Helen Lane

About

Helen represents adult and select young adult genre fiction at Ki Agency.

She joined the agency in 2025, having previously worked at a US agency and also working as a developmental editor. She holds a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and a postgraduate qualification in Acoustics. She lives in London with her family and their cocker spaniel.

Genres

Agency submission guidelines

Submit to one agent only, as manuscripts may be referred internally to a colleague. The agency does not cover poetry or any projects created using AI tools. Queries submitted in other formats may not be looked at. Fabienne: Submit your query letter, synopsis and first fifty pages using https://querytracker.net/query/fabienneschwizer/. Helen: Submit the first ten pages, a query letter and synopsis, using https://querytracker.net/query/HelenLane. Please do not email your query to her unless requested as this will be deleted. Miriam: Submit your first 10 pages, letter, and synopsis using https://QueryTracker.net/query/miriamc.

Agency AI policy

They do not accept submissions created using AI tools.

Links

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• Miriam Cortinovis

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