What they represent
Commercial Fiction, Food & Drink, Historical Fiction, Historical Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Other Non-Fiction, Politics
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.
Commercial Fiction, Food & Drink, Historical Fiction, Historical Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Other Non-Fiction, Politics
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.
Ciara is an Associate Agent at Watson, Little, building her list with fiction and non-fiction writers. She works closely with authors to help build their careers. She reads widely across literary, upmarket and book club fiction, as well as narrative, memoir and essay collections.
Represents contemporary fiction, food and drink, literary fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction and 1 more.
Jane runs her own literary agency, specialising in high quality adult non-fiction and fiction and young adult fiction for young teens. She was a publisher before establishing the agency in 1987, which she now runs from London and Cornwall. Her non-fiction interests range across natural history, memoir, biography, history, cookery, current affairs, humour, lifestyle and TV tie-ins.
Represents biography, commercial fiction, current affairs, food and drink, historical non-fiction and 4 more.
Rosemary is a founding partner at United Agents, representing writers and presenters working in non-fiction. She began her publishing career as Rights Manager at Bloomsbury, before working with Deborah Owen and then joining PFD to handle rights across the agency. She has built a list spanning food writing, history, popular science, nature, travel, politics, investigative journalism, the arts and memoir.
Represents current affairs, food and drink, historical non-fiction, memoir, other non-fiction and 2 more.
Zoe is an agent at United Agents, working with writers across literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, food writing and academia. She began her career at United Agents in 2009 in the foreign rights department. She has a background in modern languages and psychoanalysis. Her list includes several prize-winners and Sunday Times bestsellers.
Represents food and drink, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction and other non-fiction.
Felicity began her career in books at a small literary agency in New York and, after a decade working across publishing on both sides of the Atlantic, left her role as Managing Director of Macmillan Publishers London to co-found Lutyens & Rubinstein with Sarah Lutyens. She and her colleagues flourished, even opening a beautiful independent bookshop in 2009 that offered invaluable insights into reader choices and showcased their authors. By 2023, the agency had outgrown the shop’s basement location and moved into separate offices.
Represents food and drink, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction and other non-fiction.
Imogen is a literary agent at Marjacq Scripts. She represents non-fiction that looks at serious subjects in innovative ways, and literary and upmarket fiction. Her list covers history, science, memoir, cookery, cultural criticism, social issues and psychology in non-fiction, and literary thrillers and women's fiction in fiction.
Represents food and drink, historical non-fiction, literary fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction and 2 more.
