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Literary Agents
for Sports

As of 9 October 2026, we list 35 UK literary agents representing sports, and 30 are open to submissions. See what each one is looking for and when we last checked.

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30

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Andrew Gordon

David Higham Associates

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

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

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Last checked 10 days ago

Charlie Campbell

Greyhound Literary

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

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

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Last checked 19 days ago

Chris Wellbelove

Aitken Alexander Associates

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

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

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Last checked 3 days ago

David Luxton

David Luxton Associates

David founded David Luxton Associates and represents a diverse range of non-fiction authors, with a particular focus on sport, music, food-writing and politics. He began his career at Sports Pages, London's leading sports bookstore. He went on to establish the Luxton Harris Agency in 2003 before founding David Luxton Associates in 2011.

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

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Last checked 14 days ago

Donald Winchester

Watson, Little Ltd

Donald is a literary agent at Watson, Little, representing non-fiction and fiction for adults. He began his career at Penguin Press before working for five years at A P Watt, building a list of non-fiction and fiction authors. He joined Watson, Little as an agent in 2013. Donald now splits his time between Scotland and London.

Genres:Business · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +8 more

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Last checked 8 days ago

Ed Wilson

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Ed is an agent and director at Johnson & Alcock, representing fiction and non-fiction from new voices to established, bestselling and award-winning authors. He works editorially with his authors to help shape their books. He also looks after the majority of the agency's estates, including Beryl Bainbridge, Dick Francis, William Trevor and Elizabeth Taylor.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction +8 more

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Last checked 18 days ago

Elliot Prior

Curtis Brown Ltd

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

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

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Last checked 12 days ago

Emma Paterson

Aitken Alexander Associates

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

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

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Last checked 5 days ago

Finlay Charlesworth

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Finlay is an Associate Agent at Blake Friedmann, building a list of non-fiction and select fiction while assisting Juliet Pickering and Isobel Dixon with their clients. He joined the agency in 2022 after completing an MA in Publishing at University College London. He has worked closely with the Estates of Gilbert Adair, Tatamkhulu Afrika and K. Sello Duiker, helping to secure deals on classics lists in the UK and USA. Finlay was born in Scotland.

Genres:Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Politics · Sports

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Last checked 22 days ago

Fiona Lindsay

Limelight Management

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

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +13 more

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Last checked 16 days ago

Florence Dodd

WME Literary Agency

Florence is an agent in the International Rights group at WME's London office. She handles translation and UK rights sales for a wide range of projects and titles. She is bilingual in French and English and is passionate about international publishing. She also offers primary representation to UK and international authors.

Genres:Health & Wellness · Memoir · Other Non-Fiction · Sports

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Last checked 14 days ago

Guy Rose

Futerman, Rose & Associates

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

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

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Last checked 11 days ago

Jack Fogg

DunnFogg

Jack is a literary agent and co-founder of DunnFogg. Jack began their publishing career at Bloomsbury in 2004, then worked at 4th Estate, Hodder, Penguin Random House and HarperCollins over a seventeen-year career as an editor and publisher. In 2019, Jack set up the Mudlark imprint at HarperCollins, which focuses on quality non-fiction. Jack was nominated as editor of the year at the British Book Awards in 2018.

Genres:Business · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy · Food & Drink +8 more

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Last checked 13 days ago

James Wills

Watson, Little Ltd

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

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

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Last checked 8 days ago

Jamie Cowen

The Ampersand Agency

Jamie is a literary agent at The Ampersand Agency, representing commercial fiction and sport-related non-fiction. He has worked in publishing for 20 years. Before joining Ampersand in 2013 he was a commissioning editor at HarperCollins, and prior to that he worked in legal and contracts departments at HarperCollins and the Hachette Group.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction +2 more

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Last checked 10 days ago

Jon Wood

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Jon is a director at RCW Literary Agency, representing a growing list of bestselling and critically-acclaimed fiction and non-fiction writers. He has worked in UK publishing for over twenty-five years, starting as a publisher at Orion before joining RCW in 2019 and becoming a director in 2022. His clients include Ian Rankin, Denise Mina and Joanne Harris, and he has a particular interest in the long-term brand management of established writers.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Katie Fulford

Bell Lomax Moreton

Katie is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton who represents fiction and non-fiction authors. She spent 25 years at HarperCollins in roles including Group Rights Director and Managing Director of Collins non-fiction. She was Executive Producer on Channel 4's adaptation of The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Her broad experience across publishing and rights management informs how she works with authors across media and markets.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness +11 more

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Last checked yesterday

Keshava Guha

Aevitas Creative Management

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

Genres:Biography · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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Last checked 5 days ago

