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Sebes Bisseling Kleuver represents authors writing in English across fiction and non-fiction. Their agents work from London, New York and Seattle have decades of experience representing a wide range of authors, from debutants to prize-winning and internationally bestselling writers. Manuscript languages accepted: English, German or Scandinavian What to submit: in a single document, include a synopsis (max. two pages), an introduction letter in English, plus fifty pages of your manuscript in the original language. Not accepted: unsolicited manuscripts written in Dutch.

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  • Haico Kaashoek

    Sebes Bisseling Kleuver

    Haico joined Sebes Bisseling Kleuver UK after working for a number of years in foreign rights at the De Bezige Bij Publishing House in Amsterdam and as a literary translator. They're actively building a list of fiction and non-fiction writers working in English. Both in fiction and non-fiction Haico's tastes are wide-ranging. Having lived in various countries and coming from a mixed background, they're drawn to novels with a strong sense of place, as well as those about immigration, community, identity and memory. Some of their favourite authors are: Fernanda Melchor, Percival Everett, Svetlana Alexievich, Jessica Au, Selva Almada, Claudia Rankine, Paulo Scott, Olga Tokarczuk, Antonio di Benedetto, Patrick Radden Keefe, Toni Morrison, Dan Saladino, Rachel Cusk, Maxim Februari, David Graeber and Jacques Ranciere.

    Represents commercial fiction, food and drink, historical fiction, historical non-fiction, literary fiction and 2 more.

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