Literary Agents
for Narrative Non-Fiction

There are currently 152 UK-based literary agents accepting submissions for narrative non-fiction. See who represents it, who's open right now, and when we last checked.

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Abi Fellows

DHH Literary Agency

Abi is a literary agent at DHH Literary Agency, which she joined in 2023. She began her career in bookselling before moving into agenting at Georgina Capel Associates, then spent seven years in literary scouting. She later built a list at The Good Literary Agency focused on amplifying writers from marginalised backgrounds.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +8 more

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Last checked 4 days ago

Adam Gauntlett

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Adam heads the books division at PFD and represents a wide range of prize-winning and bestselling authors, among them Sunday Times and New York Times names. He joined the company in 2010, after completing a Masters in English Literature at King's College London. The Bookseller named him its Shooting Star in 2017.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Memoir +5 more

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Last checked 19 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:Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction +3 more

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Last checked 8 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 19 days ago

Amanda Harris

Maven Literary Management

Amanda is a literary agent at Maven Literary Management. She trained with a Masters in Comparative English Literature and began her publishing career at Routledge before moving into publicity and editorial roles at Pan Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and Orion Publishing. In 2019 she moved to YMU, where she founded their literary division and built her own list of fiction authors. She 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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Amanda Preston

LBA Books

Amanda is a literary agent at LBA Books, representing a wide range of best-selling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. She has worked as an agent for over 25 years and co-founded LBA in 2005, working with a network of publishers around the world. In 2018 she won the RNA Literary Agent of the Year award.

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

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Last checked 11 days ago

Andrew Gordon

David Higham Associates

Andrew joined David Higham Associates in 2007 and is a director of the company and head of the Books department. Before becoming an agent he worked on the publishing side for fifteen years, in publicity at Hodder & Stoughton and as an editor and publisher at Little, Brown and Simon & Schuster. His list is primarily non-fiction and includes leading historians, journalists and commentators. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Cundill History Prize.

Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir +4 more

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Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

Andrew founded the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency in 1988. He read history at Magdalene College, Cambridge, gained an MSc and doctorate at Edinburgh University, and began his publishing career at Hodder & Stoughton before becoming an agent at John Farquharson. He is also an author and biographer, with prize-winning books including a biography of the spy Guy Burgess and two Sunday Times bestsellers, The Mountbattens and Traitor King.

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

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Last checked 13 days ago

Angelique Tran Van Sang

Felicity Bryan Associates

Angelique is an agent at Felicity Bryan Associates, building a list of fiction, non-fiction and select poetry. She joined FBA after seven years as an editor at Bloomsbury, where she worked with authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge and Kamila Shamsie. As a former editor, she enjoys helping writers develop their work at both structure and line level before submission to publishers.

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

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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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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:Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +7 more

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Anna Webber

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Anna represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction and a bit of poetry. She reads English, German and French. She has worked with authors such as Samantha Harvey, Sarah Moss and David Szalay since the beginning of their careers. Her authors have won or been nominated for all major prizes.

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

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Last checked 13 days ago

Anne-Marie Doulton

The Ampersand Agency

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

Genres: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 fiction and non-fiction across a wide range of genres and subjects. He joined the agency in 1995, having previously worked for several years as a fiction buyer for a major chain bookstore. Originally from Stockport, he studied English at St Anne's College, Oxford.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more

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Barbara Levy

Barbara Levy Literary Agency

Barbara looks after her clients personally, giving them individual attention at all times.

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

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Ben Dunn

DunnFogg

Ben is a literary agent with 30 years' publishing experience. He spent 25 years as a publisher at HarperCollins, 4th Estate, Hodder, Bonnier Books and Penguin Random House. He has built up a select list of authors, working with them in the UK, internationally and, where relevant, for film and TV, and also helps talent agency clients prepare and sell book projects.

Genres:Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Women's Fiction

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Bryony Woods

Bryony Woods Literary Agency

Bryony represents an eclectic mix of writers, with a list spanning children's fiction and young adult through to adult fiction and selected non-fiction. She set up her own agency in 2012, after working in specialist bookshops and libraries and at the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. She has an MA in Publishing from University College London.

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

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Cara Lee Simpson

Susanna Lea Associates

Cara is a literary agent at Susanna Lea Associates. Cara represents literary, book club and general fiction, along with some narrative non-fiction. Cara grew up in Wales and studied English Literature at King's College London, then completed a Master's at the London School of Economics. Cara joined SLA's London office in 2024, having previously worked as an agent at PFD, where they launched the Queer Fiction Prize.

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

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Caro Clarke

Portobello Literary

Caro is the founder and literary agent at Portobello Literary. They founded the agency in 2022 after twelve years working in publishing houses, including Transworld and Canongate Books, where they were a Senior Rights Manager. They were named Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2021. In 2019, they co-founded the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented nature writers.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy +16 more

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Caroline Davidson

Caroline Davidson Literary Agency

Caroline is a literary agent. She has been a literary agent since 1988 and is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents.

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

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Caroline Dawnay

United Agents

Caroline is an agent at United Agents, representing literary fiction and serious nonfiction. 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

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Carrie Plitt

Felicity Bryan Associates

Carrie represents award-winning and bestselling authors in fiction and non-fiction at Felicity Bryan Associates. Her clients include Reni Eddo-Lodge, Natasha Lunn and Catherine Belton, among others. For ten years, she co-hosted an award-winning podcast and radio show called Literary Friction with her friend Octavia Bright.

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

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Catherine Clarke

Felicity Bryan Associates

Catherine has been building a list of adult non-fiction and children's fiction writers since 2001. She co-founded the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize in 2003 to recognise women's achievements in publishing. In 2017 she was named Literary Agent of the Year in the British Book Awards, and from 2022 to 2024 she was President of the Association of Authors' Agents.

Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more

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Cathryn Summerhayes

Curtis Brown Ltd

Cathryn Summerhayes is a literary agent at Curtis Brown, representing a wide-ranging and high-profile list of authors across fiction and non-fiction. She previously spent several years at WME, where she built an acclaimed and eclectic client list that includes bestselling authors such as Chris Whitaker, Lucy Foley, and Dr Adam Kay, as well as public figures and creatives including Anita Rani, Shappi Khorsandi, Grace Dent, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and Johanna Basford. Cathryn also represents a number of United States-based authors through partnerships with UTA and CAA, including Lisa Taddeo, Jennifer Coolidge, and Ashley Flowers. She was named Literary Agent of the Year at The British Book Awards in 2019 and remains actively involved in the wider literary community, serving on the Committee of The Book Society and working with organisations such as Literature Wales and The Hay Festival. Earlier in her career, she worked in PR and events, including on campaigns for the Booker Prize and with high-profile clients such as Nigella Lawson and JK Rowling.

