Jenny Brown
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- Closed
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- Response time
- Assume no reply = no after 4 weeks
- Last checked
- 3 days ago
About
Jenny founded Jenny Brown Associates in 2002.
She was previously Head of Literature at the Scottish Arts Council, a presenter of book programmes for Scottish Television, and founder Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She represents around 50 writers and works closely with them, most of whom are based in Scotland.
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Agency submission guidelines
Submissions are accepted only by email, with a covering letter in the body of the email giving background on the book and the writer's career, including name, address and contact number, noting any referrals or prior correspondence, and mentioning if the project is with other agents or publishers. Submissions should be double spaced. For fiction: send the first three chapters (or about 50 pages) and a synopsis in a single document, with a covering letter. For non-fiction: email a proposal and a short example of the proposed work, a couple of sample chapters. For picture books: send three samples of completed stories. For illustrators: send samples of your work for children and a link to your website. Presenting your work: attach your work to the email in a document (number the pages). Accepted formats are.doc,.docx or.pdf for text submissions and.jpeg,.gif or.pdf for illustrations. Adult writing submissions go to submissions@jennybrownassociates.com, or directly to jenny@jennybrownassociates.com or lisa@jennybrownassociates.com. Children's submissions, including from illustrators, go to childrens@jennybrownassociates.com.
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Other agents at Jenny Brown Associates
Lisa Highton
Lisa is an associate agent at Jenny Brown Associates, representing commercial and crossover fiction and memoir. She joined the agency in 2022 after a long career in publishing, including as Publisher of Two Roads and as publishing director at Doubleday, HarperCollins and Hodder in the UK and Australia. Her focus is distinctive storytelling and finding hidden stories with emotional heart.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Memoir
ClosedLast checked 4 days ago
Lucy Juckes
Lucy represents writers and illustrators for children. She is co-founder and currently Chair of Barrington Stoke, the children's publisher specialising in books for reluctant readers. She has also worked as Sales Director of Bloomsbury and co-founded Picture Hooks, a scheme supporting new illustrators through mentoring, conferences and exhibitions.
Genres:Children's Books
ClosedLast checked 7 days ago