Claudia Young

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Submission status
Closed
Submission route
Email
Response time
Aims to reply within 8 weeks
Last checked
19 days ago

About

Claudia is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton.

She joined the agency in 2009. She represents literary fiction, crime fiction and thrillers, as well as cooking, food journalism, comedy and travel writing. She also works closely with radio and television production companies, and the speakers and presenters' side of the agency.

Looking for

  • cooking and food journalism
  • comedy and travel writing
  • contemporary as well as historical novels
  • crime fiction and thrillers

Clients include

  • Sam Akbar
  • Anthony Anaxagorou
  • Ros Atkinson
  • Lily Blacksell
  • Jordan Bourke
  • Bianca Bridges / Breakfast London
  • Áine Carlin
  • Matt Chapple
  • Martha Collison
  • Jack Cooke
  • Kevan Davis
  • Rachel de Thample
  • Kim Duke
  • Gabriela and Lucia Evangelou: Cosmic Kitchen
  • Francis Gimblett

Agency submission guidelines

The covering letter should be in the body of the email, with submission materials as attachments; the letter should include a brief pitch for the book plus relevant information about the writer, their inspiration and writing background if applicable. Fiction: send the first three chapters (or about fifty pages) alongside a one or two page synopsis that reveals the ending; only submit once a full draft is complete. Non-fiction: send three sample chapters (or about fifty pages) alongside a summary of proposed chapters or a synopsis; it is not essential that the work is completed before submitting. The letter should explain why the subject matters to the writer, why they are best placed to write it, and the intended readership. Submissions should be sent to submissions@greeneheaton.co.uk, with the preferred agent's name in the subject line if possible; if unsure, address the Submissions Team. Attachments should be Word Documents rather than PDFs. Postal submissions are not accepted.

Agency AI policy

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

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