Matthew founded The Hamilton Agency in London in 2019.
He was previously an agent at Aitken Alexander Associates, an editorial director at 4th Estate, and a publishing director and board member at Bloomsbury. His Sunday Times bestselling clients include Nigel Biggar, Konstantin Kisin, Paul Mason and Douglas Murray, and his prizewinning authors include the Pulitzer winner Benjamin Moser.
The Hamilton Agency takes submissions through the form on its website only, not by post or phone. What to send: a covering letter, a short bio and a brief synopsis, with a sample or the full manuscript attached as a Word document. Worth knowing: the agency specialises in challenging and provocative non-fiction across the political spectrum, and in music writing and autobiography. It replies only to submissions it wants to read more of; if you have not heard within two months, it will not be offering representation and your submission will be deleted, so keep a copy of anything you send.
James founded the James Lockhart Agency in 2023 after more than 20 years as a literary agent at Antony Harwood. Several of his authors have won or been nominated for literary awards, and some have become Sunday Times bestsellers. He works with a network of co-agents to sell US, translation, film and TV rights.
Genres:Biography · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
Jo is an agent at Bell Lomax Moreton, representing adult fiction and non-fiction authors. She has over twenty years' experience in the publishing industry. Jo worked for HarperCollins and Parragon Books as Sales Director, working with authors, editorial teams, licensors, production and major retailers across the UK.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +9 more
Paul is the Managing Director of Bell Lomax Moreton. He joined the agency in 2000 from Penguin Books, where he was Head of Children's Book Sales. He represents children's books across all age ranges and non-fiction, and is also drawn to crime fiction and anything a bit weird and wonderful.
Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +10 more
Katie represents both fiction and non-fiction at Bell Lomax Moreton. She spent 25 years at HarperCollins, holding roles including Group Rights Director and Managing Director of Collins non-fiction. She was also Executive Producer on Channel 4's 2019 adaptation of The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Her broad publishing and rights experience lets her guide authors across all media and markets.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness +11 more
Amanda is a literary agent at LBA Books who represents a wide range of best-selling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. She has worked as an agent for over 25 years and co-founded LBA in 2005. She works with a network of publishers around the world and won the RNA Literary Agent of the Year award in 2018.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +9 more
Andrew joined David Higham Associates in 2007 and is a director of the company and head of the Books department. Before becoming an agent he worked on the publishing side for fifteen years, in publicity at Hodder & Stoughton and as an editor and publisher at Little, Brown and Simon & Schuster. His list is primarily non-fiction and includes leading historians, journalists and commentators. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Cundill History Prize.
Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir +4 more