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

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Charlie Campbell

Greyhound Literary

Charlie is co-founder and director of Greyhound Literary, representing a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. He began his career at Literary Review, becoming deputy editor, before moving into agenting at Johnson & Alcock and then Ed Victor Ltd, where he spent ten years building his list. 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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Charlotte Merritt

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

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

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

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Chris Wellbelove

Aitken Alexander Associates

Chris represents writers of fiction and nonfiction from across the literary spectrum, as well as a handful of poets. He works with bestselling and prize-winning authors, and with writers ranging from journalists and memoirists to thought leaders, academics and cultural figures. Across fiction and nonfiction, he is drawn to originality, imagination and personality.

Genres:Business · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Memoir +2 more

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Christine Green

Christine Green Authors’ Agent

Christine runs Christine Green Authors' Agent, a boutique literary agency representing writers in Britain and around the world. 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, allowing her to work closely with each author on every draft.

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

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Ciara McEllin

Watson, Little Ltd

Ciara is an Associate Agent at Watson, Little, working across fiction and non-fiction. She is building her list with writers she can work closely and considerately with to build a career. In fiction she reads widely across literary, upmarket and book club fiction, and in non-fiction she enjoys narrative, memoir and essay collections.

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

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Claire Paterson Conrad

Janklow & Nesbit

Claire is a Literary Agent and Director at Janklow & Nesbit, working across fiction and non-fiction. She began her career at Chatto & Windus, before working at Granta and Canongate Books. She then moved to New York, where she became Publisher of the NYRB Classics series. Claire joined Janklow & Nesbit to help establish their London office.

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

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Last checked 8 days ago

Clara Foster

Aevitas Creative Management

Clara is an agent at Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK), representing literary and upmarket fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult and select non-fiction. She joined Aevitas Creative Management in 2023, having previously worked in a Big Five editorial department and other UK and US literary agencies. She is editorially hands-on and supports clients from first edits through to publication. Clara maintains relationships with editors in the UK and US and has sold books in six-figure deals.

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

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Clare Hulton

Clare Hulton Literary Agency

Clare founded the Clare Hulton Agency in 2012, after senior publishing roles at Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Penguin and Random House. Her authors have featured in the Sunday Times bestseller list and in bestseller lists in the USA, Australia and Canada, and have won awards and been translated into many languages. Clare's agency is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Connor Brown

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Connor joined Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2025 after a career as an editor, primarily at Penguin Random House, most recently as editorial director at Viking, Penguin, and previously at The Bodley Head. He has worked with a wide range of bestselling and prize-winning authors of upmarket non-fiction, and was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2023.

Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Last checked 9 days ago

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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Last checked 19 days ago

Daisy Parente

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Daisy joined Lutyens & Rubinstein in 2008 and she has run her own list since 2012. She is always open to submissions and loves to think about how books work in the world, delighting in being swept away and unable to put a book down. Daisy’s list includes award-winning writers in food writing, young adult and middle-grade books, narrative non-fiction and memoir, contemporary and historical fiction, travel and nature writing, crime, music books including biographies and autobiographies, and poetry.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +7 more

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Darryl Samaraweera

Artellus

Darryl is an agent at Artellus, with interests in literary fiction, social history, travel and cookery. He studied English Literature at Christ's College, Cambridge and worked as a freelance copywriter before joining Artellus. 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 Luxton

David Luxton Associates

David runs David Luxton Associates, a literary agency dedicated to non-fiction publishing, with particular interests in sport, music, food-writing and politics. He began his career at Sports Pages, London's leading sports bookstore. He established the Luxton Harris Agency in 2003 before founding David Luxton Associates in 2011. He represents a diverse range of authors including many high-profile sports personalities.

Genres:Food & Drink · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics · Sports

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Dorie Simmonds

Dorie Simmonds Agency Ltd

Dorie is a literary agent who represents general nonfiction, commercial fiction and children's books. She has worked in the publishing industry on both sides of the Atlantic, including within publishing houses, and is herself a published author. Dorie studied at Vassar College and The London School of Economics, and worked at William Morrow & Company and Dell Publishing in the US, as well as Dorling Kindersley and Reed Children's in the UK, before opening her own agency.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade +3 more

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Dotti Irving

Greyhound Literary

Dotti is an agent at Greyhound Literary, representing narrative non-fiction. She spent a decade at Penguin before founding Colman Getty, a publishing PR agency, working with writers including William Boyd, Germaine Greer and J.K. Rowling. She sold the company in 2012 and returned to an independent career in 2022. She is a trustee of the Deborah Rogers Foundation and Deputy President of the Royal Literary Fund.

Genres:Narrative Non-Fiction

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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

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Doug Young

PEW Literary

Doug is an associate agent at PEW Literary. He has worked in the book industry for over three decades, latterly as a publishing director at Penguin Random House, where he worked for 17 years. He joined PEW in 2019.

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

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Ed Wilson

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Ed is an agent and director of Johnson & Alcock, representing fiction and non-fiction, from new voices to established authors. He works editorially with his authors to help make their books the best they can be. He also looks after several of the agency's literary estates, including Beryl Bainbridge, Dick Francis, William Trevor and Elizabeth Taylor. He gives talks to writers' groups and university courses about publishing, and has acted as a mentor and podcast guest.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction +7 more

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Elise Dillsworth

Elise Dillsworth Agency

Elise is a London-based literary agent who represents literary and general fiction and non-fiction. She became an agent in 2012, having previously worked as a commissioning editor at Virago Press. She co-founded the Diversity in Publishing Network in 2004 and has judged several literary prizes.

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

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Elise Dillsworth

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

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Last checked 14 days ago

Emily Sweet

Aevitas Creative Management

Emily is a hands-on, creative and energetic literary agent based in London. Before becoming an agent, she spent ten years as an editor in trade publishing houses, focusing primarily on non-fiction. She takes a personal, collaborative approach with her authors, placing them with publishers ranging from major houses to smaller independents. She works as part of Aevitas Creative Management, a full-service literary agency.

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

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Emma Bal

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Emma is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn specialising in non-fiction, which she joined five years ago and where she has built a reputable list, securing major deals worldwide. She represents leading experts across the arts, humanities and sciences, including Roopika Risam, Rebecca Clifford, Maikel Kuijpers, Anne Irfan, Ayala Panievsky, Miranda Malins and Lauren Working, and writers on nature, food, travel, politics, psychology and pop culture such as Corinne Fowler, Dina Macki and Keshia Sakarah. Before agenting she spent over a decade in publishing at Penguin Press and Bloomsbury, leading campaigns for non-fiction and launching the careers of Nobel prize-winning economists, Pulitzer prize-winning journalists, historians, scientists, memoirists, activists and poets, among them Peter Frankopan, Rutger Bregman, William Dalrymple, Claudia Rankine, Lisa Taddeo, Owen Jones and Patricia Lockwood.

