Literary Agents
for Romance
There are currently 84 UK-based literary agents accepting submissions for romance. See who represents it, who's open right now, and when we last checked.
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Abi Fellows
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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Alice Caprio
Alice is a Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, working primarily on the children's list. After an MA in Publishing from UAL she spent five years as a scout at London Literary Scouting, specialising in children's, young adult and science fiction and fantasy across all ages and working with publishers and media companies around the world. She joined the agency in 2026 from Felicity Bryan Associates, where she was a literary agent. Alongside building her own list she sells foreign rights in the agency's children's and young adult titles across many territories.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Middle Grade · Romance · Romantic Fantasy +3 more
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Alice Lutyens
Alice represents an eclectic list, from commercial women's fiction to lyrical literary fiction, and works across a wide range of genres including love stories, books about magic and witches, crime and thrillers, and historical fiction. She is motivated by nurturing and growing each of her authors, whether debut or established, and values a hands-on editorial relationship alongside the reach of a large agency in the United States and internationally. She has taken several authors from debut through to the Sunday Times bestseller list, Richard & Judy book club picks and prize lists, and represents a number of Curtis Brown Creative alumni. She was the first to discover Jane Harper through Curtis Brown Creative, representing her first four books in the United Kingdom.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction · Psychological Suspense +2 more
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Amanda Preston
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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Amandeep Singh
Amandeep is an agent at Graham Maw Christie. She joined the agency in 2025, having spent ten years working as an editor, bookseller and agent, most recently at Penguin Random House and The Good Literary Agency. As a commissioning editor she published only debut authors, and as an agent she continues to champion new voices and works in-depth on concept and editorial development. She is a judge for the Future Worlds Prize for science fiction and fantasy Writers of Colour.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Memoir · Other Non-Fiction +4 more
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Anna Power
Anna is the Managing Director of Johnson & Alcock. She looks after a diverse list of best-selling and prize-winning authors, as well as emerging voices in fiction and narrative non-fiction.
Genres:Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +7 more
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Becca Langton
Becca is a Senior Literary Agent at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency, with a focus on North American rights. She joined in 2021 after ten years in IP development, editorial consultancy and scouting, and has spent four years building a children's, illustration, young adult and crossover to new adult list with a focus on the North American market. Recent deals include USA Today and New York Times bestsellers and YALSA Award winners, with sales across the Big Five publishers and independent houses. Becca is an editorial agent who likes to work closely with authors and illustrators from concept to finished manuscript, and is particularly interested in creators writing from marginalised perspectives.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Horror · Middle Grade +2 more
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Ben Clark
Ben Clark is well into his second decade of agenting and represents bestselling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. He is a passionate advocate for non-fiction in all its forms, from narrative-driven storytelling and prescriptive guides to self-help and beautifully illustrated works, with interests spanning cookery, history, philosophy, economics, memoir, technology, science, business and nature writing, and a focus on books that deepen our understanding of the world. In fiction he is a devoted fan of science fiction, horror and fantasy, always on the lookout for original worlds, tightly woven plots and voices from traditionally under-represented backgrounds. He also collaborates with brands, television producers and magazines to develop intellectual property across platforms.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Romance · Science Fiction
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Bryony Woods
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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Catherine Cho
Catherine founded Paper Literary in 2021, with a vision of building author careers. She is originally from Kentucky and, after a background in law and public affairs, began her publishing career in New York before moving to London to work at Curtis Brown. She built her own list of debut authors and has sold six and seven figure deals in the US and UK. She is also the author of the memoir Inferno and the novel The Devoted.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance +2 more
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Catherine Pellegrino
Catherine is a literary agent at Marjacq Scripts, representing children's and adult fiction. She began agenting at Rogers, Coleridge and White in 2007, before setting up her own agency, CPA, in France in 2011. She joined Marjacq in 2015 and is now based in London.
