LBA Books
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission route
- Response time
- Assume no reply = no after 12 weeks
- Last checked
- 11 days ago
Submission guidelines
The agency accepts electronic submissions only, sent directly to the agent the writer wishes to submit to (email addresses are on each agent's profile page). The subject line should include the title of the manuscript and the genre, e.g. "TITLE / genre". Submissions to the info inbox are not considered. The agency does not accept poetry, short stories, or film scripts, and does not accept manuscripts created using AI. No hard-copy submissions are accepted; these are recycled and not considered. Writers should submit to only one agent at LBA at a time and query with only one project at a time, and only if the manuscript or proposal is completed and polished. Manuscripts and synopses should use a legible font, size 12pt, 1.5 or double-spaced, with the book title and author's name in the attachment file names. For fiction: include a covering letter (in the body of the email), a brief synopsis, and the first three chapters (or first 5,000 words if the book has no chapters) as a Word document. For non-fiction: include a covering letter (in the body of the email), a proposal, and a writing sample of at least 5,000 words as a Word document.
AI policy
They do not accept any manuscripts that have been created using AI.
Genres
Links
- Websitelbabooks.com
- Submissionslbabooks.com/submissions
Agents (4)
Amanda Preston
Amanda is a literary agent at LBA Books, representing a wide range of best-selling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. She has worked as an agent for over 25 years and co-founded LBA in 2005, working with a network of publishers around the world. In 2018 she won the RNA Literary Agent of the Year award.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +4 more
OpenLast checked 11 days ago
Hannah Schofield
Hannah is a literary agent at LBA Books, representing commercial and book club fiction, and select non-fiction. She joined LBA in 2018. She previously worked for a literary scout and in translation rights. Hannah grew up in Luxembourg, giving her an international perspective on the publishing market.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +6 more
OpenLast checked 7 days ago
Louise Lamont
Louise is a literary agent at LBA Books. Louise studied English Literature and Medieval Studies at university and worked at AP Watt Ltd, working with Caradoc King and his clients for seven years while building her own list. Louise moved to LBA Books in 2013.
Genres:Children's Books · Young Adult
ClosedLast checked 11 days ago
Luigi Bonomi
Luigi is a literary agent and founder of LBA Books. He read English Literature at University College London and Dartmouth College before working as a bookseller and then as an editor at Macdonald Futura, Harlequin/Mills & Boon and Penguin Books. He became a literary agent in 1997, working at Sheil Land Associates before setting up LBA Books in 2005. In 2010 he was awarded the title of Literary Agent of the Year.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
ClosedLast checked 11 days ago