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Caro Clarke

Portobello Literary

Submission status
Closed
Submission route
Email
Response time
Assume no reply = no after 12 weeks
Last checked
7 days ago

About

Caro Clarke is the founder and literary agent at Portobello Literary.

They founded the agency in 2022 after twelve years working in publishing houses, including Transworld (PRH) and Canongate Books, as a Senior Rights Manager. They were named Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2021. In 2019, they co-founded the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented nature writers.

What they represent

BiographyCommercial FictionContemporary FictionCrimeFantasyFood & DrinkHistorical FictionHorrorLiterary FictionMemoirMysteryNarrative Non-FictionOther Non-FictionParanormal RomancePoliticsRomantic FantasyScience FictionSelf-HelpTravelTrue CrimeWomen's Fiction

Looking for

  • niche literary novels
  • speculative fiction and fantasy
  • gripping crime and novels with wide appeal
  • popular science
  • big ideas
  • culture
  • essays
  • queer culture and intersectional feminism
  • food writing and cookbooks
  • nature writing of any type

Not looking for

  • children's books (picture books to young adult)

Links

Clients include

  • Elspeth Wilson
  • Andrés N. Ordorica
  • Alycia Pirmohamed

Agency submission guidelines

Submissions are accepted by email only; postal submissions are not accepted. Submissions originated, written or edited by AI technology are not accepted. What to send: a synopsis and a short biography are required for every submission. Fiction: send the first three chapters or the first 50 pages of the manuscript, along with the total word count. Non-fiction: send a chapter outline and three sample chapters no longer than 50 pages. Formatting: the writer's name and book title should appear in the file name and within the files themselves, in the header or footer. How to send: address the submission email to Caro Clarke at submissions@portobelloliterary.co.uk. For queries about submission format, email info@portobelloliterary.co.uk.

Agency AI policy

They do not accept submissions originated, written or edited by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.

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