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Robert Caskie

Robert Caskie Ltd

Submission status
Closed
Submission route
Email
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Not stated
Last checked
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About

Robert is an expert and tenacious literary agent.

Before establishing Robert Caskie Ltd, he co-founded Caskie Mushens. He previously spent eight years as a senior literary agent and COO at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, after working at MacFarlane Chard Associates and Capel & Land Ltd.

What they represent

Commercial FictionContemporary FictionCurrent AffairsLiterary FictionMemoirNarrative Non-FictionOther Non-FictionPolitics

Looking for

  • fiction and non-fiction writing that stimulates debate, comments on the world around us, and evokes an emotional response
  • literary and reading group fiction, and stories with commercial cross-over appeal
  • nature writing
  • politics, and social issues

Not looking for

  • children's
  • crime and thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • science fiction

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Clients include

  • Sarah Winman
  • Libby Page
  • Matson Taylor
  • Manda Scott
  • Louis Theroux
  • Clover Stroud
  • Sir Trevor McDonald
  • Marc Hamer
  • Lord Michael Cashman
  • Emma Barnett
  • Claer Barrett
  • Lorraine Candy

Agency submission guidelines

The agency considers literary fiction and narrative non-fiction (including reading-group fiction, nature writing, memoir, politics and social issues). What to send (fiction): a cover letter and the first three chapters of the novel. What to send (non-fiction): a detailed outline, a sample chapter and an introductory email. Not wanted: children's, crime and thriller, young adult, horror, or science fiction. Submissions should be sent to submissions@robertcaskie.com.

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