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Jo Bell

Bell Lomax Moreton

Jo is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton, representing adult fiction and non-fiction. She has over twenty years of experience in the publishing industry. Jo has 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 · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +6 more

Jo Williamson

Antony Harwood Literary Agency

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 · Other Non-Fiction · Young Adult

Joanna Kaliszewska

The BKS Agency

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 · Thriller

Joanna Moult

Skylark Literary

Joanna co-founded Skylark Literary and works as a children's literary agent. She began her career at Hodder Children's Books before running the Children's Editorial Department at Simon & Schuster Children's Books. She later became Editorial Director for Children's Fiction at Mulcahy Conway Associates, seeking out new talent and editing submissions to publishers.

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

Joanna Swainson

Hardman & Swainson

Joanna co-founded Hardman & Swainson with Caroline. She previously worked as a reader and in-house editor for Christopher Little, where the two met, having earlier freelanced for several London literary agencies after a degree in French. She enjoys the editorial side of agenting and has a lifelong love of reading, from Agatha Christie to Charles Dickens.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +5 more

Jodie Hodges

United Agents

Jodie is a children's book agent at United Agents, representing picture books, young fiction, illustrators and graphic novel creators. She began working with Rosemary Canter in 2006, assisting her on her list, and became an agent in 2010. Her interests have stayed consistent over the years, spanning picture books, young fiction, classic storytelling for 8-12s, and illustrators and writer/illustrators with a distinctive style.

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

John Ash

CAA Publishing

John is an agent in CAA's London office, representing literary and general fiction as well as narrative and serious nonfiction. He began his career at PEW Literary, where he worked for six and a half years before joining CAA in 2023. His tastes range from ambitious literary fiction and epic fantasy to history, memoir, reportage and big ideas in nonfiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

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

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

John Silbersack

The Bent Agency

John is a publishing professional with deep experience as editor, publisher and agent. He spent 17 years at Trident Media Group as Executive Vice President, representing bestsellers by fiction and non-fiction authors. Before that, he built his publishing background at companies including HarperCollins, Warner Books and Penguin Putnam. He has an AB from Brown University and is the author of several books.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Current Affairs · Fantasy +12 more

Johnson & Alcock Ltd

Agents include:Anna Dawson · Anna Power · Charlotte Seymour · Ed Wilson

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy +14 more

Jon Curzon

Artellus

Jon represents literary fiction and non-fiction titles that start conversations and spark ideas. His emphasis is always towards writers whose work is intelligent and original, spanning debut fiction, memoir and nature writing to science, history and biography. His authors have been published internationally and reviewed in major publications. Jon also freelance edits for clients including Jericho Writers and Curtis Brown Creative.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

Jon Wood

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Jon is a director at RCW Literary Agency, representing bestselling and critically-acclaimed fiction and non-fiction writers. He has worked in UK publishing for over twenty-five years, starting out at Orion before joining RCW in 2019 and becoming a director in 2022. He has particular expertise in the long-term brand management of established writers.

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

Jonathan Clowes Ltd

Agents include:Nemonie Craven Roderick

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

Jonathan Lloyd

Curtis Brown Ltd

Jonathan is president of Curtis Brown. He joined the agency in 1994 from HarperCollins, where he was managing director of adult trade publishing, and represents a number of bestselling fiction authors alongside a wide range of non-fiction clients, including well-known autobiographers, politicians and public figures. He was president of the Association of Authors' Agents from 1999 to 2002 and was named Agent of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards in 2009.

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

Jonathan Pegg

Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency

Jonathan collaborates closely with writers to launch and advance their careers. He pays careful attention to their priorities, communicates his strategies and any concerns straightforwardly, and negotiates fair terms with a resolve acquired through long experience of the business. Jonathan has worked in the publishing industry since 1997, became a fully-fledged agent in 2002 at Curtis Brown Group Ltd, and founded JPLA in 2008, swiftly establishing a rounded portfolio and a robust independent agency. He divides his time roughly 70/30 between an office in Winchester and a club in London’s West End.

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

Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency

Agents include:Jonathan Pegg

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

Jonny Geller

Curtis Brown Ltd

Jonny Geller joined Curtis Brown in 1993 after a brief career as an actor. He became a literary agent in 1995 after discovering a debut novel in the unsolicited pile, which went on to sell rights internationally. He played a key role in the Management Buyout of Curtis Brown in 2001 and became CEO in 2012. He now serves as CEO of The Curtis Brown Group, which includes Curtis Brown, C&W, Ed Victor Ltd, Curtis Brown Creative (CBC), Tavistock Wood, Markham Froggatt and Irwin, and Cuba Productions. He is also Chair of Curtis Brown Creative. Widely recognised for his influence in the publishing industry, Jonny has been named Literary Agent of the Year, listed annually on The Bookseller’s 150, and included in the Evening Standard’s 1000 Most Influential People in London. He has spoken at numerous industry events, hosted a TEDx Talk on ‘What Makes a Bestseller’, appeared on the Always Take Notes podcast, and was recently interviewed by The Bookseller to mark Curtis Brown’s 125th anniversary. He is also the creator of The Literary Agent, an online course for Curtis Brown Creative, and the author of Yes, But is it Good for the Jews (Penguin, 2006).

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

Judith Murray

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Judith is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, representing genre fiction and literary non-fiction. 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 · Crime · Fantasy · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction +6 more

Julia Churchill

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Julia runs the children's books department at A.M. Heath. She represents writing for all ages from three upwards, with a particular interest in middle grade and young adult fiction. Her enthusiasm for children's books stems from her own childhood reading, and she remains drawn to stories that recreate that sense of wonder for a new generation of readers.

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

Julia Silk

Greyhound Literary

Julia represents fiction and non-fiction at Greyhound Literary. She worked as a bookseller and editor for 18 years, latterly as Publisher of digital crime imprint The Murder Room at Orion, before becoming an agent in 2016. She has an MA in Comparative Literature from UEA.

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

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

Julian Friedmann

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Julian represents script writers and book writers across a broad range of genres and formats. He started as an editor for two academic publishers in the early 1970s 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 worldwide on the business of scriptwriting and published two books on the subject.

Genres:Crime · Thriller

Julie Crisp

Julie Crisp Literary Agency

Julie is a literary agent at Julie Crisp Literary Agency, representing science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythical retellings. She is a long-term fan of these genres and looks for character-driven, own voices stories with a speculative edge.

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