What they represent
Anna founded InterSaga Literary Agency, which began as a local business in Chiswick, south-west London.
She read Cultural & Literary Studies and then took a Masters in Publishing Studies at Lunds University in Sweden. Internships at Isaberg Forlag and Kabusa Bocker, where she worked closely with their literary agent, made her want to start her own agency. She then worked at Waterstones in London for 10 years, running bookshops in Ilford, Ealing and Chiswick and organising author events and book festivals.
Lucy Brazill, Lucy Mitchell, Stephanie Ryan, Mike McConnell, James A Lyons, Lesley Bungay, Lisa Fransson
InterSaga takes proposals by email to anna@intersaga.co.uk, one submission per author, with PROPOSAL, the title of the work and your name in the subject line. What to send: a covering letter with relevant information about yourself, such as your experience, your ambitions as a writer and any previous publication. For adult and children's chapter books, attach a synopsis and the first chapter, or the whole manuscript if it is shorter than three chapters. For picture books, send the text only. Illustrators should send samples of their work. Label every file with your name and the title. Worth knowing: InterSaga is based in Chiswick, south-west London, and aims to respond to all proposals within four to six weeks.
Donald is a literary agent at Watson, Little. He studied English Literature and History at Queen Mary, University of London and University College London. He began his career at Penguin Press before moving to A P Watt, where he worked for five years building a list of non-fiction and fiction for adults. He joined Watson, Little as an agent in 2013.
Represents business, commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, crime, current affairs and 8 more.
Jonathan founded Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency in 2008, representing literary and quality commercial fiction and non-fiction. He has worked in publishing since 1997 and became a full agent in 2002, building an extensive and diverse client list at Curtis Brown Group Ltd. In 2008 he founded JPLA, establishing a rounded portfolio and a robust independent agency.
Represents commercial fiction, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction and thriller.
Ed is an agent at The Blair Partnership, representing crime, thriller, mystery and book club fiction. He previously worked publishing major commercial fiction authors. He looks for a great submission that pairs a punchy concept with an irresistible voice.
Represents commercial fiction, crime, horror, literary fiction, mystery and 3 more.
Hattie represents commercial and upmarket fiction, including book club fiction, crime and thriller, historical and contemporary fiction, and some non-fiction in the areas of lifestyle and personal development. She is currently open to commercial and upmarket fiction submissions with a strong pitch, believable characters and an engaging voice. Hattie is particularly keen to see novels for the book club market with conversation-starting topics and a “you need to read this” quality, including multi-layered family dramas, high-concept love stories and classic storytelling. She seeks sexy and funny rom-coms, unusual escapist historical fiction often featuring mysteries or love stories, ambitious detective fiction, puzzle-y mysteries, humorous cosy crime with series potential and regional crime.
Represents commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, cosy mystery, crime, historical fiction and 5 more.
Zoë is a literary agent at The Bent Agency, representing both children's and adult books. She joined the agency's London office in 2019, after five years working with publishers around the world as a literary scout. Her list includes New York Times and international bestsellers, with titles that have won or been shortlisted for the Nero Book Award, the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award, and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Represents children's books, commercial fiction, crime, fantasy, horror and 5 more.
Jane runs her own literary agency, specialising in high quality adult non-fiction and fiction and young adult fiction for young teens. She was a publisher before establishing the agency in 1987, which she now runs from London and Cornwall. Her non-fiction interests range across natural history, memoir, biography, history, cookery, current affairs, humour, lifestyle and TV tie-ins.
Represents biography, commercial fiction, current affairs, food and drink, historical non-fiction and 4 more.
