companies, and the speakers and presenters' side of the agency.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +2 more

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Donna Greaves

Colwill & Peddle

Donna is an agent at Colwill & Peddle, building a list across adult commercial, book club and accessible literary fiction, and non-fiction. She joined the agency in 2025, having previously spent seven years at Jo Unwin Literary Agency. Before working in publishing, she trained and worked as a speech and language therapist in the NHS.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +5 more

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Elly James

HHB Agency Ltd

Elly is director and agent at HHB Agency Ltd. She joined the agency in 2007 to work alongside its founder, Heather Holden-Brown, and became sole director in 2024 after Heather's retirement. Before working as an agent, she worked in television and film development, looking for great storytellers and original voices.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +9 more

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Emily Glenister

DHH Literary Agency

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's assistant. She joined DHH as an assistant to David Headley, becoming an agent in 2020 and a Director in 2022. Her clients include Heather Darwent, Suzie Edge and Becca Day.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror +5 more

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Emily MacDonald

42 Management & Production

Emily is an agent in the Books Department at 42 Management & Production, building her own list. She joined the agency in 2019, working with Eugenie Furniss across her clients before establishing her own list.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller

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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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Felicity Blunt

Curtis Brown Ltd

Trained as a barrister before interning at the Wylie Agency and Curtis Brown, and joined Curtis Brown in 2005, working from both London and New York. Represents authors across the literary to commercial spectrum, and works with the estates of Daphne du Maurier and Jilly Cooper. Her non-fiction list centres on bestselling cookery writers, alongside Stanley Tucci's food memoirs. Works with clients on domestic and international sales and media rights, and serves as an executive producer on the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +9 more

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Fiona Petheram

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Fiona is an agent in the books division. She worked with Michael Sissons for over twenty years and continues to represent his authors, among them novelists, non-fiction writers and public figures in London and New York. She is also head of contracts and looks after the substantial PFD backlist.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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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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Harry Illingworth

DHH Literary Agency

Harry is a director and literary agent at DHH Literary Agency, representing genre fiction. He studied English Literature and Creative Writing at Northumbria University and completed internships at Michael O'Mara Books, HarperCollins and Pan Macmillan. He then worked at Goldsboro Books for five years as Marketing & Communications Manager while building his client list for DHH.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction +3 more

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Jack Ramm

Aevitas Creative Management

Jack has represented prizewinning and bestselling authors in fiction and nonfiction. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in American Literature and Creative Writing. He then worked at The Eve White Literary Agency as an assistant and later as an agent, before moving to Viking, Penguin Random House as a nonfiction commissioning editor and starting his own business. He joined Aevitas Creative UK in 2024.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Jane Conway-Gordon

Jane Conway-Gordon Ltd

Jane is Managing Director of Jane Conway‑Gordon Ltd, an independent London literary agency. With a background in rights and contracts for major publishers, she launched her own agency in 1982. Jane reports to have closed her list.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Jenny Brown

Jenny Brown Associates

Jenny founded Jenny Brown Associates in 2002 and represents 50 writers, most of whom are based in Scotland. She was previously Head of Literature at the Scottish Arts Council, a presenter of book programmes for Scottish Television, and founder Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2021 and awarded an OBE in 2024.

Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Women's Fiction +1 more

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Jess Molloy

Curtis Brown Ltd

Joined the literary department in 2019, having previously worked at Curtis Brown in the talent and comedy department and in talent management for over eight years. Assisted Cathryn Summerhayes before being promoted to Literary Agent in 2022 and starting her own list. Enjoys working with people who have come to writing via unexpected or unorthodox routes, and works well with writers from an entertainment background or with profile who want to reach new audiences.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Literary Fiction +4 more

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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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Jonny Geller

Curtis Brown Ltd

Joined Curtis Brown in 1993 and became a literary agent in 1995 after discovering a novel on the unsolicited pile that went on to sell rights around the world. Became CEO of the agency in 2012 and is now CEO of The Curtis Brown Group. Represents a wide range of globally significant writers: novelists, memoirists, journalists, former Prime Ministers, thought leaders, business people, actors, musicians and screenwriters. Previously awarded Literary Agent of the Year.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Thriller +1 more