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Middle Grade +3 more
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Chloe Seager
Chloe is a Director and Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, specialising in science fiction and fantasy, horror, young adult and middle grade, and shortlisted for Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2024 and 2026. She joined the agency in 2019 from Northbank Talent, having begun her career in publicity at Titan Books, where she worked on the campaign for Vicious by V.E. Schwab. She is also an author, with several young adult and middle grade books for publishers including HQ and Scholastic, an adult debut, Open Minded, in 2024, and P.S. You're The Worst in November 2025.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Romance +4 more
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Ciara Finan
Ciara Finan has broad and ever-evolving reading tastes, but is consistently drawn to bold voices, unforgettable characters, unexpected narratives, and fresh takes on themes like love, friendship, family, loss and coming-of-age. She’s passionate about championing stories from underrepresented voices and is particularly interested in commercial fiction across a range of genres, as well as select non-fiction with wide appeal.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +6 more
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Claire Paterson Conrad
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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Clare Wallace
Clare joined the Darley Anderson Agency in January 2011 and is Managing Director of Children's and Young Adult as well as an agent. She is building both the Darley Anderson Children's Agency and the Darley Anderson Illustration Agency lists, and also represents a boutique list of commercial adult fiction in both the United Kingdom and United States. In 2024 she was shortlisted for Agent of the Year by the British Book Awards. Her clients have featured on the New York Times bestseller list, been USA Today and ebook bestsellers, and been selected for the Good Morning America Book Club, with many titles adapted for or in development for the screen. She loves working editorially with her authors, and represents several clients developing careers in both adult and children's fiction. Before joining Darley Anderson she assisted at a specialist non-fiction agency. She graduated with a first in Creative Writing and Cultural Studies from Bath Spa University and went on to gain a distinction on the Masters in Creative Writing, and she has proof-listened to hundreds of adult and children's audio books and worked for Cardiff University as a research assistant and coach to international students.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction +2 more
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Clare Wallace
Clare has been working with Darley Anderson since 2011 and is Managing Director and a literary agent at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency. Her clients have been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers and Irish Book Award winners, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, picked as Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, shortlisted for the Branford Boase, and nominated, longlisted and shortlisted for the Carnegie, with many titles adapted for or in development for the screen. In 2024 she was shortlisted for Agent of the Year by the British Book Awards. Before joining Darley Anderson she proof-listened to audio books, took a Masters in Creative Writing, coached international students, worked as a research assistant, assisted at a specialist non-fiction agency, waitressed and bartended for years, cherry-picked for months in Gumeracha, and worked one night in a casino emptying ashtrays. Working closely with her clients she is in it for the long term, and she loves creative discussions and developing ideas as much as the satisfying polish of a last line edit. She represents everything from picture books through to young adult, alongside a boutique list of adult fiction, and is always led by standout voices and characters. She is passionate about inclusivity and keen to read submissions from under-represented writers.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical (Non-Fiction) +7 more
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Daisy Chandley
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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Daisy Parente
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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Diana Beaumont
Diana is a literary agent at DHH Literary Agency, representing smart commercial fiction and non-fiction. She joined DHH in 2024, having previously agented at Rupert Heath Literary Agency, TAG and Marjacq Scripts. Before that, she was a senior commissioning editor at Transworld.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +6 more
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Eleanor Lawlor
Eleanor is an Associate Agent at The Soho Agency, which she joined in 2021. She works alongside Rowan Lawton and Lydia Silver across their lists, from commercial women's fiction, book club and narrative non-fiction to picture books, middle grade, young adult and graphic novels, and is building her own list.
