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Julie Crisp Literary Agency

Agents include:Julie Crisp

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

Julie Fergusson

The North Literary Agency

Julie is a literary agent 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

Julie Gourinchas

Bell Lomax Moreton

Julie champions a selective list focused on upmarket and literary adult and new adult fiction across a wide variety of genres. Writers 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 BSFA Awards, the Betty Trask Award, and the Saltire National Book Awards. She is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents Bridge Committee, which focuses on junior agent development.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more

Juliet Mushens

Mushens Entertainment

Juliet is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment, representing adult fiction across the genres. She became an agent in 2011 after starting her career at HarperCollins Publishers in 2008. More than a dozen of her clients are Sunday Times bestsellers, 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 +3 more

Juliet Pickering

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Juliet is a director at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency, representing fiction and non-fiction writers. She worked at Waterstones before joining A P Watt in 2003, then moved to Blake Friedmann in 2013, becoming Vice Head of the Book Department in 2017 and a Director in 2020. In 2021 she won the Romantic Novelists' Association Agent of the Year Award.

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

Justin Nash

Kate Nash Literary Agency

Justin is Managing Director at Kate Nash Literary Agency. He holds a BA in History and an MA in Medieval Studies from Birkbeck, University of London. He worked for a number of years as a teacher of History and Politics. He has edited and helped research new editions of books on the Far East Prisoner of War experience in World War Two.

Genres:Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Science Fiction +1 more

Justine Smith

Bell Lomax Moreton

Justine is Bell Lomax Moreton's Development Editor, building 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 baby, preschool and 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 · Middle Grade

Kane Literary Agency

Agents include:Yasmin Kane

Genres:Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction · Young Adult

Karolina Kaim

WME Literary Agency

Karolina is a nonfiction agent at WME's London office. She joined the agency in 2024 after more than eight years of commissioning experience at publishing houses in the UK and abroad. She trained in intellectual property law and works closely with her US colleague to find homes for the agency's talent.

Genres:Business · Health & Wellness · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Self-Help

Karolina Sutton

CAA Publishing

Karolina is a literary agent based in CAA's London office, known for launching successful debuts in literary and upmarket commercial fiction and for shepherding long-term literary careers. Her work spans literary fiction, crime and psychological suspense, historical fiction, serious non-fiction and memoir. She has worked with award-winning novelists, journalists, academics and public figures, including winners of the Booker Prize, the Nobel Peace Prize and the Costa First Novel Award. In 2020, she was named Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards.

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

Kat Aitken

Lexington Literary Ltd

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:Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

Kat Lenahan

Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency

Kat is a Junior Agent and Agency Assistant at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency, and is building her own list alongside supporting Clare Wallace. Before joining in May 2024, Kat worked as a production assistant 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 likes to work with authors she can help develop.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade · Mystery +2 more

Kate Barker

Kate Barker Literary Agency

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

Kate Barker Literary Agency

Agents include:Kate Barker

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Health & Wellness +11 more

Kate Burke

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Kate is a literary agent at Blake Friedmann representing crime, thriller and women's fiction writers. She was previously an editor for ten years, publishing fiction at Penguin, HarperCollins and Random House. Over the past ten years as an agent, she has built up a wide-ranging list of prize-winning and bestselling crime and thriller writers, and authors of contemporary and historical women's fiction. Her editorial background gives her a hands-on approach, editing and developing authors' work with a view to building long-term writing careers.

Genres:Crime · Historical Fiction · Thriller · Women's Fiction

Kate Evans

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

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 Hordern

Kate Hordern Literary Agency

Kate founded Kate Hordern Literary Agency in 1999, representing fiction and non-fiction. She spent fourteen years at Victor Gollancz in London, selling foreign rights. She later relocated to Bristol before setting up her own agency.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Memoir +3 more

Kate Hordern Literary Agency

Agents include:Anne Williams · Kate Hordern

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Memoir +3 more

Kate Nash

Kate Nash Literary Agency

Kate is a literary agent and the founder of Kate Nash Literary Agency. As a former author, publisher, publicist and marketer, she has seen every side of publishing. Her reading tastes are highly commercial, ranging from crime fiction to rom coms.

Genres:Crime · Romance

Kate Nash Literary Agency

Agents include:Francesca Riccardi · Justin Nash · Kate Nash · Saskia Leach

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

Kate Rizzo

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Kate is the Translation Rights Agent at Greene & Heaton. She joined the agency in 2013 to handle translation rights, having begun her career at The Robbins Office in New York before moving to London in 2009 and continuing in translation rights at A.M. Heath and Mulcahy Conway Associates. She works with sub-agents and directly with publishers across several territories to sell the agency's authors' work internationally, and as Rights Director also works across the whole list.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance · Romantic Fantasy +1 more

Kate Shaw

The Shaw Agency

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 represented writers who have topped the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller lists, including titles selected for major book clubs and adapted for film and television. Kate's aim is to support her clients across all aspects of their writing careers, to negotiate deals for them internationally, and to discover and nurture new talent.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Middle Grade · Narrative Non-Fiction +1 more

Katie Fulford

Bell Lomax Moreton

Katie is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton with a long career in publishing and rights management. 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, which won an international Emmy. Her broad experience across publishing and rights puts her in a strong position to guide authors across media and markets.

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

Katie Greenstreet

Paper Literary Ltd

Katie Greenstreet is a literary agent at Paper Literary Ltd. She trained as a corporate lawyer before moving into publishing, starting as an assistant at ICM Partners in New York and later building her own list at C&W in London. She discovered a passion for amplifying undiscovered voices and getting involved in projects editorially. She has sold six- and seven-figure deals in the US and UK.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance +1 more