Jamilah Ahmed
Jamilah is an associate agent at Barbara Levy Literary Agency, having recently joined with a brief to develop new writers across fiction and non-fiction.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction
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Jane Conway-Gordon
Jane is Managing Director of Jane Conway‑Gordon Ltd, an independent London literary agency. With a background in rights and contracts for major publishers, she launched her own agency in 1982. Jane reports to have closed her list.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
ClosedLast checked 13 days agoJane Conway-Gordon Ltd
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
ClosedLast checked 13 days agoJane Finigan
Jane is a literary agent and partner at Lutyens & Rubinstein, representing fiction and non-fiction. She began her career at the agency in 2006, established her own list in 2010 and became a partner in 2016, later becoming a full partner and co-owner in 2023. She oversees the agency's Rights and Contracts Department, working on translation, overseas deals, audio, and film and TV rights for the authors she represents.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir +1 more
OpenLast checked 11 days agoJane Graham Maw
Jane co-founded Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency and works there as an agent. She has over 25 years' experience in the publishing industry, having worked in rights, contracts, marketing, commissioning and as a publishing director. She has also ghostwritten books for celebrities and experts.
Genres:Historical Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
OpenLast checked 17 days agoJane Turnbull
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 setting up her business in 1987, which she now runs from London and Cornwall. She has a distinguished list of clients and works closely with them on editing, proposals and publicity.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more
OpenLast checked 8 days agoJane Turnbull’s Literary Agency
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more
OpenLast checked 9 days agoJanklow & Nesbit
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy +18 more
OpenLast checked 18 days agoJason Bartholomew
Jason co-founded The bks Agency after two decades working in-house in UK and US publishing. He spent ten years in New York publishing, primarily at Hachette Book Group USA, before moving to Hachette UK in 2008 as Rights Director across Hodder & Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, Quercus Books and John Murray Press. In 2015 he also became Publishing Director of Quercus US in New York. Jason is also CEO of the Cultural Communications Agency Midas, which provides PR, social and marketing campaigns for arts and publishing clients.
Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +11 more
ClosedLast checked 7 days agoJemima Forrester
Before joining David Higham in 2016 Jemima was Senior Commissioning Editor at Orion Publishing Group, and she has brought that collaborative, editorial way of working into her role as an agent.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +7 more
OpenLast checked 10 days agoJemima Hunt
Jemima Hunt is a literary agent known for launching successful debuts in memoir and commercial fiction. A former journalist, she represents literary fiction, commercial fiction, serious non-fiction and memoir. Her books have been nominated for the Women's Prize and Richard and Judy, and have made the Sunday Times bestseller list and been Radio 4 Book of the Week. She has held two Creative Writing Fellowships at the University of Oxford.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir
OpenLast checked 22 days agoJennifer Christie
Jennifer is a founder agent at Graham Maw Christie, representing authors across a range of non-fiction. She has worked as a literary agent for 20 years, launching international and Sunday Times bestsellers including Raynor Winn and Helen Villiers. She represents authors across popular science, philosophy, humour, business and memoir, working closely with them to develop ideas, build promotional strategies and shape their books.
Genres:Business · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more
OpenLast checked 17 days agoJenny Brown
Jenny founded Jenny Brown Associates in 2002 and represents 50 writers, most of whom are based in Scotland. She was previously Head of Literature at the Scottish Arts Council, a presenter of book programmes for Scottish Television, and founder Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2021 and awarded an OBE in 2024.
Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Women's Fiction +1 more
ClosedLast checked 18 days agoJenny Brown Associates
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 more
ClosedLast checked 18 days agoJenny Hewson
Jenny is a literary agent at Lutyens & Rubinstein. She joined the agency in 2019, having previously worked as an agent at Rogers, Coleridge & White since 2010. She represents a wide range of award winning and bestselling authors from around the world. She works closely and collaboratively with authors, from editing of the manuscript through to publication.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +6 more
OpenLast checked 11 days agoJenny Savill
Jenny is from Nottingham, studied medieval history at St Andrews, and joined ANA as assistant to Andrew Nurnberg in 2002, after several years in the theatre. She initiated and built the agency's children's list, added adult fiction to her roster in 2012, and is known for building award-winning writing careers across both children's and adult books. She led ANA as managing director between 2022 and 2025, following the retirement of founder Andrew Nurnberg, and is a longstanding visiting speaker at universities and literary festivals across the United Kingdom.
Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +7 more
OpenLast checked 14 days agoJenny Todd
Jenny founded The Literary Office, having previously been Publisher and Director of Canongate Books and Marketing Director of Penguin Press. She has led campaigns for prize-winning and bestselling books, chaired World Book Day and sits on the Scottish Government's Creative Industries Leadership Group. She has a reputation for combining creativity with strong business and financial skills.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
OpenLast checked 14 days agoJess Molloy
Joined the literary department in 2019, having previously worked at Curtis Brown in the talent and comedy department and in talent management for over eight years. Assisted Cathryn Summerhayes before being promoted to Literary Agent in 2022 and starting her own list. Enjoys working with people who have come to writing via unexpected or unorthodox routes, and works well with writers from an entertainment background or with profile who want to reach new audiences.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Literary Fiction +4 more
ClosedLast checked 12 days agoJessica Killingley
Jessica is the Managing Director of The bks Agency, which she co-founded. She spent twenty years working in marketing for Hachette UK and Penguin Random House, running award-winning campaigns for authors such as John Grisham, Stephen King and David Mitchell. She is also a Master-certified coach who works with high-achieving women in senior roles.
Genres:Business · Crime · Health & Wellness · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more
ClosedLast checked 7 days agoJessica Lee
Jessica is an Associate Agent at A.M. Heath, building a list of literary fiction and non-fiction. Her fiction taste ranges from the highly literary to novels that engage a broader readership. In non-fiction she focuses on writing that balances scholarship with a vivid personal component, such as literary biography, socially-rooted memoir and cultural history.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more
OpenLast checked 5 days agoJessica Woollard
Jessica has been a literary agent for thirty years, beginning her career at Toby Eady Associates, where she worked first for Alexandra Pringle and went on to become a Director before leaving ten years later for The Marsh Agency. She joined David Higham in January 2016 on returning from Mumbai, where she had been working as an agent remotely for five years. She was the agent for H is for Hawk, and represents academics, activists, artists, scientists and journalists. Authors she works with have won or been shortlisted for major prizes including the Booker, the Baillie Gifford, the Costa, the Guardian First Book Award, the National Book Award, Waterstones Book of the Year, the Wainwright and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year.
Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics +1 more
OpenLast checked 10 days agoJo Bell
Jo is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton. She has over 20 years' experience in the publishing industry, having worked for HarperCollins and Parragon Books as Sales Director. She brings her knowledge, warmth and passion for storytelling to the team, representing both adult fiction and non-fiction authors.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +9 more
OpenLast checked yesterdayJo Williamson
Jo is a literary agent at Antony Harwood Literary Agency. She started working in children's publishing PR in 1995 and later worked at DK, HarperCollins and Orion before becoming a literary agent with Antony Harwood in 2008. She has built up a list of clients and enjoys close working relationships with her authors, focusing on building long-term careers for them.
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Middle Grade +6 more
OpenLast checked 3 days agoJoanna Kaliszewska
Joanna is the Rights Director at The bks Agency, as well as developing her own list as an agent. She began her career in rights at Aitken, Stone and Wylie, then spent 20 years at Hachette, latterly as Head of Rights for John Murray Press. There she worked with authors including Fiona Mozley and Mick Herron. Her literary taste is broad, spanning literary fiction, reading group fiction and crime procedurals.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness · Literary Fiction · Thriller
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