Genres:Biography · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Last checked 19 days ago

Emma Finn

C&W Agency

Emma represents fiction and narrative non-fiction at Conville & Walsh. She is drawn to strong voices and character-driven stories, especially gripping thrillers, atmospheric mystery and novels about families and relationships. She also values editorial work, helping writers shape their manuscripts before they go to publishers.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir +4 more

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Emma Leong

Janklow & Nesbit

Emma is a literary agent at Janklow & Nesbit representing writers of contemporary fiction and non-fiction. She began her publishing career at Janklow & Nesbit in 2019, having studied Psychology and Law. She cares about the craft of writing and about developing and nurturing careers for her clients. She is editorially focused and keen to champion first-time writers, working closely with the New York office and translation rights team to find them publishers across the globe.

Genres:Crime · Horror · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +3 more

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Emma Paterson

Aitken Alexander Associates

Emma represents writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, among them a number of bestselling and prize-winning authors. She joined Aitken Alexander Associates in 2018, having previously spent five years at Rogers, Coleridge & White and worked before that at The Wylie Agency. She is a Director of the agency and, since 2020, a member of the Booker Prize Foundation Advisory Committee, and in 2023 she was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) +7 more

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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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Fiona Lindsay

Limelight Management

Fiona is the Managing Director of Limelight Management, a boutique London-based literary and talent agency founded in 1989. With a long background in broker deals for television, lifestyle, and expert-led authors, she oversees a selective authors’ list that bridges publishing, broadcast, and branding.

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

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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 · Memoir · Middle Grade · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance +2 more

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Georgia Garrett

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Georgia is deputy managing director at RCW Literary Agency, representing fiction, narrative non-fiction and children's books. She joined RCW as a director in 2011, having 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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Guy Rose

Futerman, Rose & Associates

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

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

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Gyamfia Osei

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Gyamfia joined ANA in 2023 as a literary agent in the United Kingdom department, having previously been at The Good Literary Agency, where she began building a list of award-winning and bestselling authors writing from middle grade and young adult up to adult fiction. A Bookseller Rising Star, she now focuses on expanding the agency's list of children's authors, particularly in genre fiction and crossover, while representing a select list of adult commercial fiction and narrative non-fiction, and she oversees the English-language representation of ANA's international children's authors.

Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Graphic Novels · Health & Wellness +8 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 seven years before becoming an agent and selling her first author. She joined Hardman & Swainson in 2014.

Genres:Crime · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller · Women's Fiction

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Hannah Schofield

LBA Books

Hannah is a literary agent at LBA Books, representing commercial and book club fiction, and select non-fiction. She joined LBA in 2018. She previously worked for a literary scout and in translation rights. Hannah grew up in Luxembourg, giving her an international perspective on the publishing market.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +6 more

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Harriet Poland

CAA Publishing

Harriet is a literary agent at CAA who focuses on narrative, voice-driven non-fiction, pop culture, memoir, comedy, journalism and platform talent. She joined CAA in 2023 after serving as editorial director at Hodder & Stoughton, where she published authors including Rob Delaney and Garth Marenghi. Before that, she held positions at Hodder Studio, Audible and The Hanbury Agency.

Genres:Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Hellie Ogden

WME Literary Agency

Hellie is co-head of WME's UK Book division and a Partner at the agency. She joined WME's London office in 2023 and became a Partner in 2026. She was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the 2025 British Book Awards and sits as President of the Association of Authors' Agents. She is an editorially focused agent with a particular interest in helping to develop and nurture debut writers.

Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir +8 more

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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 · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) +9 more

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Imogen Pelham

Marjacq Scripts Ltd

Imogen is a literary agent at Marjacq Scripts who represents non-fiction and literary and upmarket fiction. Her non-fiction list covers history, science, memoir, cookery, cultural criticism, social issues and psychology.

Genres:Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Irene Baldoni

Georgina Capel Associates

Irene handles literary work, foreign rights and speaking engagements at Georgina Capel Associates. 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. Her client list includes ST and FT best books of the year, and winners of the Saltire Award and Fitzcarraldo Prize.

Genres:Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +4 more

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Isobel Boston

David Higham Associates

Isobel joined David Higham in 2025 after more than ten years working as an editor in illustrated children's publishing. She began her career at Templar Publishing and Big Picture Press, commissioning across a boutique list of illustrated books, and was later Commissioning Editor at Walker Books. She is building a list of children's book creators and works across all formats.

Genres:Children's Books · Graphic Novels · Middle Grade · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Isobel Dixon

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Isobel is MD and Head of Books at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency, where she represents writers from around the world, including bestsellers and international prize winners. Her clients' work spans contemporary, historical and literary fiction, crime and thrillers, memoir, biography and narrative history. She was born and educated in South Africa and in Edinburgh, where she completed master's degrees in English Literature and Applied Linguistics.

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

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Jack Fogg

DunnFogg

Jack co-founded DunnFogg with Ben Dunn in 2021 and represents fiction and non-fiction as a literary agent. He worked as an editor and publisher for seventeen years, starting at Bloomsbury in 2004 before moving to 4th Estate, Hodder, Penguin Random House and HarperCollins. In 2019 he set up the Mudlark imprint at HarperCollins, which focuses on quality non-fiction.

Genres:Business · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Memoir +4 more

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James Gill

Felicity Bryan Associates

James has worked in publishing and literary representation since 1995 and represents a broad range of fiction and non-fiction authors writing for the general-trade market. He has represented Sunday Times number one and top-ten bestsellers in both fiction and non-fiction. His clients have been shortlisted for prizes including the Booker Prize, the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year. Other clients have won awards such as the Wolfson History Prize, the Whitbread Prize and the Ondaatje Prize.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

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James Wills

Watson, Little Ltd

James is Managing Director at Watson Little, where he 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.

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

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Jamilah Ahmed

Barbara Levy Literary Agency

Jamilah is an associate agent at Barbara Levy Literary Agency, having recently joined with a brief to develop new writers across fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Jane Finigan

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Jane is a literary agent and partner at Lutyens & Rubinstein, representing fiction and non-fiction. Jane joined the agency in 2006 and became a partner in 2016, later becoming a full partner and co-owner of the agency in 2023. Jane oversees the agency's Rights and Contracts Department, working on translation, overseas deals, audio and film and TV for clients.

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

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Jane Graham Maw

Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency

Jane is founder and agent at Graham Maw Christie, focusing on non-fiction and developing a historical fiction list. She has over 25 years' experience in publishing, having worked in rights, contracts, marketing and as a publishing director. She has also ghostwritten books for celebrities and experts and holds an English degree from Cambridge.

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

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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.

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

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Jennifer Christie

Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency

Jennifer is a founder and literary agent at Graham Maw Christie, representing non-fiction authors. She has worked as a literary agent for 20 years, launching international and Sunday Times bestsellers including Raynor Winn and Michael Foley. She works closely with her authors, developing ideas, building promotional strategies, structuring content and editing text.