Genres:Fantasy · Horror · Mystery · Paranormal Romance · Romance +3 more
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Emily Glenister
Emily is a Director and literary agent at DHH Literary Agency. She trained as an actress at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before working as a theatrical agent and assistant, representing performers such as Charlotte Rampling and Sir Roger Moore. She joined DHH as an agent in 2020, after assisting David Headley for four years, and became a Director in 2022. Her clients include Heather Darwent, Suzie Edge and Becca Day.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy +10 more
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Emma Leong
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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Francesca Ali
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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Gaia Banks
Gaia is a primary agent at Sheil Land Associates. She has worked in publishing for over twenty years, beginning in translation rights at John Murray before joining Sheil Land as an agent in 2004. For seventeen years she looked after the agency's translation rights alongside her own list, becoming a full-time primary agent at the start of 2022. She takes on one or two new writers a year, looking for projects with wide international appeal.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Health & Wellness +6 more
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Gyamfia Osei
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 Schofield
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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Hannah Todd
Hannah is a literary agent representing writers of adult commercial fiction. She previously worked at the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency before joining Janklow & Nesbit in January 2025. Before becoming an agent, she worked as an editor at independent and 'Big 5' publishers, including Avon, Head of Zeus and Bookouture.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Mystery +3 more
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Hattie Grünewald
Hattie represents commercial and upmarket fiction, including book club fiction, crime and thriller, historical and contemporary fiction, and some non-fiction in the areas of lifestyle and personal development. She is currently open to commercial and upmarket fiction submissions with a strong pitch, believable characters and an engaging voice. Hattie is particularly keen to see novels for the book club market with conversation-starting topics and a “you need to read this” quality, including multi-layered family dramas, high-concept love stories and classic storytelling. She seeks sexy and funny rom-coms, unusual escapist historical fiction often featuring mysteries or love stories, ambitious detective fiction, puzzle-y mysteries, humorous cosy crime with series potential and regional crime.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Romance +3 more
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Hayley Steed
Hayley is a literary agent primarily representing writers of fiction. She spent seven years at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency before joining Janklow & Nesbit in September 2023, where she is now a Director. Before working in publishing she worked in book PR, having completed a degree in English.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Horror +6 more
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Hellie Ogden
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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Isabel Lineberry
Isabel is a Junior Agent and Rights Administrator at Pérez Literary & Entertainment, building a client list of her own. She was born and raised in the Southwest United States and studied English Literature and Business Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University before completing an MLitt in Fantasy at the University of Glasgow. At PLE she looks after foreign rights and audio rights inquiries and assists the Managing Director.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Paranormal Romance · Romance +2 more
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Jade Kavanagh
Jade is a Literary Agent and Head of Books at Darley Anderson, representing thriller, horror and book club authors, and working selectively in non-fiction. She joined in April 2020, building on her experience at the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. Her first client's debut, The Shallows by Holly Craig, published in September 2023 and became an instant Kindle bestseller across the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. As Head of Books she works closely with the Managing Director in shaping and supporting the agency's books list, alongside building her own.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Horror · Mystery · Psychological Suspense +3 more
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James Wills
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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Jenny Savill
Jenny is from Nottingham, studied medieval history at St Andrews, and joined ANA as assistant to Andrew Nurnberg in 2002, after several years in the theatre. She initiated and built the agency's children's list, added adult fiction to her roster in 2012, and is known for building award-winning writing careers across both children's and adult books. She led ANA as managing director between 2022 and 2025, following the retirement of founder Andrew Nurnberg, and is a longstanding visiting speaker at universities and literary festivals across the United Kingdom.
Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +7 more
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Jo Bell
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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Judith Murray
Judith is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, representing genre fiction and literary non-fiction. She joined the agency in 1995. Before that she worked as a talent scout for translation publishers and as an editor for various publishers. She studied English literature at Wadham College, Oxford.