Kevin Pocklington

The North Literary Agency

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

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

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Last checked 16 days ago

Kieron Fairweather

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

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

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

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Last checked yesterday

Laura MacDougall

United Agents

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

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +5 more

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Last checked 11 days ago

Liza Deblock

Greenstone Literary Ltd

Liza is a literary agent at Greenstone Literary, representing fiction and non-fiction authors. She began her career as an assistant at Eccles Fisher Associates, working with literary scouts before moving into agenting. She went on to sell international rights for major bestselling authors and built a curated list of her own fiction and non-fiction clients. She was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2022.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +6 more

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Last checked 17 days ago

Nick Walters

David Luxton Associates

Nick is a Senior Agent and Head of Foreign Rights at David Luxton Associates. He began his publishing career in 2013, interning at various publishing houses including Headline and Faber while completing his MA in Publishing. He joined DLA in 2014 and has built a list of high-profile and bestselling authors, including sports personalities, journalists, musicians, comedians and clinical experts. His main interests are in commercial non-fiction, with an emphasis on sport, lifestyle, self-help and leadership.

Genres:Business · Self-Help · Sports

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Last checked 14 days ago

Oli Munson

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Oli is a literary agent at A.M. Heath, representing both fiction and non-fiction authors. He has a wonderfully varied list, with a particular strength in award-winning, bestselling authors of crime, suspense and thrillers. 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 · Horror · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Last checked 5 days ago

Paul Moreton

Bell Lomax Moreton

Paul is the Managing Director of Bell Lomax Moreton. He joined the agency in 2000 from Penguin Books, where he was Head of Children's Book Sales. He represents children's books across all age ranges, along with narrative non-fiction, biography, sport, music and autobiography.

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

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Last checked yesterday

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley Agency

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

Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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Last checked 3 days ago

Sarah Harvey

CAA Publishing

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

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

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Last checked today

Sarah Williams

Sophie Hicks Agency

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

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

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Last checked 8 days ago

Tim Bates

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

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

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

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Last checked yesterday

Tom Cull

Cull & Co. Ltd

Tom leads Cull & Co. Ltd, a UK-based literary agency representing nonfiction and occasional fiction. He works closely with authors, bringing a keen eye for unique voices and compelling stories. The agency specialises in a wide range of nonfiction genres, including memoirs, biographies, history, current affairs, politics, travel, science, nature writing, sport and music.

Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Politics +3 more

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Last checked 19 days ago

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James Spackman

The BKS Agency

James co-founded The bks Agency after a career in sales, marketing and publishing. He began at Bloomsbury before moving into sales and marketing roles at John Murray and Hodder & Stoughton. He went on to become MD of Watkins, a division of Osprey Group focusing on personal development and healthy food and drink. He is also Publisher of Pursuit, Profile Books' cycling imprint, and author of How to Pitch a Book: The Insider's Guide to Publishing Persuasion.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Health & Wellness · Mystery +5 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Jason Bartholomew

The BKS Agency

Jason co-founded The bks Agency after two decades working in-house in UK and US publishing. He spent ten years in New York publishing, primarily at Hachette Book Group USA, before moving to Hachette UK in 2008 as Rights Director across Hodder & Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, Quercus Books and John Murray Press. In 2015 he also became Publishing Director of Quercus US in New York. Jason is also CEO of the Cultural Communications Agency Midas, which provides PR, social and marketing campaigns for arts and publishing clients.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +11 more

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Last checked 7 days ago

Kim Yudelowitz

The Blair Partnership

Kim champions underrepresented voices across memoir and non-fiction. Kim joined the team from a background in publishing sales, most recently as a Key Account Manager at Canelo/DK. Before that, Kim worked in International Sales at Head of Zeus/Bloomsbury, covering territories across Africa, the US and India. Kim brings a keen commercial instinct and a passion for stories that might otherwise go untold.

Genres:Memoir · Sports

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Last checked 10 days ago

Sheila Crowley

Curtis Brown Ltd

Born and bred in Dublin, she started her publishing career at Poolbeg Press before moving to London in 1991, holding senior sales and marketing positions at publishers including HarperCollins and Hodder, and moved to agenting in 2003. Represents a wide range of authors, from award-winning novelists to million-copy-selling non-fiction writers, and is also interested in taking on published writers who want to reinvigorate their career or change direction. Assisted by Helena Maybery.

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

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Last checked 12 days ago

Toby Mundy

Aevitas Creative Management

Toby is CEO of ACM UK. He founded Atlantic Books, where he was chief executive and publisher from 2000 to 2014, publishing many bestsellers and prize-winning titles. Since 2014, he has served as director of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.

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

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Last checked 5 days ago