Genres:Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Self-Help

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Jenny Hewson

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Jenny Hewson is a Literary Agent at Lutyens & Rubinstein. Jenny joined the agency in 2019, having started out as an agent at Rogers, Coleridge & White in 2010. Jenny represents a wide range of award winning and bestselling authors from around the world, many of whom have been nominated for or won major literary prizes.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +5 more

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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, representing adult fiction and non-fiction. She has over twenty years of experience in the publishing industry. Jo has worked for HarperCollins and Parragon Books as Sales Director, working with authors, editorial teams, licensors, production and major retailers across the UK.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +6 more

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Joanna Swainson

Hardman & Swainson

Joanna co-founded Hardman & Swainson with Caroline. She previously worked as a reader and in-house editor for Christopher Little, where the two met, having earlier freelanced for several London literary agencies after a degree in French. She enjoys the editorial side of agenting and has a lifelong love of reading, from Agatha Christie to Charles Dickens.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +5 more

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John Ash

CAA Publishing

John is an agent in CAA's London office, representing literary and general fiction as well as narrative and serious nonfiction. He began his career at PEW Literary, where he worked for six and a half years before joining CAA in 2023. His tastes range from ambitious literary fiction and epic fantasy to history, memoir, reportage and big ideas in nonfiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Jon Curzon

Artellus

Jon represents literary fiction and non-fiction titles that start conversations and spark ideas. His emphasis is always towards writers whose work is intelligent and original, spanning debut fiction, memoir and nature writing to science, history and biography. His authors have been published internationally and reviewed in major publications. Jon also freelance edits for clients including Jericho Writers and Curtis Brown Creative.

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

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Jonathan Pegg

Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency

Jonathan collaborates closely with writers to launch and advance their careers. He pays careful attention to their priorities, communicates his strategies and any concerns straightforwardly, and negotiates fair terms with a resolve acquired through long experience of the business. Jonathan has worked in the publishing industry since 1997, became a fully-fledged agent in 2002 at Curtis Brown Group Ltd, and founded JPLA in 2008, swiftly establishing a rounded portfolio and a robust independent agency. He divides his time roughly 70/30 between an office in Winchester and a club in London’s West End.

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

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Karolina Kaim

WME Literary Agency

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

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

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Karolina Sutton

CAA Publishing

Karolina is a literary agent based in CAA's London office, known for launching successful debuts in literary and upmarket commercial fiction and for shepherding long-term literary careers. Her work spans literary fiction, crime and psychological suspense, historical fiction, serious non-fiction and memoir. She has worked with award-winning novelists, journalists, academics and public figures, including winners of the Booker Prize, the Nobel Peace Prize and the Costa First Novel Award. In 2020, she was named Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards.

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

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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.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) +7 more

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Kate Rizzo

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Kate is the Translation Rights Agent at Greene & Heaton. She joined the agency in 2013 to handle translation rights, having begun her career at The Robbins Office in New York before moving to London in 2009 and continuing in translation rights at A.M. Heath and Mulcahy Conway Associates. She works with sub-agents and directly with publishers across several territories to sell the agency's authors' work internationally, and as Rights Director also works across the whole list.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance · Romantic Fantasy +1 more

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Katie Fulford

Bell Lomax Moreton

Katie is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton with a long career in publishing and rights management. 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, which won an international Emmy. Her broad experience across publishing and rights puts her in a strong position to guide authors across media and markets.

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

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Kevin Conroy Scott

Tibor Jones & Associates

Kevin co-founded Tibor Jones & Associates with his wife Landa Acevedo-Scott in 2007. 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 the New Statesman, Variety, the Independent, the Bookseller, LA Weekly and Written By magazine. He is the author of Screenwriters' Masterclass and co-founded Colombiage, London's first Colombian festival of culture and the arts.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Horror · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Kimberley Atkins

WME Literary Agency

Kimberley is a literary agent at WME representing commercial fiction and non-fiction. She joined WME's UK Book division in 2025 after sixteen years working at Big Five publishing houses in London and Sydney. She previously acquired and published multiple bestselling authors, including Lucy Score, Stephanie Garber and Gillian McAllister. Before becoming an agent, she held senior editorial roles at Penguin Michael Joseph, Hodder & Stoughton and Head of Zeus, and also worked at Penguin Random House Australia.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Narrative Non-Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Romance +2 more

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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.

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

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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.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +11 more

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Lauren Gardner

Bell Lomax Moreton

Lauren is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton, representing children's and young adult fiction, adult fiction and adult non-fiction. She joined the agency in 2014 and has built a list of authors whose books have won or been shortlisted for prizes including the Waterstones Children's Prize, the Carnegie Medal and the Branford Boase. In 2020 she was named one of The Bookseller's Rising Stars. She lives just outside London with her family.

Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Middle Grade +6 more

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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.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Lesley Thorne

Aitken Alexander Associates

Lesley is Managing Director of Aitken Alexander Associates and runs the Film and TV Department, which she founded in 2004. She began her career in publishing, working for Fourth Estate, Viking and Hamish Hamilton, before joining Aitken Alexander in 1999. She represents novelists, non-fiction writers and screenwriters, with a particular focus on guiding authors to write for screen.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Leslie Gardner

Artellus

Leslie co-founded Artellus Ltd in 1986 and handles writers internationally for fiction, non-fiction, film and periodicals. She previously worked at American publishing houses, London Management, Columbia Pictures and The National Theatre. She set up the TV drama Tenko, worked with Salman Rushdie and Anthony Burgess, and handles the estate of Robert Aickman. She holds an MA from the University of Iowa's International Writers Workshop and a PhD in Rhetoric.

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

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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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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.

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

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Margaret Halton

PEW Literary

Margaret is an agent and Head of Rights at PEW Literary. 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. She has sold international rights in non-fiction and fiction titles by authors including Margaret Thatcher, Naomi Klein, Toni Morrison, Richard Ford, Zadie Smith and Nick Hornby. She later worked as an editor at Granta Books, where she acquired titles by Mohsin Hamid, Kamila Shamsie, Herta Muller and Colson Whitehead, and now develops her own list of authors, focusing mainly on fiction.

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

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Maria Brannan

Greyhound Literary

Maria is Greyhound Literary's translation rights manager and a fiction, non-fiction and young adult agent. She works with Sam Edenborough on translation rights for the agency's clients and is building her own list of authors as a primary agent. She previously spent over five years as a literary scout at Maria B. Campbell Associates in London, advising international publishers in more than 12 countries and scouting books for Netflix.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +7 more

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Maria Whelan

Mushens Entertainment

Maria is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment, representing both fiction and nonfiction writers. She joined the agency in September 2025 after eight years at InkWell Management in New York as an assistant and agent. She began her career as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York, and holds degrees from University College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Horror · Literary Fiction +2 more

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Matilda Forbes Watson

WME Literary Agency

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

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Health & Wellness · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Self-Help

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Max Edwards

Apple Tree Literary

Max founded Apple Tree Literary in 2024 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 before becoming a founding agent at Aevitas Creative Management UK. He was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2021. He represents literary and speculative fiction as well as serious and narrative non-fiction.

