Literary Agents
for Science Fiction
There are currently 46 UK-based literary agents accepting submissions for science fiction. See who represents it, who's open right now, and when we last checked.
46open to submissions
Alexander Cochran
Alexander is actively building his list and is always on the lookout for new writers of speculative fiction, literary fiction, crime and thriller and serious non-fiction. He is particularly interested in dark thrillers and crime novels, science fiction and fantasy that push boundaries or cross genres but are rooted in believable, playful literary fiction, and novels that don't shy away from darker aspects of humanity. On the non-fiction side, he tends towards serious books with big ideas that subvert our assumptions, serious histories, and narrative non-fiction focused on contemporary events and issues.
Genres:Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction +3 more
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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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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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Amy O'Shea
Amy is an agent at Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency, working across non-fiction and a select list of crime, thriller and horror fiction. She joined the agency in early 2023, assisting Jane and Jen with social media, admin, royalties and submissions, alongside working on her own projects. Amy graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Linguistics and English Language.
Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Memoir · Mystery +5 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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Callen Martin
Callen is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, specialising in accessible middle grade (7 and up), young adult and science fiction and fantasy, with an action and adventure focus. He joined the agency in January 2026 from Bell Lomax Moreton, where he worked as an assistant and then as maternity cover for a senior agent's list before building his own children's, young adult and new adult list. He grew up in foster care and completed Bath Spa University's MA in Writing for Young People in 2019, the first care-experienced person in East Sussex to study at postgraduate level, and began in publishing with placements at Chicken House, Walker Books and Penguin Michael Joseph before working freelance as a submission reader, competition judge, sensitivity reader and manuscript assessor. In 2026 he was named the agent judge for the Times and Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Middle Grade · Science Fiction · Thriller +1 more
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Cara Lee Simpson
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
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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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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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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Christabel McKinley
Christabel came into publishing via teaching English in Korea, where she taught literature to children between six and eleven years of age. She believes children's books should be accessible, inclusive and unpatronising, as well as impactful and a pleasure to read. She represents authors and illustrators across the spectrum of writing and illustrating for children and young adults, spanning fiction to non-fiction and picture books to graphic novels.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Middle Grade +3 more
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Ed Wilson
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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Flo Sandelson
Flo joined Curtis Brown in spring 2022, after working in contemporary art galleries and then in bookselling. She works with Felicity Blunt as an associate agent in her office, and is actively building her own list of clients.
Genres:Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction · Romantic Fantasy · Science Fiction +1 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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Gemma Cooper
Gemma is the founder of Gemma Cooper Literary, representing children's books, young adult books and certain adult genres. She has been a literary agent since 2011, including as a director at The Bent Agency. Her list is typified by big-concept, commercial series fiction. She has lived and worked in New York, Chicago and London, giving her a global approach to representation.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Cosy Mystery · Crime · Fantasy +7 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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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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Irene Baldoni
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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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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Jamie Cowen
Jamie represents commercial fiction at The Ampersand Agency. He has worked in publishing for 20 years. Before joining Ampersand in 2013 he was a commissioning editor at HarperCollins, and before that he worked in legal and contracts departments at HarperCollins and the Hachette Group.
Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Sports +1 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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Jon Wood
Jon is a director at RCW Literary Agency, representing bestselling and critically-acclaimed fiction and non-fiction writers. He has worked in UK publishing for over twenty-five years, starting out at Orion before joining RCW in 2019 and becoming a director in 2022. He has particular expertise in the long-term brand management of established writers.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +4 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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Kieron Fairweather
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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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 Bennett
Laura is an associate literary agent at the Liverpool Literary Agency. She studied Writing at Liverpool John Moores University, gaining a BA and later an MA, after an early career in teaching. She has also worked as a teaching assistant and now works as a freelance writer, having previously written for a video game and various roleplaying games.
Genres:Fantasy · Romantic Fantasy · Science Fiction · Young Adult
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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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Lily Kovacs
Lily works across Curtis Brown Heritage and the science fiction and fantasy department.
Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Memoir · Mystery · Psychological Suspense +1 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
Open (conditions apply)Last checked 7 days ago
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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Lydia Silver
Lydia is Head of the Children's and Young Adult department at The Soho Agency, which she joined in 2025 after over a decade in the industry across editorial and agenting. Her clients have been number one Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, chosen as Waterstones, Blackwells and Indies Books of the Month, and won prizes including the Carnegie Medal Shadowers' Choice and the Diverse Book Award. She was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2022. Lydia represents everything from picture books to the top end of crossover young adult, and enjoys working with author-illustrator talent, including graphic novelists. She is drawn to voice above all and to a strong hook, and actively welcomes submissions from under-represented writers.