Genres:Biography · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +6 more
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Juliet Mushens
Juliet is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment, representing adult fiction across the genres. She became an agent in 2011 after starting her career at HarperCollins Publishers in 2008. More than a dozen of her clients are Sunday Times bestsellers, including Jessie Burton, Richard Osman, Saara El-Arifi and Claire Douglas. She sits on the advisory board of Book Brunch, is President of the British Fantasy Society and sits on the board of the Women's Prize Trust.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance +3 more
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Kat Lenahan
Kat is a Junior Agent and Agency Assistant at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency, and is building her own list alongside supporting Clare Wallace. Before joining in May 2024, Kat worked as a production assistant in visual effects on The Witcher and The Wheel of Time, then completed an MA in Creative and Critical Writing. She is drawn to the editorial side of agenting and likes to work with authors she can help develop.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade · Mystery +2 more
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Kate Evans
Kate is an agent representing books and journalism. She studied English literature and journalism in Australia and New York, and worked in music, magazines and literary festivals before beginning her publishing career at Hachette Australia in 2012. She has been at PFD since 2014.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) +7 more
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Kate Rizzo
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
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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Katie Greenstreet
Katie Greenstreet is a literary agent at Paper Literary Ltd. She trained as a corporate lawyer before moving into publishing, starting as an assistant at ICM Partners in New York and later building her own list at C&W in London. She discovered a passion for amplifying undiscovered voices and getting involved in projects editorially. She has sold six- and seven-figure deals in the US and UK.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance +1 more
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Kimberley Atkins
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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Kirsten Lang
Kirsten is a literary agent at Zeno Agency Ltd. She joined Zeno in 2024, having previously worked at another literary agency and as a bookseller at Foyles in Charing Cross. Kirsten holds a BA in English from Edinburgh Napier University and a Masters in Children's Literature from Reading University. She currently focuses on selling Zeno's translation rights.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more
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Kiya Evans
Kiya is an agent at Paper Literary, building a list of debut authors. She joined the agency in 2025, having started her career at Mushens Entertainment in 2020 as an intern before becoming an assistant and then Associate Agent. There, she worked closely with a list of both debut and brand authors, including Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers such as Richard Osman, Abigail Dean, Jessie Burton, Claire Douglas and Saara El-Arifi. She has judged numerous writing prizes, including the Brick Lane Books Short Story Prize, the First Novel Prize and the Goldfinch Novel Award.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more
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Laura Heathfield
Laura is a Director and literary agent at Greenstone Literary, representing commercial fiction and non-fiction. She studied law at university and spent over twenty years working at Virgin Atlantic. She co-founded Greenstone Literary in 2024 after three years working alongside Tanera. In 2025, she was shortlisted for the Romance Novelists' Association Rising Star Award.
Genres:Crime · Historical Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Romance +1 more
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Laura Williams
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
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
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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Lina Langlee
Lina is a literary agent at The North Literary Agency, representing fiction across genres for adults and younger readers. Originally from Sweden, she moved to Scotland to study for her undergraduate and master's degrees. She worked in publishing for a number of years before becoming an agent, and has been shortlisted for the RNA Agent of the Year award in 2019, 2020 and 2023.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more
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Liza Deblock
Liza is a literary agent at Greenstone Literary, representing both fiction and non-fiction authors. She began her publishing career as an assistant at Eccles Fisher Associates in 2018, before moving into literary agenting at a boutique agency. She built a curated list of authors, selling their rights in the UK, US and beyond. Liza was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2022 and works with Black Girl Writers.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +6 more
