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Fiona Lindsay

Limelight Management

Submission status
Open
Submission route
Email
Response time
Aims to reply within 10 weeks
Last checked
16 days ago

About

Fiona is the Managing Director of Limelight Management, a boutique London-based literary and talent agency founded in 1989.

With a long background in broker deals for television, lifestyle, and expert-led authors, she oversees a selective authors’ list that bridges publishing, broadcast, and branding.

What they represent

BiographyBusinessCommercial FictionContemporary FictionCrimeFood & DrinkHealth & WellnessHistorical FictionMysteryNarrative Non-FictionOther Non-FictionPsychological SuspenseSelf-HelpSportsThrillerTravelTrue CrimeWomen's Fiction

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Agency submission guidelines

Submissions are accepted by email to mail@limelightmanagement.com. The agency is interested in general fiction (thrillers, crime, historical, suspense, mystery and women's commercial fiction) and non-fiction, especially illustrated books in arts and crafts, cookery, biography and autobiography, popular science, business, natural history, sport, travel and health. Film and TV scripts are only handled for existing clients. No reading fee is charged. What to send: Send a brief synopsis and the first three chapters only. Formatting: All work should be typed with double spacing. Attachments should be Word or Open Document format and include the title of the work in the file name. Email subject line: Mark the word "Submission" clearly in the subject line. Other details: Also include information about the writer's professional life and writing ambitions. Research the market and check that the novel's length is appropriate for its genre.

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