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• Lina Langlee

  The North Literary Agency

  Lina is a literary agent at The North Literary Agency. Originally Swedish, she moved to Scotland to study for her undergraduate and Masters degrees. After working in publishing for a number of years, she decided that becoming a literary agent combined all her favourite parts of the book industry. She has been shortlisted for the RNA 'Agent of the Year' award in 2019, 2020 and 2023.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Horror · Literary Fiction +5 more

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  Last checked 16 days ago

• Lindsay Literary Agency

  Agents include:Becky Bagnell

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

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  Last checked 8 days ago

• Lisa Baker

  Aitken Alexander Associates

  Lisa runs the Foreign Rights department at Aitken Alexander Associates and represents a select list of literary fiction and non-fiction. She joined the agency in 2016 and became a Director in 2017. Before that, she was Rights Director at Faber & Faber.

  Genres:Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

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  Last checked 3 days ago

• Lisa Highton

  Jenny Brown Associates

  Lisa is an associate agent at Jenny Brown Associates, representing commercial and crossover fiction and memoir. She joined the agency in 2022, having previously been Publisher of Two Roads, an imprint of John Murray Press/Hachette. She built a long career in publishing across the UK and Australia, including roles at Doubleday, HarperCollins and Hodder. Her passions are distinctive storytelling and finding hidden stories with emotional heart.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Memoir

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  Last checked 18 days ago

• Lisa Moylett

  CMM Agency

  Lisa represents an eclectic list of authors and writers at CMM Agency. She has worked in publishing for over 30 years and founded Coombs Moylett Literary Agency in 1997. Born in London, she was brought up in both Africa and the Middle East. She graduated from Chelsea Art School and began her career representing photographers and illustrators.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Women's Fiction

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  Last checked 8 days ago

• Lisette Verhagen

  Peters Fraser + Dunlop

  Lisette joined Peters Fraser + Dunlop in January 2020 after five years at David Godwin Associates, where she was Head of Rights. Originally from the Netherlands, she previously worked in publishing in Barcelona and Amsterdam, and is building a literary list with a strong focus on international clients for sale in the United Kingdom and around the world. Her authors include Arundhati Roy, Hanna Bervoets, Flora Carr and Safae el Khannoussi.

  Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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• Liza Deblock

  Greenstone Literary Ltd

  Liza is a literary agent at Greenstone Literary, representing fiction and non-fiction authors. She began her career as an assistant at Eccles Fisher Associates, working with literary scouts before moving into agenting. She went on to sell international rights for major bestselling authors and built a curated list of her own fiction and non-fiction clients. She was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2022.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +6 more

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  Last checked 17 days ago

• Lizzy Kremer

  David Higham Associates

  Lizzy joined David Higham in 2004, after working for an agent and, before that, as a publicist. She is Managing Director of the agency, a former President of the Association of Authors' Agents and a British Book Industry Awards Agent of the Year, and she advocates for clients on the industry issues that shape writing and publishing. Her strong engagement with the economics of publishing means she has a particular interest in taking on authors mid-career, whether bestsellers or not. She lives between London and New York.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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  Last checked 10 days ago

• Lorna Hemingway

  Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency

  Lorna is a Literary and Illustration Agent at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency. She started agenting in 2019 at Bell Lomax Moreton and moved to Darley Anderson in 2025, where she represents award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling authors and illustrators. Her list has won or been shortlisted for awards including the Klaus Flugge Prize, the Inclusive Books for Children Award, the Indie Book Awards, the BookTrust Storytime Prize and the World Illustration Awards, with work featured in The Observer, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and Waterstones best books of 2023 and 2025.

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

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  Last checked 14 days ago

• Louise Buckley

  Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Ltd

  Louise is an Associate Literary Agent at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency. She has worked in publishing for over fifteen years, including time at Pan Macmillan and Zeno Agency Ltd. She also works as an Editorial Consultant and writes a Substack about editing and getting published.

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

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• Louise Lamont

  LBA Books

  Louise is a literary agent at LBA Books, representing writers and illustrators for children and teen readers. She studied English Literature and Medieval Studies before a brief spell in film development. She then spent seven years at AP Watt, working with Caradoc King and his clients while building her own list. She moved to LBA Books in 2013.

