Maven Literary Management

Submission status
Open
Submission route
Email
Response time
Aims to reply within 8 weeks
Last checked
11 days ago

Submission guidelines

Send a cover letter in the body of your email, with your name and manuscript title in the subject line. Include a one-page synopsis and the first three chapters (approx. 10,000 words), preferably in Word but PDF is also accepted. Manuscripts should be 12 point font and double-spaced. Submit by email to submissions@mavenliterary.com. No postal submissions, and no scripts or screenplays are considered. Fiction: only submit when you have a full manuscript completed. Non-Fiction: include a covering letter ideally no longer than a page, a full outline setting out the aims of each chapter, and if possible, a sample chapter.

Agents (1)

  • Amanda Harris

    Maven Literary Management

    Amanda is a literary agent at Maven Literary Management, where she represents both fiction and non-fiction authors. She trained in publicity and editorial roles at Pan Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and Orion Publishing before founding the literary division at YMU in 2019. Amanda later became Global MD of Literary at YMU and won Literary Agent of the Year with Maven at the British Book Awards 2025.

    Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

    Open
    Last checked 11 days ago