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Lucy Balfour
Lucy is a literary agent at WME's London office, offering UK representation to clients across the agency. She joined WME in 2023 after seven years working as a literary scout for an extensive list of international publishers, as well as film and television clients. She is building a list of her own authors.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Health & Wellness · Memoir · Middle Grade +5 more
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Lucy Irvine
Lucy joined the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency as a literary agent in November 2025, after eight years at PFD. Her authors have been Sunday Times and instant bestsellers and Books of the Month at Waterstones and Easons, and have won, been shortlisted or nominated for awards including the Carnegie Medal for Writing and Illustration, the Week Junior Book Awards, the Branford Boase Awards, the ALCS Educational Writers' Award, the School Library Association's IBA Award, and the British Book Awards. Lucy is building her list with a focus on middle grade, young adult, new adult and fantasy fiction.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade +5 more
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Lucy Morris
Lucy Morris represents a list of acclaimed fiction and non-fiction authors, known for her editorial insight and strong author relationships. She joined Curtis Brown after starting her career in publishing and works closely with debut and established writers alike. She is passionate about helping shape projects from the earliest stages and is especially proud to represent several Curtis Brown Creative graduates, including Hazel Barkworth, Benji Waterhouse, Elizabeth Lee and Tina Orr Munro. Lucy is the founder of the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize and represents both the winner, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, and runner-up, Lucy Barker, whose debut novels were published in 2023. She is also part of the team behind Discoveries, a talent development programme for unpublished women writers in partnership with the Women’s Prize Trust, Audible, and Curtis Brown Creative.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir +4 more
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Maddalena Cavaciuti
Maddalena studied English Literature at the University of Bristol and joined David Higham Associates in 2017 after a spell working in marketing and events. In 2019 she helped to run the first of many David Higham Open Days for Under-Represented Writers. She is the agency's Head of Audio and works with Managing Director Lizzy Kremer on selected projects.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Mystery · Paranormal Romance +5 more
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Maddy Belton
Maddy is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, specialising in science fiction and fantasy and in romance, which she joined in 2022. Her list includes bestselling authors Lucy Jane Wood and Alexandra Christo, and number one Sunday Times bestseller Maithree Wijesekara. She represents adult and young adult fantasy, science fiction, horror and romance, alongside some select middle grade.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade +6 more
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Madeleine Milburn
Madeleine is the founding director of Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency and sits on the committee of the Association of Authors’ Agents. She has appeared on The Bookseller’s list of the 150 most influential people in the book trade every year since 2017. Awarded Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2018 and shortlisted again in 2020, Madeleine has discovered bestselling and award-winning authors including Nita Prose, Gail Honeyman, Ashley Audrain, Elizabeth Macneal, Fiona Barton, Beth Morrey and Holly Bourne, and represents crime and thriller writers such as C.L. Taylor, C.J. Tudor, Mark Edwards and Teresa Driscoll. Madeleine reads across all areas of fiction but is immediately drawn to powerful, voice-led book club fiction, high-concept thrillers and suspense, epic multi-generational dramas, powerful love stories with mysteries at their heart and historical fiction with universal themes. Madeleine values an original, enticing hook, a compelling protagonist and a distinctive narrative voice.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more
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Maria Brannan
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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Mark Lucas
Mark began his professional life in the editorial department at Futura in Camberwell before becoming a director at Fraser & Dunlop Scripts, later part of The Peters Fraser & Dunlop Group. In 1996 he co-founded LAW with Julian Alexander and Araminta Whitley. His grounding came in the art of mass-market paperback design and from a New York-based mentor who taught that 'we should aim to publish the gleam in the author's eye'. Over the years he has represented a diverse range of national and international bestsellers, and is interested in romance, thriller, memoir, historical non-fiction and edgy humour, always prioritising story above all else.
