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Paper Literary Ltd

Submission status
Open
Submission route
Email
Response time
Assume no reply = no after 8 weeks
Last checked
7 days ago

Submission guidelines

Submit by email to submissions@paperliterary.com, addressed to the specific agent you are querying. In the subject line include: name of agent, title of manuscript, your first and last name. Include your cover letter in the body of the email. Attach a one page synopsis and the first three chapters (approx 10,000 words) of the manuscript, attached as Word documents. For fiction, only submit when you have a complete manuscript. They do not represent picture books, middle grade fiction or screenplays/dramatic works, and do not accept work created with generative artificial intelligence.

What they represent

Commercial FictionFantasyHistorical FictionHorrorLiterary FictionPsychological SuspenseRomanceScience FictionThrillerYoung Adult

AI policy

They are not looking to represent work that has been created with generative artificial intelligence.

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Agents (3)

  • Catherine Cho

    Paper Literary Ltd

    Catherine founded Paper Literary in 2021, with a vision of building author careers. She began her publishing career in New York at Folio Literary Management before moving to London to work at Curtis Brown, where she worked closely with authors at every stage of their careers. She built her own list of debut authors through submissions, working closely with them editorially. Catherine is also the author of the memoir Inferno and the novel The Devoted.

    Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance +2 more

    Open
    Last checked 7 days ago

  • Katie Greenstreet

    Paper Literary Ltd

    Katie is a literary agent at Paper Literary, which she joined in 2022. A corporate lawyer by training, she moved into publishing after working at ICM Partners in New York and then at C&W in London. There she discovered a passion for amplifying undiscovered voices and for engaging closely with projects editorially. Katie focuses on building long-term, enduring relationships with her authors throughout the publishing process.

    Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance +1 more

    Open
    Last checked 7 days ago

  • Kiya Evans

    Paper Literary Ltd

    Kiya is a literary agent at Paper Literary, building a list of debut authors. She began her career at Mushens Entertainment in 2020, working her way up from intern to Associate Agent. There she worked closely with bestselling authors including Richard Osman, Abigail Dean, Jessie Burton, Claire Douglas and Saara El-Arifi. She has judged several writing prizes, including the Brick Lane Books Short Story Prize and the Goldfinch Novel Award.

    Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more

    Open
    Last checked 7 days ago