Genres:Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade +4 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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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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Miriam Cortinovis
Miriam is an agent at Ki Agency who represents speculative fiction across age groups. They were born and raised in Italy before moving to Chicago as a teenager. Miriam holds a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Writing & Publishing from DePaul University. They agented for more than a year at ArtHouse Literary in the USA before joining Ki Agency in 2025.
Genres:Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Romantic Fantasy · Science Fiction +1 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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Oli Munson
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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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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Sam Edenborough
Sam is co-founder and director of Greyhound Literary, where he handles translation rights for the agency's clients and represents his own list of authors. He began his career at A.M. Heath before moving to Andrew Nurnberg Associates, then worked at ILA from 2001 to 2021 selling translation rights for a wide range of English-language authors, including many prize winners and global bestsellers. He served as President of the Association of Authors' Agents from 2014 to 2016.
Genres:Fantasy · Horror · Other Non-Fiction · Science Fiction
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Sandra Sawicka
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
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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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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Zoë Plant
Zoë is a literary agent at The Bent Agency, representing both children's and adult books across a variety of genres. She joined the agency's London office in 2019, after five years working with publishers worldwide as a literary scout. Her client list includes New York Times and international bestsellers, with books that have won and been shortlisted for the Nero Book Award, the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award, and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Across the board, her tastes lean towards commercial, entertaining, accessible books with clever hooks and something to say about the world.
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade +4 more
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Martha Perotto-Wills
Martha assists Molly Ker Hawn and is actively building her own list, representing mostly authors of adult literary fiction and of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Before working in publishing she was a bookseller and cataloguer of second-hand and antiquarian books, and took a master's degree in Queer History. She joined the Bent Agency's United Kingdom office in 2019, spent six years there as an assistant and then associate agent, and started at David Higham at the end of 2025.
Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade +3 more
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Mic Cheetham
Mic Cheetham founded Mic Cheetham Literary Agency in 1994 and serves as its director. Operating from a boutique London office, the agency maintains a deliberately small list, accepting just two or three new writers per year.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Science Fiction
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Simon Kavanagh
Simon is an agent at Mic Cheetham Literary Agency, a boutique London-based firm founded in 1994 by Mic Cheetham. He joined after the agency’s establishment and currently works alongside Mic on its deliberately small roster, which includes high-profile authors such as China Miéville, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Neal Asher, Iain Banks and Ken MacLeod.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Science Fiction
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Emma Shercliff
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.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Memoir +4 more
Closed (conditions apply)Last checked 3 days ago
Fabienne Schwizer
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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Harry Illingworth
Harry is a director and literary agent at DHH Literary Agency. He studied English Literature and Creative Writing at Northumbria University and completed internships at Michael O'Mara Books, HarperCollins and Pan Macmillan. He then worked at Goldsboro Books and DHH, spending five years as Marketing and Communications Manager while building his list before becoming a full-time agent. His clients include prize-winning and bestselling authors.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery +2 more
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James Mustelier
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
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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Jason Bartholomew
Jason co-founded The bks Agency after two decades working in publishing rights in New York and London. He was Rights Director at Hachette UK across Hodder & Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, Quercus Books, and John Murray Press, and later became Publishing Director of Quercus US. He is also CEO of the cultural communications agency Midas, which provides PR, social and marketing services for arts and publishing clients.
Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +8 more
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Jessica Killingley
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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John Baker
John is a genre-fiction Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, specialising in fantasy, science fiction, horror, and commercial crime and thriller for adult and young adult readers. His authors have won the Future Worlds Prize and the Imagined Futures Prize and been shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize, the British Science Fiction Association and British Fantasy awards, the Shirley Jackson Awards and the Bram Stoker Awards, with titles on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller charts and work adapted for global cinema by Oscar-winning collaborators.
Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller +1 more
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John Berlyne
John is the founder of Zeno Agency and a long-time champion of high-concept, plot-driven storytelling. He gravitates toward speculative fiction where characters face real problems and narrative momentum drives the story. A lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy, John has a sharp eye for originality and a low tolerance for derivative work or overly whimsical narratives.
Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Science Fiction +1 more
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John Silbersack
John is a publishing professional with deep experience as editor, publisher and agent. He spent 17 years at Trident Media Group as Executive Vice President, representing bestsellers by fiction and non-fiction authors. Before that, he built his publishing background at companies including HarperCollins, Warner Books and Penguin Putnam. He has an AB from Brown University and is the author of several books.
Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +12 more
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Julie Crisp
Julie is a literary agent at Julie Crisp Literary Agency, representing science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythical retellings. She is a long-term fan of these genres and looks for character-driven, own voices stories with a speculative edge.
Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Science Fiction +1 more
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Justin Nash
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
ClosedLast checked 10 days ago
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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Meg Davis
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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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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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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Tony Peake
Tony is a literary agent and the founder of Peake Associates. He began his career as a literary agent in the mid-1980s at London Management. He set up Peake Associates as his own agency in 1989.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Science Fiction
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