Emma Shercliff
- Submission status
- Closed (conditions apply)
- When to submit
- Submissions reopen 1st September 2026
- Submission route
- Response time
- Aims to reply within 6 weeks
- Last checked
- 3 days ago
About
Emma is the founder and agent at Laxfield Literary Associates, which she set up in 2020.
She has over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, having worked for publishing houses in Paris, Melbourne, Abuja and London. She previously served as Sales & Rights Director of Cassava Republic Press UK and as Publishing Director for Ankara Press. Emma lives in Suffolk.
Genres
Looking for
- authors in Norfolk and Suffolk
- writers from under-represented backgrounds
- literature in translation
- authors based in Africa & the Caribbean, the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan and Ukraine
Not looking for
- plays
- screenwriting
- children's books
- horror
Agency submission guidelines
The agency is closed to submissions during the month of August. Submissions are made by email to submissions@laxfieldliterary.com. The title of the work should be included in the subject line. Work should be sent as a Word document, with contact details and word count clearly visible on the title page. The agency does not represent plays, screenwriting, children's books or horror; manuscripts within these genres will not be read. For fiction, a covering note about the author should be included in the body of the email, along with a synopsis in a separate Word document and the first three chapters of the book. For non-fiction, a covering note with information about the author and the background to the book should be included in the body of the email, together with a one-page summary of the project, a table of contents (or chapter outline) and two or three sample chapters. Submissions that are generic in nature, or give no indication why the writer believes Laxfield Literary would be a good match for their work, will be deleted.