Laura Williams

Greene & Heaton Ltd

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

About

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.

Looking for

  • literary fiction and upmarket commercial fiction, of all different kinds
  • meditative or moving novels about modern life
  • novels with warmth and heart, and a bit of bite and sharpness
  • stories about female friendships or groups of women who don't get on
  • historical and period fiction which sheds light on untold stories
  • historical mysteries or ambitious cross-centuries narratives
  • a high concept love story that will sweep her away and make her cry happy or sad tears
  • funny novels with warmth and romantic comedies with a bit of depth
  • well-worn beloved romantic tropes with a fresh angle and gorgeous writing
  • darkness and a claustrophobic feel in novels, from gothic to horror to murder mysteries to ghost stories to psychological thrillers to speculative/magical realist fiction to novels that feel like true crime
  • weird and wonderful stories with unexpected twists
  • brilliantly plotted conventional murder mysteries or procedurals
  • novels she hasn't read before, something unusual structurally or thematically
  • diverse voices from across the globe
  • LGBTQI+ stories
  • young adult and middle grade fiction that feels current and contemporary, with a real conversation at its core
  • memoirs of extraordinary people
  • narrative non-fiction about something the author feels passionately about
  • untold stories across popular science, history and popular culture
  • a brilliant true crime book

Not looking for

  • fantasy
  • anything younger than middle grade
  • cookery, wellness and lifestyle

Clients include

  • Scott Alexander Howard
  • Shreya Ila Anasuya
  • David M Barnett
  • Catherine Barter
  • Laura Blake
  • SB Caves
  • Anne Corlett
  • Nina De Pass
  • Leona Deakin
  • Sue Divin
  • Helen Dring
  • Hayley Dunlop
  • Mari Ellis Dunning
  • Lauren Farnsworth
  • Zoe Feeney

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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