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

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Mia Dakin

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Mia is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, working across fiction, non-fiction and translation. She joined the agency in January 2023 after completing an MA in Publishing at UCL. She is now building her own list while continuing to support Judith Murray, Antony Topping and the other Greene & Heaton agents with their clients.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Millie Hoskins

United Agents

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

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

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Monica MacSwan

Aitken Alexander Associates

Monica is an Associate Agent at Aitken Alexander, actively building a list of authors and looking for new projects to work on collaboratively with writers. Monica began a career in publishing at Felicity Bryan Associates and Profile Books, then worked in translation rights at United Agents. Since 2020, Monica has worked in the books department at Aitken Alexander.

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

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Natalia Lucas

United Agents

Natalia is an associate agent at United Agents, building a list of non-fiction writers and presenters. She joined the agency in 2017 and assists Rosemary Scoular with her list. Her own list focuses on non-fiction, with a particular interest in politics, parenting, activism and memoir. She represents clients across all media, including writing, broadcasting, live events and commercial opportunities.

Genres:Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Politics

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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.

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

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Nicky Lovick

WGM Atlantic Talent Group

Nicky is a freelance book editor and book agent at WGM Atlantic Talent Group. She worked in-house for publishers for almost a decade and has freelanced for twenty years. She works with major publishing houses and self-publishing authors alike. She is originally from Cornwall and is now based in London.

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

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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.

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

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Oli Munson

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Oli is a literary agent at A.M. Heath, representing both fiction and non-fiction. His list includes award-winning, bestselling authors of crime, suspense and thrillers, as well as speculative fiction, horror and narrative non-fiction. He has given talks to writers' groups, university courses and international book fairs, and was a Frankfurt Book Fair Fellow in 2010. He is a former committee member of the Association of Authors' Agents.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Narrative Non-Fiction · Science Fiction +2 more

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Olivia Davies

United Agents

Olivia is looking for bold voices and stories that evoke feeling. She reads and represents a broad range of fiction and is fundamentally curious as to how writers can open life to new perspectives. If the characters are memorable she will want to read your novel, whatever the genre. In non-fiction Olivia enjoys being guided by a warm, expert voice through topics such as history, religion, war, art, literary criticism, travel, pop culture, and food. Olivia is often drawn to personal narratives which upend monolithic constructions of cultural or national identity.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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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.

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

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Patrick Walsh

PEW Literary

Patrick is an agent at PEW Literary. He was born and brought up in Venezuela and studied law at Cambridge before becoming a literary agent. He co-founded Conville & Walsh in 2000, sold the agency to Curtis Brown, then founded PEW Literary in 2016. His clients have won or been shortlisted for numerous literary awards.

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.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy +7 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 · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller

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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:Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance +1 more

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Polly Halladay

Georgina Capel Associates

Polly is a literary agent at Georgina Capel Associates, representing writers for their literary work and speaking engagements. She joined the agency in 2021, having studied Literature at the University of Oxford and gained 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 · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Rachel Conway

Georgina Capel Associates

Rachel is a director at Georgina Capel Associates, representing literary, television, radio and foreign rights clients. She studied Literature at King's College London and, after time at various publishing houses and literary agencies, joined Georgina Capel in 2010. She became a Director of the agency in 2016.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +4 more

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Rachel Goldblatt

Curtis Brown Ltd

Rachel Goldblatt joined Curtis Brown in 2022 and is now an Associate Agent. She assists Jonathan Lloyd while also actively building her own list of clients. She particularly enjoys working editorially with authors and is keen to hear from debut writers. Rachel is open to submissions in both fiction and non-fiction, though she does not represent young adult, fantasy or science fiction.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more

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Rachel Mann

CAA Publishing

Rachel represents a broad range of work, largely fiction with some non-fiction, spanning commercial to literary titles for adult, young adult and middle-grade readers. 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 · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Rachel Mills

Rachel Mills Literary

Rachel is the founder and director of Rachel Mills Literary. She previously worked as a literary agent at Furniss Lawton and as Agent and International Business Director at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, where she sat on the Executive Board. Before that she worked in publishing at Penguin and Random House. In her 20 years in the industry, she has secured major publishing and screen deals for a diverse range of authors.

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

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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 founded Rebecca Carter Literary in 2023 and represents novelists and non-fiction writers with original perspectives on the world. She worked as an editor at Random House between 1997 and 2012, then became an agent at Janklow & Nesbit UK in 2012 before setting up her own agency. She has a long-standing interest in literary fiction, crime and thriller, and non-fiction that speaks to the present moment through history, science or culture.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Rebecca Ritchie

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Rebecca represents authors of fiction and non-fiction at A.M. Heath. Her fiction list spans the commercial spectrum, from contemporary and reading group fiction to historical fiction, saga, crime, thriller and psychological suspense. Her authors have been shortlisted for and won Romantic Novelists' Association Awards and the Comedy Women in Print Book Prize, and several have been Richard and Judy Book Club picks. She has taken on many of her authors as debuts and enjoys working with writers throughout the writing process.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness +7 more

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Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley Agency

Robert is the founder and principal of the Robert Dudley Agency, based in Ashford, Kent. He began his career as an independent publisher and book packager under Bowerdean Press before launching his agency in 2000. His firm remains small and highly selective, allowing for personalised editorial feedback and support. 

Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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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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Sabhbh Curran

Curtis Brown Ltd

Sabhbh Curran represents a wide range of non-fiction and select fiction, working closely and editorially with authors to help shape long-term careers. She’s particularly interested in working with experts, academics and journalists who can combine deep knowledge with broad appeal. Her list includes cookbooks, memoir, narrative non-fiction, and distinctive, genre-blurring fiction. Sabhbh is not the right agent for children’s, young adult, or fantasy fiction.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) +10 more

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Sally Holloway

Felicity Bryan Associates

Sally represents a broad range of non-fiction authors, from award-winning and bestselling names to those whose careers have only just begun. As a former editor, Sally particularly enjoys working with writers to turn a great idea into a great book. Sally is a trustee of the Jane Grigson Trust and founded the Jane Grigson Trust Award for first-time writers on food and drink.

Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Salma Begum

Greyhound Literary

Salma is an agent at Greyhound Literary, representing fiction and non-fiction. She previously worked in editorial at Picador, Zaffre and Manilla Press, giving her insight into what it takes for a book to win a publishing contract. As an agent, she works closely on manuscript development while considering marketability and timing for her authors.

Genres:Horror · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance +2 more

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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. 