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Julia Silk

Greyhound Literary

Julia represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction at Greyhound Literary. She worked as a bookseller and editor for eighteen years, latterly as Publisher of the digital crime imprint The Murder Room at Orion, before becoming an agent in 2016. She has an MA in Comparative Literature from UEA. Julia grew up in London in a noisy Egyptian Jewish family.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction · Horror +5 more

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Julie Fergusson

The North Literary Agency

Julie is an agent at The North Literary Agency, representing fiction across a range of genres, from commercial to literary. She has worked in the publishing industry for over a decade, first in Scottish publishing and then UK-wide as a freelance editor and now agent. She has a degree in mathematics and a master's degree in creative writing, both from the University of Edinburgh.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance · Thriller

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Julie Gourinchas

Bell Lomax Moreton

Julie is a French-American literary agent who champions an award-winning, selective list of upmarket adult and new adult fiction with commercial drive and appeal, across a wide variety of genres. Authors she represents have won or been nominated for awards including the British Book Awards, the Hugo Awards, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Stoker Awards, the Shirley Jackson Awards, the Saltire National Book Awards and the BSFAs, and she has represented several Sunday Times bestselling titles. She is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents Bridge Committee, which supports junior agent development.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Horror +8 more

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Juliet Pickering

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Juliet is a director at Blake Friedmann, representing fiction and non-fiction. She worked at Waterstones before joining the agency A P Watt in 2003, then moved to Blake Friedmann in 2013. She won the Romantic Novelists' Association Agent of the Year Award in 2021.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Cosy Mystery · Crime · Food & Drink +4 more

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Kate Shaw

The Shaw Agency

Kate founded The Shaw Agency in 2019 after eighteen years as a literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates and The Viney Agency. During her career she has discovered New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling writers and represented Reese and other Bookclub picks that have won major awards. These books have sold millions of copies worldwide in dozens of languages and been adapted into major film and TV series. Kate aims to inspire her clients to be the finest writers they can be, support them across all aspects of their careers, negotiate the best deals worldwide, and discover and nurture new talent.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more

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Lina Langlee

The North Literary Agency

Lina is a literary agent at The North Literary Agency. Originally Swedish, she moved to Scotland to study for her undergraduate and Masters degrees. After working in publishing for a number of years, she decided that becoming a literary agent combined all her favourite parts of the book industry. She has been shortlisted for the RNA 'Agent of the Year' award in 2019, 2020 and 2023.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more

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Lisette Verhagen

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Lisette joined Peters Fraser + Dunlop in January 2020 after five years at David Godwin Associates, where she was Head of Rights. Originally from the Netherlands, she previously worked in publishing in Barcelona and Amsterdam, and is building a literary list with a strong focus on international clients for sale in the United Kingdom and around the world. Her authors include Arundhati Roy, Hanna Bervoets, Flora Carr and Safae el Khannoussi.

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

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Louise Buckley

Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Ltd

Louise is an Associate Literary Agent at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency. She has worked in publishing for over fifteen years, including time at Pan Macmillan and Zeno Agency Ltd. She also works as an Editorial Consultant and writes a Substack about editing and getting published.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Horror +7 more

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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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Mic Cheetham

Mic Cheetham Associates Ltd

Mic Cheetham founded Mic Cheetham Literary Agency in 1994 and serves as its director. Operating from a boutique London office, the agency maintains a deliberately small list, accepting just two or three new writers per year.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Science Fiction

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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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Rachel Calder

The Sayle Literary Agency

Rachel has run The Sayle Literary Agency since 1993.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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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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Robin Wade

Wade & Co Literary Agency

Robin founded Wade & Co Literary Agency in 2001. The agency represents fiction and non-fiction for adults and young adults.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +10 more

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Samantha Brace

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Sam is an agent representing books alongside PFD's contemporary classics authors. After a degree in classics and English at Memorial University of Newfoundland, she worked across a range of roles and industries in Canada. She joined PFD in 2017, after the inaugural Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford, and went on to run Agora Books as publisher, working across editorial, production, sales and design; there she launched the Lost the Plot writers' competition and the Uncrowned Queens of Crime series, celebrating forgotten female crime writers. She is now building a list of crime and reading-group fiction and running PFD's contemporary classics department.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery +2 more

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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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Tony Peake

Tony Peake Associates

Tony is a literary agent and the founder of Peake Associates. He began his career in the mid-1980s at London Management, where the literary department was one among many. He set up Peake Associates independently in 1989.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Science Fiction

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