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Literary Agents
for Poetry

As of 9 October 2026, we list 15 UK literary agents representing poetry, and 12 are open to submissions. See what each one is looking for and when we last checked.

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Angelique Tran Van Sang

Felicity Bryan Associates

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

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

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Last checked 13 days ago

Anna Webber

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

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

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

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Last checked 5 days ago

Chris Wellbelove

Aitken Alexander Associates

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

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

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Last checked 3 days ago

Daisy Parente

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Daisy is an associate agent at Lutyens & Rubinstein. She joined the agency in 2008 and has run her own list since 2012. She is a voracious reader who enjoys thinking about how books work in the world, but she most loves being swept away by a book she cannot put down.

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

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Last checked 11 days ago

Emma Paterson

Aitken Alexander Associates

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

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

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Last checked 5 days ago

Esme Bright

David Higham Associates

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

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

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Last checked 10 days ago

Georgina Capel

Georgina Capel Associates

Georgina is a literary agent who works with top international authors, negotiating global deals for over twenty-five years. She joined William Heinemann's rights department in 1983 before moving to Secker and Warburg as Rights Director. After five years there, she moved to Jonathan Cape as Rights Director and deputy Managing Director, and later became Group Rights Director of Random House. She is married to the publisher Anthony Cheetham.

Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Historical Non-Fiction · Poetry · Politics +1 more

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Last checked 14 days ago

Irene Baldoni

Georgina Capel Associates

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

Genres:Crime · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Poetry +3 more

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Last checked 14 days ago

Julia Churchill

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Julia runs the children's books department at A.M. Heath. She represents writing for children of all ages from three upward, with particular interest in middle grade and young adult fiction. Her own love of reading began with picture books and grew through classic children's novels. She is drawn to the intensity that young readers feel when they lose themselves in a story.

Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction · Poetry · Romance +2 more

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Last checked 5 days ago

Kat Aitken

Lexington Literary Ltd

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

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

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Last checked 11 days ago

Kirsty McLachlan

Morgan Green Creatives

Kirsty founded Morgan Green Creatives in 2020. She represents award-winning writers, including fiction and non-fiction authors, children's book writers, poets, journalists, scriptwriters and illustrators.

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

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Last checked 2 days ago

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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Last checked 10 days ago

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Harriet Moore

Aitken Alexander Associates

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

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

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Last checked 2 days ago

Caroline Sheldon

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Caroline is a literary agent at RCW Literary Agency, where she now works as a consultant. She founded the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency in 1985, which became part of RCW in January 2024. Her reading taste has always been broad and wide-ranging. She has represented two Children's Laureates and her clients have won awards including the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year and the Queen's Medal for Poetry.

Genres:Children's Books · Poetry

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Last checked 7 days ago

Valeria Huerta

Aevitas Creative Management

Valeria is a Senior Agent at ACM UK, representing narrative non-fiction, translated fiction and personal development titles. She joined the agency in 2024 after eight years running her own agency, specialising in lifestyle, health and personal development titles. Her earlier career included rights and editorial roles in Rome and London, at houses such as Faber and Faber, Hachette and Quercus. She holds a BA in Languages and Literature and a Master in Philosophy and Cultural Heritage.

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

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Last checked 5 days ago