Anna Dawson
- Submission status
- Closed
- Submission route
- Response time
- Aims to reply within 12 weeks
- Last checked
- 8 days ago
About
Anna is a junior agent at Johnson & Alcock, building her own list of authors.
She also looks after audio rights and permissions for the agency's authors and Estates, and manages its social media. Born and raised in Ireland, she studied History at Trinity College Dublin and completed a Masters in Literature and Publishing at NUI Galway.
Genres
Looking for
- literary fiction and book club novels
- romance, historical, crime/thriller, romantasy, horror, mystery and fantasy that skews towards the nostalgic
- fiction with a strong sense of voice, emotional intelligence and narrative momentum
- books that combine sharp characterisation with warmth and wit
- writing that sits confidently between literary and commercial fiction, with memorable characters and a strong hook
- distinctive voices which bring personal experience into conversation with bigger questions, through memoir, essay collections and creative narrative non-fiction
- food writing, nature, cookery, history, books about cultural and current affairs and self-help
- writing about grief, family, identity, creativity, food, work, friendship, class and culture
Not looking for
- poetry, children's and middle-grade books
Agency submission guidelines
Submissions are accepted by email only; physical submissions are not accepted or responded to unless an agent has invited material that way. Writers should check individual agent profiles under the 'team' tab and submit to only one agent at a time, without blind-copying. Most genres of fiction and non-fiction are accepted, but not plays or film scripts. There is no need to call in advance or follow up to confirm receipt. Attachments up to 5MB are accepted by the server. Send a short covering letter, including a blurb for the book and some information about the author. For fiction: a synopsis of the novel (no more than two pages) and the opening 50 pages of the manuscript, usually the first three chapters. For non-fiction: a book proposal including an introduction, chapter breakdown, and some sample material, totalling approximately 50 pages. All submissions should be clear and legible, in Word Doc (.doc or.docx) format, formatted in a standard way (at least 1.5 line spacing, page-numbered, on A4 paper recommended), with contact details included.
Agency AI policy
Submissions must be the original work of the author and not generated, co-written or edited using artificial intelligence.
Links
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