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

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Sandra Sawicka

Marjacq Scripts Ltd

Sandra is a literary agent at Marjacq whose main interests are genre fiction and young adult. She joined the agency in 2014. She also handles translation rights for all authors represented by Marjacq.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror +4 more

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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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Sarah Ballard

C&W Agency

Sarah is a literary agent at Conville & Walsh, representing fiction and non-fiction. She trained in editorial at Sceptre, Hodder & Stoughton, then worked as an in-house editor at PFD, notably alongside Pat Kavanagh. In 2008 she co-founded United Agents, where she worked as an agent for sixteen years before joining Conville & Walsh in 2024.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +9 more

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Sarah Harvey

CAA Publishing

Sarah is a literary agent at CAA Publishing, building a list of commercial to reading-group fiction for the UK market alongside a curated list of commercial non-fiction. She joined CAA in 2022 after working at some of the UK's leading publishing houses and agencies, including HarperCollins, Hachette, Pan Macmillan, The Curtis Brown Agency and David Higham Associates. Her background is in translation rights, and she also represents US and translated authors in the UK.

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

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Sarah Lutyens

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Sarah launched the agency with Felicity in 1993 following a career in bookselling at Heyward Hill, then at the Literary Review and in various publishing rights departments. In 2009 she co-opened the L&R bookshop, which in 2023 embraced a new chapter under the ownership of Daunt Books as The L&R Bookshop, and Sarah will now be competing to be its most devoted customer. She looks after her own clients and works with the independent Australian publisher Text, selling UK rights in their wide range of fiction and non-fiction. Sarah reads crime fiction obsessively and her favourite blurb adjective is “unputdownable”, but her tastes are eclectic, encompassing literary fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction. Although Sarah is now more focused on her existing clients and the overall business, she still finds it hard to resist a rare project that brings out that Messianic glint in her eye.

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.

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

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Sarah Williams

Sophie Hicks Agency

Sarah is a director at the Sophie Hicks Agency, where she represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction authors. She began her publishing career in publicity and editorial in Canada before moving to London in 2010 to work with Ed Victor. She joined the Sophie Hicks Agency in 2014 and also runs its film and television department, working with scouts, agents and studios to sell dramatic rights.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +6 more

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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:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Siân Ellis-Martin

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Siân represents authors across a range of fiction and non-fiction, from commercial to the accessible end of the literary spectrum, at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency. She is keen to hear from authors whose voices are underrepresented in publishing. It matters to her to work with authors from a wide variety of backgrounds.

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

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Sophie Hicks

Sophie Hicks Agency

Sophie runs Sophie Hicks Agency, representing adult and children's authors across fiction and non-fiction. She spent 25 years at Ed Victor Ltd, starting in foreign rights before building her own list and becoming Managing Director in 1999. She founded her own agency in 2014. Her authors have won prizes including the Costa Book Award and Carnegie Medal, and have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller · Young Adult

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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 · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Teresa Chris

Teresa Chris Literary Agency

Teresa founded her eponymous agency in London in the early nineties. The agency focuses on commercial and literary fiction, specialising in crime and women's commercial fiction. It is known for discovering new talent through the slush pile or recommendation, and for working editorially with authors, including those seeking a new level of success mid-career.

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

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Tim Bates

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Tim is managing director of PFD. He joined the agency after nearly ten years as an agent with Pollinger Limited, and before that held various roles in publishing, including commissioning editor for Penguin Classics at Penguin Books.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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Tom Killingbeck

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

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

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

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Trevor Dolby

Aevitas Creative Management

Trevor is an agent at ACM UK, with a thirty-five year career in UK non-fiction publishing. He has worked as publisher and editor at major houses including HarperCollins and Penguin Random House, publishing bestselling authors and celebrity memoirs. He founded the Preface imprint at Random House and won Imprint and Editor of the Year at the 2003 British Book Awards.

Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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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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Vicki Salter

Barbara Levy Literary Agency

Vicki joined Barbara Levy Literary Agency as an assistant agent and has since built her own client list.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Victoria Hobbs

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Victoria is a literary agent at A.M. Heath representing fiction and non-fiction. She represents novelists including Kamila Shamsie, Maggie O'Farrell, Conn Iggulden and Sandra Newman, alongside non-fiction writers such as journalists and cultural and political figures. 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 has represented some of her writers for over twenty-five years.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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Will Francis

Janklow & Nesbit

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

Genres:Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Zoe Ross

United Agents

Zoe is an agent at United Agents, working with writers across literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, food writing and academic work. She joined the agency in 2009, starting in the foreign rights department. She has a background in modern languages and psychoanalysis, which shapes her taste for stylish prose, sly humour and complex characterisation, and for challenging ideas about identity.

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

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Anwen Hooson

Bird Literary Agency

Founder of Bird Literary Agency. Co-Founder of award-winning arts PR agency Riot Comms. Arts education campaigner. Welsh farming background. Bird Literary Agency was founded to help give flight to books that will inspire and provoke.

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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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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 represents literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, and poetry at Aitken Alexander Associates. She joined the agency in 2024 after more than a decade at David Higham Associates.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Julia Silk

Greyhound Literary

Julia represents fiction and non-fiction at Greyhound Literary. She worked as a bookseller and editor for 18 years, latterly as Publisher of digital crime imprint The Murder Room at Orion, before becoming an agent in 2016. She has an MA in Comparative Literature from UEA.

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

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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. Previously, she was Rights Director at Faber & Faber.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Anna Dawson

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Anna is a junior agent at Johnson & Alcock, building her own list of authors. She also looks after audio rights and permissions for the agency's authors and Estates, and manages its social media. Born and raised in Ireland, she studied History at Trinity College Dublin and completed a Masters in Literature and Publishing at NUI Galway.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Araminta Whitley

The Soho Agency

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

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

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Ariella Feiner

United Agents

Ariella represents bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction at United Agents. She began her career at PFD in 2006 before moving to United Agents. In 2017, The Bookseller named her a Rising Star.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +5 more

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Becky Thomas

Lewinsohn Literary Agency Ltd

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

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

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Caroline Hardman

Hardman & Swainson

Caroline co-founded Hardman & Swainson. She was previously an agent at the Christopher Little Literary Agency and The Marsh Agency, where she specialised in translation rights. She has an excellent understanding of global trade publishing and has sold rights on behalf of many renowned writers.

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

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Charlie Brotherstone

Aevitas Creative Management

Charlie is Senior Agent and Vice President at Aevitas Creative Management, based in London and New York. He represents an eclectic list of authors, from academics, journalists and musicians to novelists of commercial and literary fiction, including several bestsellers. He previously worked at A.M. Heath and Co and Ed Victor Limited before setting up his own agency in 2017, which merged with Aevitas in 2023.

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

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Charlie Viney

Aevitas Creative Management

Charlie is a Senior Agent at ACM UK. He spent twenty-five years in general trade publishing, holding senior executive roles in international sales and marketing and serving as a board director at Little, Brown UK, before becoming an agent in 2002. He joined Aevitas Creative Management UK as a Senior Agent in 2024.

Genres:Children's Books · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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Charlotte Howard

Fox & Howard Literary Agency

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

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

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Charlotte Seymour

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Charlotte is a literary 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. She enjoys working editorially and champions a select number of titles in translation each year.

