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• Joanna Moult

  Skylark Literary

  Joanna is a children's literary agent and co-founder of Skylark Literary. She began her publishing career at Hodder Children's Books, editing authors such as Cressida Cowell, Alex Shearer and Kes Gray. She went on to run the Children's Editorial Department at Simon & Schuster Children's Books and later became Editorial Director for Children's Fiction at Mulcahy Conway Associates. These editorial roles led her to set up Skylark Literary with Amber.

  Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Young Adult

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  Last checked 18 days ago

• Joanna Swainson

  Hardman & Swainson

  Joanna is a co-founder of Hardman & Swainson and represents both fiction and non-fiction. She trained as a reader and in-house editor for Christopher Little, where she met Caroline. Before that she ran a copywriting and editing business after studying French.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +7 more

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  Last checked 16 days ago

• Jodie Hodges

  United Agents

  Jodie is a children's book agent at United Agents, representing authors and illustrators across picture books, young fiction and graphic novels. She began working with Rosemary Canter in 2006, assisting on her list, and was made an agent in 2010. Her areas of interest have stayed consistent over the years, centred on picture books, classic storytelling for 8-12s and illustrators with a distinctive style.

  Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Middle Grade

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  Last checked 12 days ago

• John Ash

  CAA Publishing

  John Ash is a literary agent at CAA Publishing, representing literary fiction, upmarket general fiction and serious nonfiction. He began his career at PEW Literary, where he spent six and a half years before joining CAA in 2023. His fiction interests range from literary fiction and epic fantasy to upmarket general fiction, while his nonfiction interests include history, memoir and reportage.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

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• John Baker

  Peters Fraser + Dunlop

  John is a genre-fiction Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, specialising in fantasy, science fiction, horror, and commercial crime and thriller for adult and young adult readers. His authors have won the Future Worlds Prize and the Imagined Futures Prize and been shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize, the British Science Fiction Association and British Fantasy awards, the Shirley Jackson Awards and the Bram Stoker Awards, with titles on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller charts and work adapted for global cinema by Oscar-winning collaborators.

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

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• John Berlyne

  Zeno Agency Ltd

  John is the founder of Zeno Agency and a long-time champion of high-concept, plot-driven storytelling. He gravitates toward speculative fiction where characters face real problems and narrative momentum drives the story. A lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy, John has a sharp eye for originality and a low tolerance for derivative work or overly whimsical narratives.

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

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  Last checked 6 days ago

• Johnson & Alcock Ltd

  Agents include:Anna Power · Charlotte Seymour · Ed Wilson

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +17 more

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  Last checked 19 days ago

• Jon Curzon

  Artellus

  Jon represents literary fiction and non-fiction that starts conversations and sparks ideas. His interests span debut fiction, memoir and nature writing to science, history and biography, always favouring writers whose work is intelligent and original. His authors have been published internationally and reviewed in outlets such as the Guardian and the New York Times. Jon also freelance edits for clients including Jericho Writers and Curtis Brown Creative.

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more

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• Jon Wood

  Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

  Jon is a director at RCW Literary Agency, representing a growing list of bestselling and critically-acclaimed fiction and non-fiction writers. He has worked in UK publishing for over twenty-five years, starting as a publisher at Orion before joining RCW in 2019 and becoming a director in 2022. His clients include Ian Rankin, Denise Mina and Joanne Harris, and he has a particular interest in the long-term brand management of established writers.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more

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  Last checked 8 days ago

• Jonathan Clowes Ltd

  Agents include:Nemonie Craven Roderick

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Jonathan Lloyd

  Curtis Brown Ltd

  President of Curtis Brown. Joined the agency in 1994 from HarperCollins, where he was Managing Director of Adult Trade Publishing. Represents a number of best-selling fiction authors and a wide range of non-fiction clients, including well-known autobiographers, politicians and celebrities. President of the Association of Authors' Agents from 1999 to 2002, and Agent of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards in 2009. His associate is Rachel Goldblatt.

