Georgina Capel

Submission status: Open
Submission route: Email
Response time: Assume no reply = no after 6 weeks
Last checked: 14 days ago

About

Georgina is a literary agent who works with top international authors, negotiating global deals for over twenty-five years.

She joined William Heinemann's rights department in 1983 before moving to Secker and Warburg as Rights Director. After five years there, she moved to Jonathan Cape as Rights Director and deputy Managing Director, and later became Group Rights Director of Random House. She is married to the publisher Anthony Cheetham.

What they represent

Agency submission guidelines

Send a covering letter briefly describing the story or proposal and outlining any writing experience (e.g. previously published work, short story or journalism, creative writing qualifications; for non-fiction, what qualifies the writer to write about the subject). Include a synopsis of approximately 500 words, the first three chapters of the work, and an email address and/or telephone number. Postal submissions are preferred, sent in an envelope marked 'Submissions Department' to Georgina Capel Associates Ltd, 29 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PS, but email submissions are also accepted (refer to the contact us page for the right email address).

Agency AI policy

They do not accept submissions originated, written or edited using artificial intelligence (AI), including in the cover letter, synopsis, proposal, or manuscript.

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