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KAB Literary

What they represent

Commercial Fiction, Crime, Current Affairs, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Submission status
Closed
Submission route
Email
Response time
Assume no reply = no after 20 weeks
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Submission guidelines

KAB Literary is currently closed to submissions. When open: email submissions@kabliterary.com with "KABL Submission", your name and the book title in the subject line. What to send: a covering letter, a one-page synopsis, and the first chapter of a novel or children's book, or the full proposal for non-fiction, as a Word document in 12pt, double-spaced and paginated. Worth knowing: the agency represents adult fiction and non-fiction and a select list of children's authors, and specialises in undiscovered debut writers. If you have not heard within 20 weeks, it is not taking your manuscript forward.

What they represent

Commercial Fiction, Crime, Current Affairs, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

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Agents (1)

  • Kerry-Ann Bentley

    KAB Literary

    Kerry-Ann is a literary agent at KAB Literary, which she founded in 2025, representing commercial and book club fiction, non-fiction and a select children's list. She began as an intern at Janklow & Nesbit, joining full time in 2020 across its New York and London offices, and became an agent at The Good Literary Agency in 2023, where she built a list of writers from under-represented backgrounds. KAB Literary was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2025.

    Represents commercial fiction, crime, current affairs, literary fiction, memoir and 5 more.

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