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics

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  Last checked 13 days ago

• Jonathan Pegg

  Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency

  Jonathan founded Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency in 2008, representing literary and quality commercial fiction and non-fiction. He has worked in publishing since 1997 and became a fully-fledged agent in 2002 at Curtis Brown Group Ltd, where he was responsible for a diverse client list. He works closely with writers, paying attention to their priorities and negotiating fair terms on their behalf.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller

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  Last checked 11 days ago

• Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency

  Agents include:Jonathan Pegg

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller

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• Jonny Geller

  Curtis Brown Ltd

  Joined Curtis Brown in 1993 and became a literary agent in 1995 after discovering a novel on the unsolicited pile that went on to sell rights around the world. Became CEO of the agency in 2012 and is now CEO of The Curtis Brown Group. Represents a wide range of globally significant writers: novelists, memoirists, journalists, former Prime Ministers, thought leaders, business people, actors, musicians and screenwriters. Previously awarded Literary Agent of the Year.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Thriller +1 more

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  Last checked 13 days ago

• Judith Murray

  Greene & Heaton Ltd

  Judith is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton. She joined the agency in 1995. Before that, she worked as a talent scout for translation publishers and as an editor for various publishers. She studied English literature at Wadham College, Oxford.

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +8 more

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  Last checked 20 days ago

• Julia Churchill

  A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

  Julia runs the children's books department at A.M. Heath. She represents writing for children of all ages from three upward, with particular interest in middle grade and young adult fiction. Her own love of reading began with picture books and grew through classic children's novels. She is drawn to the intensity that young readers feel when they lose themselves in a story.

  Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction · Poetry · Romance +2 more

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• Julia Silk

  Greyhound Literary

  Julia represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction at Greyhound Literary. She worked as a bookseller and editor for eighteen years, latterly as Publisher of the digital crime imprint The Murder Room at Orion, before becoming an agent in 2016. She has an MA in Comparative Literature from UEA. Julia grew up in London in a noisy Egyptian Jewish family.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction · Horror +5 more

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• Julian Alexander

  The Soho Agency

  Julian has been an agent his entire professional life. He represents an eclectic list that includes bestselling fiction and non-fiction of all kinds, from history and medicine through heart-warming memoir and illustrated books to edgy detective novels and fast-paced thrillers. He also handles the book output for a number of high-profile creators of intellectual property and helps develop and package projects for his clients, planning long-term careers.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Mystery +2 more

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  Last checked 13 days ago

• Julian Friedmann

  Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

  Julian is a literary and film/TV agent at Blake Friedmann, representing script writers and book writers across a broad range of genres and formats. He started his career as an editor for two academic publishers before setting up his own publishing company. He set up a literary agency in 1976, later merging with Carole Blake to form Blake Friedmann. He has lectured internationally on the business of scriptwriting and published books on the subject.

  Genres:Crime · Thriller

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  Last checked 23 days ago

• Julie Crisp

  Julie Crisp Literary Agency

  Julie is a literary agent, editorial consultant and freelance editor. She has over fifteen years' experience as an editor at three major publishing houses, working across commercial fiction, non-fiction and children's titles, including three years in the Australian publishing industry. For nine years she headed the UK arm of the global science fiction and fantasy imprint Tor.

  Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Science Fiction

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  Last checked 9 days ago

• Julie Crisp Literary Agency

  Agents include:Julie Crisp

  Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Science Fiction

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  Last checked 10 days ago

• Julie Fergusson

  The North Literary Agency

  Julie is an agent at The North Literary Agency, representing fiction across a range of genres, from commercial to literary. She has worked in the publishing industry for over a decade, first in Scottish publishing and then UK-wide as a freelance editor and now agent. She has a degree in mathematics and a master's degree in creative writing, both from the University of Edinburgh.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance · Thriller

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• Julie Gourinchas

  Bell Lomax Moreton

  Julie is a French-American literary agent who champions an award-winning, selective list of upmarket adult and new adult fiction with commercial drive and appeal, across a wide variety of genres. Authors she represents have won or been nominated for awards including the British Book Awards, the Hugo Awards, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Stoker Awards, the Shirley Jackson Awards, the Saltire National Book Awards and the BSFAs, and she has represented several Sunday Times bestselling titles. She is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents Bridge Committee, which supports junior agent development.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction · Horror +8 more

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• Juliet Mushens

  Mushens Entertainment

  Juliet is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment. She began her career at HarperCollins Publishers in 2008 and became an agent in 2011. More than a dozen of her clients are Sunday Times bestsellers, several of them reaching number one, including Jessie Burton, Richard Osman, Saara El-Arifi and Claire Douglas. She sits on the advisory board of Book Brunch, is President of the British Fantasy Society and sits on the board of the Women's Prize Trust.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance +4 more

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