As of 10 October 2026, we list 404 UK literary agents across 132 agencies, and 299 are open to submissions. See what each one is looking for and when we last checked.
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Juliet is a director at Blake Friedmann, representing fiction and non-fiction. She worked at Waterstones before joining the agency A P Watt in 2003, then moved to Blake Friedmann in 2013. She won the Romantic Novelists' Association Agent of the Year Award in 2021.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Cosy Mystery · Crime · Food & Drink +4 more
Justin is the Managing Director at Kate Nash Literary Agency. He has a BA in History and an MA in Medieval Studies from Birkbeck, University of London. He worked for several years as a teacher of History and Politics. He has edited and helped research new editions of two books on the Far East Prisoner of War experience in World War Two, as well as a memoir about a British family in occupied France.
Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Science Fiction +1 more
Justine is the Development Editor at Bell Lomax Moreton, where she also builds a boutique list of her own clients. She joined the agency from Pan Macmillan, where she commissioned and acquired picture books. Justine is an experienced editor and ex-publisher who has worked on picture books, non-fiction, chapter books and middle-grade fiction. She has also worked in animation as a script editor and holds a postgraduate diploma in children's illustration.
Genres:Children's Books · Graphic Novels · Middle Grade
Genres:Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade · Young Adult
Karolina is a literary agent at WME, based in London. She joined WME in 2024 after eight years of commissioning experience at publishing houses in the UK and abroad, and trained in intellectual property law. She works closely with her US colleague to find the best home for the agency's talent.
Genres:Business · Health & Wellness · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Self-Help
Karolina is known for launching successful debuts in literary and upmarket commercial fiction, as well as shepherding long-term literary careers. She works across literary fiction, crime and psychological suspense, historical fiction, serious non-fiction and memoir, and remains open to new voices, including traditional storytellers and those challenging form and convention. She has worked with many admired novelists, journalists, academics and public figures, including winners of the Booker Prize, the Nobel Peace Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize. In 2020, she was named Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more
Kat worked as a bookseller, in the rights department of Robert Laffont in Paris, and then for nine years at United Agents before co-founding Lexington Literary in 2024. Kat represents writers of literary fiction, thought-provoking non-fiction and some poetry, always seeking fresh perspectives and bold voices. Kat is hungry for emotionally intelligent storytelling, taut prose and anything subversive and astute.
Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Poetry · Politics +1 more
Kat is a Junior Agent and Agency Assistant at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency, building her own list, and she also handles audio rights for the agency. Before joining, she worked in production in visual effects on The Witcher and The Wheel of Time, then completed an MA in Creative and Critical Writing. She is drawn to the editorial side of agenting and keen to work with authors she can help grow and develop.
Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade · Mystery +2 more
Kate is a literary agent based in London with over twenty years of experience in publishing. She has worked as an agent, commissioning editor and ghostwriter. She spent ten years at Penguin, where she was an Editorial Director for Viking, acquiring fiction and non-fiction. She has also worked for Orion, a major UK literary agency, digital publisher Bookouture and a speakers bureau.
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness +11 more
Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness +11 more
Kate represents crime and thriller writers, and authors of contemporary and historical women's fiction. Before becoming an agent, Kate worked as an editor for ten years, publishing fiction at Penguin, HarperCollins and Random House. Over the past ten years as an agent, Kate has built up a wide-ranging list of prize-winning and bestselling writers. With an editorial background, Kate takes a hands-on approach to working with authors on their manuscripts.
Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance +2 more
Kate is an agent representing books and journalism. She studied English literature and journalism in Australia and New York, and worked in music, magazines and literary festivals before beginning her publishing career at Hachette Australia in 2012. She has been at PFD since 2014.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +7 more
Kate founded Kate Hordern Literary Agency in Bristol in 1999. She previously worked for the independent trade publisher Victor Gollancz in London for fourteen years, selling foreign rights. She relocated to Bristol before setting up her own agency.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +5 more
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +6 more
Kate runs Kate Nash Literary Agency, which she founded after working across publishing as an author, publisher, publicist and marketer. She represents highly commercial fiction, ranging from crime to rom coms. Kate holds a degree in History from the University of York, along with further qualifications in creative writing and marketing.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Romance
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Mystery +5 more
Kate is the Translation Rights Agent at Greene & Heaton. She joined the agency in 2013 to handle its translation rights. She began her publishing career at The Robbins Office in New York, before moving to London in 2009 to continue working in translation rights at AM Heath and Mulcahy Conway Associates. As Rights Director, she works across the agency's list to sell books internationally and also represents narrative and inspirational non-fiction for some US-based clients.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance · Romantic Fantasy +1 more
Kate founded The Shaw Agency in 2019 after eighteen years as a literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates and The Viney Agency. During her career she has discovered New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling writers and represented Reese and other Bookclub picks that have won major awards. These books have sold millions of copies worldwide in dozens of languages and been adapted into major film and TV series. Kate aims to inspire her clients to be the finest writers they can be, support them across all aspects of their careers, negotiate the best deals worldwide, and discover and nurture new talent.
Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more
Katie is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton who represents fiction and non-fiction authors. She spent 25 years at HarperCollins in roles including Group Rights Director and Managing Director of Collins non-fiction. She was Executive Producer on Channel 4's adaptation of The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Her broad experience across publishing and rights management informs how she works with authors across media and markets.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness +11 more
Katie is a literary agent at Paper Literary, which she joined in 2022. A corporate lawyer by training, she moved into publishing after working at ICM Partners in New York and then at C&W in London. There she discovered a passion for amplifying undiscovered voices and for engaging closely with projects editorially. Katie focuses on building long-term, enduring relationships with her authors throughout the publishing process.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance +1 more
Kay is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, representing narrative non-fiction and memoir. She spent over a decade as a non-fiction editor, including at The Bodley Head and the human rights magazine Lacuna. She became a literary agent in 2019, founding Kay Peddle Literary before joining Colwill & Peddle.
Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more
Keshava is an agent at Aevitas UK, building an international list that is primarily non-fiction with select fiction projects. He joined Aevitas UK in 2025, having previously worked as a senior editor at Juggernaut Books in New Delhi, where he published literary fiction as well as history and current affairs. He is also a novelist and essayist, and holds degrees from Harvard College, the Columbia Publishing Course and a master's from Goldsmiths, University of London. Keshava is not open to fiction submissions at this time.
Genres:Biography · Health & Wellness · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more
Kevin co-founded Tibor Jones & Associates, a literary management company that builds the careers of bestselling authors and creative leaders. He previously worked as a literary agent at AP Watt and Conville & Walsh. Kevin is an alumnus of the New Line Cinema mailroom and his journalism has appeared in publications including the New Statesman, Variety and the Bookseller. He is the author of Screenwriters' Masterclass and co-founded Colombiage, London's first Colombian festival of culture and the arts.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction
Kevin works primarily in non-fiction and is in the process of developing a fiction list.
Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more
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