Submissions go by email, directly to the agent who best suits your work; each agent's page sets out what they represent. Kat Aitken (kat@lexingtonliterary.co.uk): a brief cover letter with a biographical note, and either the first three chapters for fiction or a proposal for non-fiction. Seren Adams (seren@lexingtonliterary.co.uk): a sample and a description of the project, with a brief biographical note. Sophie Scard (sophie@lexingtonliterary.co.uk): a short descriptive email with a biographical note and a sample of your text. Caroline Dawnay (caroline@lexingtonliterary.co.uk): a short cover letter, biographical note and the first 10,000 words of your text.
Caroline joined Lexington Literary in September 2026. She started her agenting career in 1977 at A.D. Peters. She is a former President of the Association of Authors' Agents. She was named Literary Agent of the Year in 2014.
Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
Kat worked as a bookseller, in the rights department of Robert Laffont in Paris, and then for nine years at United Agents before co-founding Lexington Literary in 2024. Kat represents writers of literary fiction, thought-provoking non-fiction and some poetry, always seeking fresh perspectives and bold voices. Kat is hungry for emotionally intelligent storytelling, taut prose and anything subversive and astute.
Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Poetry · Politics +1 more
Seren worked at Granta and Foyles, then spent nine years at United Agents before co-founding Lexington Literary in 2024. Seren represents writers of literary fiction and narrative non-fiction, and many of her authors have been nominated for or won prizes for their work. Seren is always looking for exceptional literary voices, precise prose and is drawn to the strange or surprising in both fiction and non-fiction.
Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · True Crime
Sophie is a literary agent at Lexington Literary who represents nonfiction and literary fiction. She joined the agency in 2026 after thirteen years at United Agents. She works with writers of rigorous, informed nonfiction, including experts communicating specialist knowledge to a wider audience, as well as literary and distinctive fiction.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
