Ed is an agent and director at Johnson & Alcock, representing fiction and non-fiction from new voices to established, bestselling and award-winning authors.
He works editorially with his authors to help shape their books. He also looks after the majority of the agency's estates, including Beryl Bainbridge, Dick Francis, William Trevor and Elizabeth Taylor.
Submissions are accepted by email only. Physical submissions are not accepted or responded to unless an agent has specifically invited material to be sent that way. Most genres of fiction and non-fiction are considered; plays and film scripts are not accepted. Writers should look at individual agent profiles and choose the agent who seems the best fit. What to send: a short covering letter, including a blurb for the book and some information about the author. Fiction: a synopsis of the novel (no more than two pages) and the opening 50 pages of the manuscript, usually the first three chapters. Non-fiction: a book proposal including an introduction, chapter breakdown and sample material, totalling approximately 50 pages. Formatting: submissions should be in Word Doc (.doc or.docx) format, clear and legible, at least 1.5 line spaced, page-numbered and on A4 paper. Rules: only one agent should be submitted to at a time. Submissions should not be blind-copied. Submissions must be the original work of the author and not generated, co-written or edited using artificial intelligence. Attachments up to 5MB are accepted by the agency's server.
Submissions must be the original work of the author and not generated, co-written or edited using artificial intelligence.
Anna is the Managing Director of Johnson & Alcock. She looks after a diverse list of best-selling and prize-winning authors, as well as emerging voices in fiction and narrative non-fiction.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy +13 more
Charlotte is an agent at Johnson & Alcock, building a list across fiction and non-fiction. She studied modern languages and began her career as a literary scout at Eccles Fisher Associates, before becoming an agent at Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2015. She joined Johnson & Alcock in 2022 and also champions a select number of titles in translation each year.
Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +8 more
John Ash is a literary agent at CAA Publishing, representing literary fiction, upmarket general fiction and serious nonfiction. He began his career at PEW Literary, where he spent six and a half years before joining CAA in 2023. His fiction interests range from literary fiction and epic fantasy to upmarket general fiction, while his nonfiction interests include history, memoir and reportage.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more
Rachel is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment, representing both literary and commercial fiction with a preference for darker stories. She began her publishing career at HarperCollins before working as an editor at Hachette for six years, most recently as a Commissioning Editor at Orion. She joined Mushens Entertainment in 2022 and became a Literary Agent in 2023 after covering Juliet Mushens' maternity leave.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror +7 more
Laura is an associate literary agent at the Liverpool Literary Agency. She studied Writing at Liverpool John Moores University, gaining a BA and later an MA, after an early career in teaching that included working with young adults with special needs and in further education. She moved into editing after her teaching career and also works as a freelance writer, having written for a video game and several roleplaying games.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Cosy Mystery · Crime · Fantasy +12 more
Sarah is a literary agent at CAA who builds a list of commercial to reading-group fiction and commercial non-fiction for the UK market. Sarah joined CAA in 2022, having previously worked at HarperCollins, Hachette, Pan Macmillan, The Curtis Brown Agency, and David Higham Associates. Their background is in translation rights, and they also represent US and translated authors in the UK.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +11 more
Alice is a Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, working primarily on the children's list. After an MA in Publishing from UAL she spent five years as a scout at London Literary Scouting, specialising in children's, young adult and science fiction and fantasy across all ages and working with publishers and media companies around the world. She joined the agency in 2026 from Felicity Bryan Associates, where she was a literary agent. Alongside building her own list she sells foreign rights in the agency's children's and young adult titles across many territories.
Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Mystery +5 more
Daisy is an agent in the books department at PFD, and works with Tim Bates as the United Kingdom sub-agent for New Directions Publishing in the United States. She joined the company in 2019 after graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Horror · Literary Fiction +8 more
