What they represent
Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Horror, Middle Grade, Mystery
Sophie Gorell Barnes is an agent at MBA.
She is currently focused on children's fiction, historical fiction, mystery and supernatural horror.
Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Horror, Middle Grade, Mystery
Sufiya Ahmed, Sheila Bugler, Alys Clare
Based in London’s Fitzrovia for over 50 years, MBA is a leading literary agency representing writers in all media – books, and scripts for film, television, radio and theatre. MBA is not currently accepting unsolicited film and television submissions. For book submissions, please send the first three chapters and a synopsis as attachments and a covering letter in the body of the email. All attachments must be in Word, PDF or Final Draft format. They do not accept postal submissions. Please e-mail all submissions to submissions@mbalit.co.uk marking your email for the attention of the relevant agent.
David Riding is a director and literary agent at MBA. He works very closely with a variety of clients including journalists, novelists, sports figures, actors, doctors, TV personalities, business figures, and military historians.
Represents business, historical non-fiction, other non-fiction and sports.
Susan Smith is Contracts Manager at MBA as well as an agent in her own right. She is currently focused on millennials - particularly young women with a solid platform.
Represents other non-fiction.
James is Managing Director at Watson Little and looks after a dynamic and wide-ranging list of writers. He has a BA in English and Italian and an MA in 20th Century Literature from the University of Leeds and is a former Secretary of the Association of Authors' Agents. He is passionate about reading and good writing and is hugely enthusiastic about his authors' work.
Represents crime, horror, literary fiction, memoir, mystery and 7 more.
Rachel represents children's fiction and non-fiction up to young adult and crossover. Before joining The Blair Partnership, she was editorial director at Macmillan Children's Books. There she worked with authors including Frances Hardinge, Chris Riddell and Tomi Adeyemi.
Represents children's books, fantasy, horror, middle grade, other non-fiction and 3 more.
Ed is an agent at The Blair Partnership, representing crime, thriller, mystery and book club fiction. He previously worked publishing major commercial fiction authors. He looks for a great submission that pairs a punchy concept with an irresistible voice.
Represents commercial fiction, crime, horror, literary fiction, mystery and 3 more.
Zoë is a literary agent at The Bent Agency, representing both children's and adult books. She joined the agency's London office in 2019, after five years working with publishers around the world as a literary scout. Her list includes New York Times and international bestsellers, with titles that have won or been shortlisted for the Nero Book Award, the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award, and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Represents children's books, commercial fiction, crime, fantasy, horror and 5 more.
Millie is an agent at United Agents, representing fiction and narrative non-fiction. She joined United Agents in 2014 after studying English Literature at Exeter University. She began building her list of authors within two years of starting as an assistant. She was named a 2022 Bookseller Rising Star.
Represents commercial fiction, crime, horror, literary fiction and narrative non-fiction.
Molly is an Associate Agent at United Agents. She joined the agency in 2017 as an assistant and now works closely with Jodie Hodges and Emily Talbot on their lists of children's authors and illustrators, as well as building her own list. On the adult side, she represents both debut and established writers, including million-copy and number one Sunday Times bestsellers.
Represents fantasy, horror, middle grade, romance, romantic fantasy and 2 more.