Genres:Crime · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Chelsey Fox

Fox & Howard Literary Agency

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

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Clare Conville

C&W Agency

Clare founded Conville & Walsh in 2000 and now serves as Chair of the company. In 2020 she co-founded the independent publishing imprint and production company CHEERIO with author and curator Harriet Vyner, in association with the Estate of Francis Bacon. She co-curated the Curious Arts Festival and sits on the board of the Cob Gallery. Her authors' work has been translated into more than sixty languages, with many adapted for theatre, film and television.

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

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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.

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Elly James

HHB Agency Ltd

Elly is director and agent at HHB Agency, where she represents non-fiction and commercial fiction. She joined HHB Agency in 2007 to work alongside founder Heather Holden-Brown and became sole director in 2024 when Heather retired. Before that, she worked in television and film development, seeking storytellers and original voices.

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Emily Barrett

The Blair Partnership

Emily is a literary agent at The Blair Partnership, representing non-fiction for big, mainstream audiences. Before becoming an agent, she spent a decade working at HarperCollins, Orion and Little, Brown, latterly as Publisher of Sphere Non-Fiction. Books she edited during that time included Sunday Times bestsellers, prize nominees and winners, titles translated into multiple languages and works that sold TV options. This gives her broad insider experience across non-fiction publishing.

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Emily MacDonald

42 Management & Production

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

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Emma Shercliff

Laxfield Literary Associates

Emma is the founder and agent at Laxfield Literary Associates, which she set up in 2020. She has over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, having worked for publishing houses in Paris, Melbourne, Abuja and London. She previously served as Sales & Rights Director of Cassava Republic Press UK and as Publishing Director for Ankara Press. Emma lives in Suffolk.

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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 its London book division for her final three years there. She then set up Furniss Lawton at the James Grant Group in 2012, running it for seven years before joining 42 in March 2019. She has been shortlisted twice for Literary Agent of the Year at The British Book Awards.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +3 more

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Fabienne Schwizer

Ki Agency Ltd

Fabienne is an agent at Ki Agency, representing genre fiction and non-fiction. She came to agenting after working across the publishing industry in scouting, editorial and audio, having previously worked as a medieval historian. She ran the reviews side of Grimdark Magazine and has experience in audiobook acquisition for the German market, giving her strong familiarity with European markets.

Genres:Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Horror · Narrative Non-Fiction · Science Fiction +1 more

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Felicity Blunt

Curtis Brown Ltd

Felicity Blunt joined Curtis Brown in 2005, following a career change from law and internships at both the Wylie Agency and Curtis Brown. She has worked from both the London and New York offices and represents authors across the literary and commercial spectrum. Her list includes Booker Prize-shortlisted Claire Keegan, Women’s Prize-shortlisted Meg Mason, Gillian McAllister, Rosamund Lupton, and Renée Knight, as well as bestselling debut authors Abi Daré and Bonnie Garmus. She also represents the Estates of Daphne du Maurier and Jilly Cooper, and co-agents major international authors in collaboration with UTA and CAA, including Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan and Women’s Prize winner Ann Patchett. In 2024, she served as Executive Producer on the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals.

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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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Hannah Sheppard

Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Ltd

Hannah runs Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency, representing adult and children's fiction as well as a small amount of non-fiction. She spent a decade working in-house in editorial at Pan Macmillan and Headline Publishing Group. She joined DHH Literary Agency in 2013 before launching her own agency in 2023.

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Hannah Weatherill

Watson, Little Ltd

Hannah is Watson, Little's Literary and Book-to-Screen Agent, representing commercial and upmarket fiction and non-fiction. She joined Watson, Little in 2024 after four years as an agent at Northbank Talent Management and a year at Penguin Random House UK. She also represents book-to-screen rights for the agency and stays closely connected with the international film and TV industry.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +6 more

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Jack Ramm

Aevitas Creative Management

Jack represents prizewinning and bestselling authors in fiction and nonfiction. He trained at The Eve White Literary Agency in London before working as a nonfiction commissioning editor at Viking, Penguin Random House. He then ran his own business, Ramm Studios, before joining Aevitas Creative UK in 2024.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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James Mustelier

The Bent Agency

James is a Literary Agent and Editorial Consultant at The Bent Agency. He joined the agency in 2019 after completing his MFA at the City College of New York, where he edited the literary journal, Promethean. Since then, he has worked both as an agent and an editorial consultant.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction · Mystery +2 more

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James Spackman

The BKS Agency

James is a literary agent at The bks Agency. He began his career on the Bloomsbury Publishing Graduate Scheme before moving into sales and marketing roles at Bloomsbury, John Murray and Hodder & Stoughton, where he helped create bestsellers with authors including JK Rowling, Stephen King and Freddie Flintoff. He later became MD of Watkins, a division of Osprey Group, and is now Publisher of Pursuit, Profile Books' cycling imprint. He also coaches book trade professionals in presentation skills and is the author of How to Pitch a Book.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Mystery · Narrative Non-Fiction · Science Fiction +1 more

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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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Jason Bartholomew

The BKS Agency

Jason co-founded The bks Agency after two decades working in publishing rights in New York and London. He was Rights Director at Hachette UK across Hodder & Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, Quercus Books, and John Murray Press, and later became Publishing Director of Quercus US. He is also CEO of the cultural communications agency Midas, which provides PR, social and marketing services for arts and publishing clients.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +8 more

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Jenny Brown

Jenny Brown Associates

Jenny founded Jenny Brown Associates in 2002. 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 represents around 50 writers and works closely with them, most of whom are based in Scotland.

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

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Jess Molloy

Curtis Brown Ltd

Jess Molloy joined the Curtis Brown literary department in 2019 after working for over eight years in talent management and the agency’s talent and comedy department. She began by assisting Cathryn Summerhayes before becoming a literary agent in 2022 and starting to build her own list. Jess is open to submissions and enjoys working closely with writers from a variety of backgrounds, particularly those who have come to writing via unconventional routes or have experience in entertainment or media and are looking to connect with new audiences through their work.

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. She spent 20 years in marketing roles at Hachette UK and Penguin Random House, running high-profile campaigns for authors including John Grisham, Stephen King and Stephen Fry. She also ran a coaching and consultancy business, and is a Master-certified Coach who works with high-achieving women in senior roles. She began running the agency full-time in October 2023.

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

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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 across the board. In non-fiction, she focuses on writing that balances scholarship with a vivid personal component.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +2 more

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John Silbersack

The Bent Agency

John is a publishing professional with deep experience as editor, publisher and agent. He spent 17 years at Trident Media Group as Executive Vice President, representing bestsellers by fiction and non-fiction authors. Before that, he built his publishing background at companies including HarperCollins, Warner Books and Penguin Putnam. He has an AB from Brown University and is the author of several books.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +12 more

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Julie Gourinchas

Bell Lomax Moreton

Julie champions a selective list focused on upmarket and literary adult and new adult fiction across a wide variety of genres. Writers 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 BSFA Awards, the Betty Trask Award, and the Saltire National Book Awards. She is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents Bridge Committee, which focuses on junior agent development.