Genres:Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Romance · Thriller
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Megan Carroll
Megan is a literary agent at Watson, Little. She graduated from Goldsmiths with a degree in English and American Literature in 2013. She joined the agency in 2014, first as an assistant and now working as a literary agent.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade +4 more
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Mia Dakin
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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Molly Jamieson
Molly is an Associate Agent at United Agents, working across children's and adult fiction. She joined the agency in 2017 as an assistant and now works closely with Jodie Hodges and Emily Talbot on their lists of children's authors and illustrators. She also builds her own list, representing debut and established adult writers, including million-copy and #1 Sunday Times bestsellers.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Horror · Romance · Science Fiction
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Molly Ker Hawn
Molly joined David Higham as a director of the company in 2025, after fourteen years running the United Kingdom arm of the Bent Agency. Her primary focus is books for children and young adults, and she has worked in publishing for most of the last thirty years. She sells directly to publishers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and Australia, and about half her clients are American or Canadian. Her authors' books have been New York Times, Sunday Times and international bestsellers, and have won or been shortlisted for the Michael L. Printz Award, the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award, the Costa Book Award, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal. She served for three years on the governing committee of the Association of Authors' Agents.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction +5 more
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Natalie Barracliffe
Natalie is an Associate Agent at Sheil Land Associates. She studied Comparative Literature and Culture at Royal Holloway, University of London, graduating in 2018. She gained experience at Rogers, Coleridge & White before joining Sheil Land Associates in 2019 as an assistant to two agents, including CEO Sonia Land. She was promoted to Associate Agent in 2024.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror +5 more
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Nina Leon
Nina is an agent at Hardman & Swainson, representing authors across a broad range of genres, with a particular focus on romantasy, young adult, upmarket and contemporary romance.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Romance · Romantic Fantasy · Young Adult
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Orli Vogt-Vincent
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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Piers Blofeld
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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Rachel Neely
Rachel is a Literary Agent at Mushens Entertainment. She began her publishing career at HarperCollins before moving to Hachette, where she worked as an editor for six years, most recently as a Commissioning Editor at Orion. Her editorial background informs her collaborative approach to agenting, and she enjoys helping authors craft the best version of their story. She is focused on building fulfilling, long-term careers for her clients.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Romance +1 more
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Rachel Petty
Rachel represents children's fiction and non-fiction up to young adult and crossover. Before joining The Blair Partnership, she was editorial director at Macmillan Children's Books. There she worked with authors including Frances Hardinge, Chris Riddell and Tomi Adeyemi.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction +3 more
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Rebecca Ritchie
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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Rebeka Finch
Rebeka is a Literary Agent at Darley Anderson, building a list specialising in commercial romance and romantasy, and representing New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, Kindle, Apple Books and Audible bestselling authors. She joined the agency in 2019 after graduating from the University of Exeter with a first in History, began as Darley Anderson's assistant, and soon built her own list shaped by a long-standing love of commercial new adult, romance and romantasy fiction. In 2025 she was nominated for Agent of the Year by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Her debut author, Donna Marchetti, became an instant United States and United Kingdom Kindle bestseller now translated into sixteen languages, and her list also includes New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Brooke Fast.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Romance · Romantic Fantasy · Women's Fiction
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Rowan Lawton
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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Salma Begum
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
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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Sara Langham
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 Hornsley
Sarah is a literary agent, actively building a list of adult fiction and non-fiction. After graduating from Durham University, she worked at the Orion publishing house and then briefly in script development before becoming an agent in 2015. She has since built an award-winning list that includes Sunday Times bestselling authors, and in 2019 was named a Rising Star by the Bookseller.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Romance +2 more
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Sarah Stamp
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
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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Siân Ellis-Martin
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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Steph Thwaites
Steph Thwaites is Head of the Book Department at Curtis Brown, where she has worked for over 20 years after starting as an intern in 2003. She studied English Literature at Leeds and McGill Universities, and knew from her first day that agenting was the perfect fit. She has remained with Curtis Brown ever since, helping writers and creative talent shape their stories from the earliest ideas to publication. Steph represents a wide range of authors, from debuts to bestselling names, and works closely with storytellers from across the entertainment industry. Her collaborative, strategic approach focuses on long-term career building and developing projects with broad appeal.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction · Politics +3 more
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Susan Yearwood
Susan runs the Susan Yearwood Agency, representing debut and published writers in adult fiction, non-fiction and children's/young adult fiction. She gained experience at Virago, Museum Quilts Plc and Penguin Books Ltd in the early to mid-nineties. She founded her agency in 2007, launching debut writers' careers and re-establishing previously published authors.
Genres:Business · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink +7 more
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Suzannah Ball
Suzannah is a literary agent at WME, based in the London office. She has been with the agency since 2019 and was named a 2025 Bookseller Rising Star. She represents adult and crossover fiction, as well as a select list of non-fiction, and works closely with both debut and experienced authors to help them develop their material and ideas.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +2 more
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Thérèse Coen
Thérèse is a literary agent at Susanna Lea Associates, building her own list of authors while also selling translation rights. She was born and raised in Belgium and moved to England in her late teens, later studying History at University College London. She began her career in the rights department at Bloomsbury Publishing before moving to Ed Victor's agency. She has been building her own list of authors since early 2016.
Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +6 more
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Tilda Butterworth
Tilda assists Rebecca Carter at Rebecca Carter Literary. She came to publishing through her studies in Modern Foreign Languages, a Joint Honours BA in French and Russian. She worked at Shakespeare and Company in Paris and has been editor of The Cult Collective, an independent literary and visual arts magazine based in London and Berlin, for the past six years. She has recently started taking on her own clients.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Women's Fiction
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Alice Sutherland-Hawes
Alice represents authors and illustrators working from board and picture books through to crossover young adult. She co-founded ASH Literary in September 2020, alongside Saffron Dodd. Alice is based in London.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade +6 more
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Araminta Whitley
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
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
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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Charlotte Colwill
Charlotte is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing fiction and children's books. She began her career as a bookseller in independent bookshops in London and Melbourne, most recently running the children's department at Foyles on Charing Cross Road, before becoming an agent in 2018. She has worked at Tibor Jones and Jo Unwin Literary Agency, building her own list of authors.
Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction +4 more
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Hannah Sheppard
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.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror +4 more
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Hannah Weatherill
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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Helen Lane
Helen represents adult and select young adult genre fiction at Ki Agency. She joined the agency in 2025, having previously worked at a US agency and also working as a developmental editor. She holds a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and a postgraduate qualification in Acoustics. She lives in London with her family and their cocker spaniel.
Genres:Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Romance · Romantic Fantasy · Young Adult
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Helena Maybery
Helena originally trained and worked as an actor before moving into publishing in 2021. She assisted the managing director of a boutique literary agency for two years before joining Curtis Brown to assist Sheila Crowley in April 2024, reading Sheila's submissions daily and looking out for new talent.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Memoir · Psychological Suspense +3 more
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Izzy Hall
Izzy is a junior agent at CMM Agency, training under Lisa Moylett. She has worked with the agency for the past year, scouting new, talented writers from the submissions pile. She recently graduated from Queen Mary University of London.
Genres:Mystery · Romance · Women's Fiction
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Jess Molloy
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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Julie Fergusson
Julie is a literary agent representing fiction across a range of genres, from commercial to literary. She has worked in the publishing industry for over a decade, first in Scottish publishing and then UK-wide as a freelance editor and now agent. She has a degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in creative writing, both from the University of Edinburgh.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance · Thriller
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Kate Nash
Kate is a literary agent and the founder of Kate Nash Literary Agency. As a former author, publisher, publicist and marketer, she has seen every side of publishing. Her reading tastes are highly commercial, ranging from crime fiction to rom coms.
Genres:Crime · Romance
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Kristina Pérez
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
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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Louise Buckley
Louise is an Associate Literary Agent at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency, representing adult fiction and non-fiction. She has worked in publishing for over fifteen years, with roles including a bookseller at Waterstones, an editor at Pan Macmillan and an Associate Literary Agent at Zeno Agency Ltd. She also works as an Editorial Consultant and writes about editing and publishing on her Substack.
Genres:Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Horror · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +3 more
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Marilia Savvides
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
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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Robin Wade
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
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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Stevie Finegan
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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Tanera Simons
Tanera is a director and literary agent at Greenstone Literary, representing commercial fiction. She has worked in publishing for ten years, including seven as a literary agent, before co-founding Greenstone Literary with Laura Heathfield. Her authors are based in both the US and the UK, and their work has been adapted for television and film. She was named Agent of the Year at the 2025 Romantic Novelists' Association Awards.
Genres:Historical Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Romance · Romantic Fantasy · Thriller +1 more
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Viola Hayden
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
Closed (conditions apply)Last checked 16 days ago