What they represent
Neil is a literary agent at Spring Literary, which he founded in 2022, representing children's and young adult writers and illustrators.
He spent more than 20 years as a publisher at HarperCollins, Penguin Random House and Pavilion, and works with his clients from first idea onwards.
Vivian French, Ross Collins, Pam Smy, Sam Usher, David Melling, Mick Jackson, Elys Dolan, Emily Haworth-Booth, Ian Eagleton, Sarah Massini, Matt Sewell, Rose Blake, Barry Falls, Alex Kirk, Katherine Child
Spring Literary takes submissions by email only, to submissions@springliterary.com, with a covering email saying who you are and why you are getting in touch. What to send: fiction authors, a one-page synopsis and sample chapters of around 5,000 to 10,000 words as a Word attachment, not the full manuscript. Non-fiction authors, a synopsis, why you are writing the book and three sample sections or chapters, with a short CV if you have one. Picture book authors, one full text, or up to four. Illustrators, a portfolio of up to ten images as PDFs or JPGs, keeping attachments small. Worth knowing: the agency specialises in children's and young adult writing and illustration, and likes work that takes a new approach to storytelling or illustration. It cannot reply to every submission; if you have not heard within six weeks, your work is not a match.
Rachel represents children's fiction and non-fiction up to young adult and crossover. Before joining The Blair Partnership, she was editorial director at Macmillan Children's Books. There she worked with authors including Frances Hardinge, Chris Riddell and Tomi Adeyemi.
Represents children's books, fantasy, horror, middle grade, other non-fiction and 3 more.
Zoë is a literary agent at The Bent Agency, representing both children's and adult books. She joined the agency's London office in 2019, after five years working with publishers around the world as a literary scout. Her list includes New York Times and international bestsellers, with titles that have won or been shortlisted for the Nero Book Award, the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award, and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Represents children's books, commercial fiction, crime, fantasy, horror and 5 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.
Molly is an Associate Agent at United Agents. She joined the agency in 2017 as an assistant and now works closely with Jodie Hodges and Emily Talbot on their lists of children's authors and illustrators, as well as building her own list. On the adult side, she represents both debut and established writers, including million-copy and number one Sunday Times bestsellers.
Represents fantasy, horror, middle grade, romance, romantic fantasy and 2 more.
Emily is a literary agent representing children's illustrators and authors of picture books, middle grade, young adult and non-fiction. She started at United Agents in 2013 in the foreign rights department, handling overseas rights for UA's children's authors and illustrators, before moving into primary agenting in 2015. Before that, she worked in a primary school, reading with children every day and learning what they enjoy reading.
Represents children's books, contemporary fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, horror and 5 more.
Bryony represents an eclectic mix of talented and award-winning writers, with a list spanning from children's fiction and young adult to a broad range of adult fiction and selected non-fiction. Before setting up her own agency in 2012, she worked in specialist bookshops and libraries and at the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. She has an MA in Publishing from University College London.
Represents children's books, contemporary fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, memoir and 5 more.