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

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Juliet Pickering

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Juliet is a director at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency, representing fiction and non-fiction writers. She worked at Waterstones before joining A P Watt in 2003, then moved to Blake Friedmann in 2013, becoming Vice Head of the Book Department in 2017 and a Director in 2020. In 2021 she won the Romantic Novelists' Association Agent of the Year Award.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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Justin Nash

Kate Nash Literary Agency

Justin is Managing Director at Kate Nash Literary Agency. He holds a BA in History and an MA in Medieval Studies from Birkbeck, University of London. He worked for a number of years as a teacher of History and Politics. He has edited and helped research new editions of books on the Far East Prisoner of War experience in World War Two.

Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Science Fiction +1 more

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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.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness +11 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 represented writers who have topped the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller lists, including titles selected for major book clubs and adapted for film and television. Kate's aim is to support her clients across all aspects of their writing careers, to negotiate deals for them internationally, and to discover and nurture new talent.

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

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Kay Peddle

Colwill & Peddle

Kay is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing non-fiction. She spent over a decade working on non-fiction, first at the imprint The Bodley Head and then at the online human rights magazine Lacuna. In 2019 she became a literary agent and founded Kay Peddle Literary.

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

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Kristina Pérez

Pérez Literary & Entertainment

Kristina is managing director and literary agent at Pérez Literary & Entertainment. She has a decade of experience in publishing as both an author and an agent, with a background in medieval literature and journalism. She has written young adult novels and is publishing her first novel for adults. She sees each client relationship as a partnership, working with clients to develop the right strategy for their careers.

Genres:Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Horror · Memoir +5 more

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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.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Marilia Savvides

The Plot Agency

Marilia founded The Plot Agency in 2024 and represents an eclectic list of authors. She began her career at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, working first as an international rights agent and later as a literary agent building her own list. She then worked as a literary agent at 42MP, helping to launch its Book Division. She holds a law degree from UCL and trained on the Columbia Publishing Course in New York.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Horror · Mystery +7 more

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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.

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

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Meg Davis

Ki Agency Ltd

Meg founded Ki Agency in 2011, representing authors and scriptwriters. She worked in theatre and bookselling before becoming an agent, and spent some years at MBA. She has been involved in the wider industry, including as Chair of the Writers' Organisations Advisory Group and on the committee of the Association of Authors' Agents.

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

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Milly Reilly

Colwill & Peddle

Milly represents a broad range of non-fiction and a select amount of literary fiction at Colwill & Peddle. She joined the agency in 2023, having previously worked at Jo Unwin Literary Agency for over six years. Authors she has worked with have won or been shortlisted for prizes including the Orwell Prize for Political Writing and the British Academy Book Prize.

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

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Rachel Calder

The Sayle Literary Agency

Rachel runs The Sayle Literary Agency, which she has led since 1993. The agency was founded in 1896 and has a long history of representing distinguished British and international writers. It keeps a deliberately small list so it can work closely with its writers and place them with committed publishers.

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

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Robert Caskie

Robert Caskie Ltd

Robert is an experienced literary agent and the founder of Robert Caskie Ltd. He previously co-founded Caskie Mushens and spent eight years as a senior literary agent and COO at Peters Fraser + Dunlop. He also worked at MacFarlane Chard Associates and Capel & Land Ltd. Before becoming an agent, he worked in film PR in New York.

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

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Robert Kirby

United Agents

Robert is a founding agent of United Agents and head of its Literary Department. He trained as a psychologist and worked as a social worker before entering publishing as assistant to literary agent Giles Gordon. He joined Peters Fraser & Dunlop in 1994 and left in 2007 to help set up United Agents. He was awarded the Bookseller Industry Award for Literary Agent of the Year in 2011.

Genres:Narrative Non-Fiction

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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 +9 more

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Sheila Crowley

Curtis Brown Ltd

Sheila Crowley represents a wide range of authors, from award-winning novelists to million-copy-selling non-fiction writers. Authors are at the heart of her work, and she is deeply involved at every stage of the publishing process. Originally from Dublin, Sheila began her career at Poolbeg Press before moving to London in 1991. She went on to hold senior sales and marketing roles at major publishers including HarperCollins and Hodder, gaining extensive experience across United Kingdom, Irish, and international markets. She transitioned into agenting in 2003 and brings a strong commercial sensibility, industry insight, and a passion for helping authors build long-term careers. Sheila is keen to work with both debut authors and published writers looking to reinvigorate or redirect their careers.

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

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Sophie Lambert

C&W Agency

Sophie is a Managing Director at Conville & Walsh, representing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction authors. She began her career as a bookseller and book buyer before working as an assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York. She returned to London to start her own list at Tibor Jones & Associates before joining C&W in 2013, where she became a Director and later Managing Director.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more

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Stevie Finegan

Zeno Agency Ltd

Stevie is a literary agent at Zeno Agency Ltd. Stevie joined Zeno at the beginning of 2020, having previously worked at Gollancz, Icon, and in Waterstones bookshops across London. Stevie's degree specialised in children's literature, including a dissertation on Young Adult fiction. These experiences shape Stevie's interest in stories that explore LGBTQIA+, BAME, disability, mental health and other marginalised experiences.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Health & Wellness +10 more

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Toby Mundy

Aevitas Creative Management

Toby is CEO of ACM UK, a literary agent representing narrative non-fiction. Before becoming an agent, he founded Atlantic Books, serving as chief executive and publisher from 2000 to 2014, where he published many bestselling and prize-winning titles. Since 2014, he has served as director of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, Britain's leading non-fiction literary prize. He was previously a non-executive director of Prospect Publishing Limited for ten years, also serving as a contributing editor and editorial board member.

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

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Valeria Huerta

Aevitas Creative Management

Valeria is a Senior Agent at ACM UK, having joined the agency in 2024. She previously spent eight years running her own literary agency, specialising in lifestyle, health and personal development titles. Her career began in Rome, working in foreign rights and as a commissioning editor at Fazi Editore, before moving into rights management roles in London at Faber and Faber, Hachette, Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, John Murray and Quercus.

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

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Victoria Cappello

The Bent Agency

Victoria is a Vice President and literary agent at The Bent Agency, representing narrative nonfiction and select crime fiction. She grew up in Queens, New York, and holds degrees in Media Studies and Psychology. Before joining The Bent Agency in 2013, she worked at Serendipity Literary Agency and the Carol Mann Agency. She also serves as the agency's Administrative Director.

Genres:Crime · Mystery · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Self-Help +1 more

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Viola Hayden

Curtis Brown Ltd

Viola Hayden began her career in publishing before moving into agenting at Curtis Brown. She now represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, with a particular focus on commercial work, and also co-agents alongside Jonny Geller on his high-profile list. Her background as a publisher gives her a deep understanding of the editorial and market potential of a book, and she’s passionate about championing writers whose stories are both compelling and commercially resonant.

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

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