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Jonathan Pegg

Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency

Submission status
Open
Submission route
Email
Response time
Aims to reply within 4 weeks
Last checked
10 days ago

About

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 fully-fledged agent in 2002 at Curtis Brown Group Ltd, where he was responsible for a diverse client list. He works closely with writers, paying attention to their priorities and negotiating fair terms on their behalf.

What they represent

Commercial FictionLiterary FictionNarrative Non-FictionThriller

Looking for

  • in fiction: literary and well-written novels including pacey thrillers
  • in non-fiction: accessible estimable writing with commercial potential by journalists, experts, scholars, figures who stand for something in the public eye and anyone with a fascinating, well-written story.

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Agency submission guidelines

JPLA welcomes proposals for full-length books in any of the represented categories. Send submissions by email to submissions@jonathanpegg.com. Limit the covering email to highlights in a few lines, reserving most information for an all-in-one document attachment. Fiction: Synopsis - describe the novel in no more than 300 words. Background - state relevant personal background, including prior publishing history. Sample - include first three chapters or approximately fifty pages to a natural break. Optional extra: outline the whole novel (no more than 2 or 3 pages). Optional extra (most suitable for genre fiction): list three to five comparable successful novels already in the marketplace, explaining the comparison and what makes yours distinctive within the group. Non-fiction: Synopsis - describe the book in no more than 300 words, perhaps beginning by summarising it in a single sentence. Background - state relevant details of your publishing history and public profile, including your credentials as an expert if it's that sort of book. Proposal - elucidate the nature and content of the proposed book in 5-20 pages, leading to marketing strengths and market analysis (eg list three to five comparable and recently successful books already in the marketplace, explaining the comparison and stating how yours stands out). Chapter plan - optional - summarise each chapter to indicate how you envisage the book being structured. Sample - optional but preferable - one sample chapter. A note of your sources, if it's that sort of book.

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