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Jamie Cowen

The Ampersand Agency

Jamie represents commercial fiction at The Ampersand Agency. He has worked in publishing for 20 years. Before joining Ampersand in 2013 he was a commissioning editor at HarperCollins, and before that he worked in legal and contracts departments at HarperCollins and the Hachette Group.

Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Sports +1 more

Jamie Maclean

CMM Agency

Jamie is an agent at CMM Agency who represents fiction and non-fiction. He trained at Edinburgh College of Art and later worked at Sotheby's before running galleries including his own, the Maclean Gallery. In 1995 he founded the Erotic Review, later returning as its editor, and has written for publications including the Observer and New Statesman.

Genres:Crime · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Politics · Self-Help +1 more

Jamilah Ahmed

Barbara Levy Literary Agency

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

Jane Conway-Gordon

Jane Conway-Gordon Ltd

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

Jane Conway-Gordon Ltd

Agents include:Jane Conway-Gordon

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

Jane Finigan

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Jane is a literary agent and partner at Lutyens & Rubinstein, representing fiction and non-fiction. Jane joined the agency in 2006 and became a partner in 2016, later becoming a full partner and co-owner of the agency in 2023. Jane oversees the agency's Rights and Contracts Department, working on translation, overseas deals, audio and film and TV for clients.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

Jane Graham Maw

Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency

Jane is founder and agent at Graham Maw Christie, focusing on non-fiction and developing a historical fiction list. She has over 25 years' experience in publishing, having worked in rights, contracts, marketing and as a publishing director. She has also ghostwritten books for celebrities and experts and holds an English degree from Cambridge.

Genres:Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

Jane Turnbull

Jane Turnbull’s Literary Agency

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 the agency in 1987. She now runs it from London and Cornwall.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) +4 more

Jane Turnbull’s Literary Agency

Agents include:Jane Turnbull

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) +4 more

Janklow & Nesbit

Agents include:Claire Paterson Conrad · Emma Leong · Hannah Todd · Hayley Steed +1 more

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Food & Drink +14 more

Jason Bartholomew

The BKS Agency

Jason co-founded The bks Agency after two decades working in publishing rights in New York and London. He was Rights Director at Hachette UK across Hodder & Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, Quercus Books, and John Murray Press, and later became Publishing Director of Quercus US. He is also CEO of the cultural communications agency Midas, which provides PR, social and marketing services for arts and publishing clients.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +8 more

Jemima Forrester

David Higham Associates

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

Jemima Hunt

The Writers’ Practice

Jemima Hunt heads up The Writers' Practice as agent and editor. A former journalist based in New York and Brazil, Jemima represents an eclectic mix of writers and specialises in international stories, fiction and memoir. She has held two Creative Writing Fellowships at the University of Oxford and works closely with private clients as a book coach.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir

Jennifer Christie

Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency

Jennifer is a founder and literary agent at Graham Maw Christie, representing non-fiction authors. She has worked as a literary agent for 20 years, launching international and Sunday Times bestsellers including Raynor Winn and Michael Foley. She works closely with her authors, developing ideas, building promotional strategies, structuring content and editing text.

Genres:Historical (Non-Fiction) · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Self-Help

Jenny Bent

The Bent Agency

Jenny is President and Literary Agent at The Bent Agency. Jenny has represented a great many award-winning and New York Times-bestselling authors, including Stephanie Garber, Liv Constantine, Gary John Bishop, Lori Nelson Spielman, Goldy Moldavsky, Tiffany D. Jackson, Elise Kova, Yangsze Choo, Dustin Thao, Arvin Ahmadi, Lynsay Sands, JT Geissinger and Samantha Bailey.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Horror +7 more

Jenny Brown

Jenny Brown Associates

Jenny founded Jenny Brown Associates in 2002. 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 represents around 50 writers and works closely with them, most of whom are based in Scotland.

Genres:Children's Books · Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Women's Fiction +1 more

Jenny Brown Associates

Agents include:Jenny Brown · Lisa Highton · Lucy Juckes

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 more

Jenny Hewson

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Jenny Hewson is a Literary Agent at Lutyens & Rubinstein. Jenny joined the agency in 2019, having started out as an agent at Rogers, Coleridge & White in 2010. Jenny represents a wide range of award winning and bestselling authors from around the world, many of whom have been nominated for or won major literary prizes.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +5 more

Jenny Savill

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

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

Jenny Todd

The Literary Office

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 a range of prize-winning and bestselling books, chaired World Book Day and served 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

Jess Molloy

Curtis Brown Ltd

Jess Molloy joined the Curtis Brown literary department in 2019 after working for over eight years in talent management and the agency’s talent and comedy department. She began by assisting Cathryn Summerhayes before becoming a literary agent in 2022 and starting to build her own list. Jess is open to submissions and enjoys working closely with writers from a variety of backgrounds, particularly those who have come to writing via unconventional routes or have experience in entertainment or media and are looking to connect with new audiences through their work.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Literary Fiction +4 more

Jessica Killingley

The BKS Agency

Jessica is the Managing Director of The bks Agency. She spent 20 years in marketing roles at Hachette UK and Penguin Random House, running high-profile campaigns for authors including John Grisham, Stephen King and Stephen Fry. She also ran a coaching and consultancy business, and is a Master-certified Coach who works with high-achieving women in senior roles. She began running the agency full-time in October 2023.

Genres:Business · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +2 more

Jessica Lee

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

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 across the board. She is drawn to writing that combines formal precision with big feeling, and to character that is spirited, offbeat and finely-drawn. In non-fiction, she focuses on literary biography, socially-rooted memoir and cultural history.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +2 more

Jessica Woollard

David Higham Associates

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