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

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• Lucy Balfour

  WME Literary Agency

  Lucy is a literary agent at WME, offering UK representation to clients across the agency and building a list of her own authors. She joined WME in 2023 after seven years working as a literary scout on behalf of an extensive list of international publishers, as well as film and television clients.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Health & Wellness · Memoir · Middle Grade +5 more

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  Last checked 14 days ago

• Lucy Irvine

  Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency

  Lucy joined the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency as a literary agent in November 2025, after eight years at PFD. Her authors have been Sunday Times and instant bestsellers and Books of the Month at Waterstones and Easons, and have won, been shortlisted or nominated for awards including the Carnegie Medal for Writing and Illustration, the Week Junior Book Awards, the Branford Boase Awards, the ALCS Educational Writers' Award, the School Library Association's IBA Award, and the British Book Awards. Lucy is building her list with a focus on middle grade, young adult, new adult and fantasy fiction.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade +5 more

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  Last checked 14 days ago

• Lucy Juckes

  Jenny Brown Associates

  Lucy represents writers and illustrators for children. She is co-founder and currently Chair of Barrington Stoke, the children's publisher specialising in books for reluctant readers. She has also worked as Sales Director of Bloomsbury and co-founded Picture Hooks, a scheme supporting new illustrators through mentoring, conferences and exhibitions.

  Genres:Children's Books

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  Last checked 18 days ago

• Lucy Morris

  Curtis Brown Ltd

  Represents commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction, always drawn to brilliant social observation and clever storytelling. Set up the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize in 2019 and is part of the team behind Discoveries, a development programme for unpublished women writers run with the Women's Prize Trust, Audible and Curtis Brown Creative. Represents a number of Curtis Brown Creative graduates, and loves developing ideas with debut authors as well as working with established writers looking for fresh eyes or a change of direction.

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

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  Last checked 12 days ago

• Ludo Cinelli

  Eve White Literary Agency

  Ludo is an Agent and the Managing Director at Eve White Literary Agency. He joined the company in 2017 and began building his client list in 2018. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. He represents fiction, non-fiction and children's authors across genres.

  Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction

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  Last checked 6 days ago

• Luigi Bonomi

  LBA Books

  Luigi is a literary agent who represents commercial fiction and intelligent non-fiction. He worked as a bookseller and editor before becoming a literary agent in 1997, joining Sheil Land Associates. He set up LBA Books in 2005 and was named Literary Agent of the Year in 2010. He has strong links with television and broadcasting.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Lutyens & Rubinstein

  Agents include:Anna Boyce · Daisy Parente · Felicity Rubinstein · Jane Finigan +2 more

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy +16 more

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  Last checked 11 days ago

• Lydia Silver

  The Soho Agency

  Lydia is Head of the Children's and Young Adult department at The Soho Agency, which she joined in 2025 after over a decade in the industry across editorial and agenting. Her clients have been number one Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, chosen as Waterstones, Blackwells and Indies Books of the Month, and won prizes including the Carnegie Medal Shadowers' Choice and the Diverse Book Award. She was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2022. Lydia represents everything from picture books to the top end of crossover young adult, and enjoys working with author-illustrator talent, including graphic novelists. She is drawn to voice above all and to a strong hook, and actively welcomes submissions from under-represented writers.

  Genres:Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade +4 more

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  Last checked 12 days ago

• Maddalena Cavaciuti

  David Higham Associates

  Maddalena studied English Literature at the University of Bristol and joined David Higham Associates in 2017 after a spell working in marketing and events. In 2019 she helped to run the first of many David Higham Open Days for Under-Represented Writers. She is the agency's Head of Audio and works with Managing Director Lizzy Kremer on selected projects.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Mystery · Paranormal Romance +5 more

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  Last checked 10 days ago

• Maddy Belton

  Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

  Maddy is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, specialising in science fiction and fantasy and in romance, which she joined in 2022. Her list includes bestselling authors Lucy Jane Wood and Alexandra Christo, and number one Sunday Times bestseller Maithree Wijesekara. She represents adult and young adult fantasy, science fiction, horror and romance, alongside some select middle grade.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Middle Grade +6 more

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  Last checked 14 days ago

• Madeleine Milburn

  Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

  Madeleine is the founding director of Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency, which she set up in 2012, and has sat on the committee of the Association of Authors' Agents. She has appeared on The Bookseller's list of the 150 most influential people in the book trade every year since 2017, was awarded Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2018 and was shortlisted again in 2020. Her discoveries include Nita Prose, Charmaine Wilkerson, Gail Honeyman, Ashley Audrain, Elizabeth Macneal, Emma Stonex and Holly Bourne, and she represents crime and thriller brands including C.L. Taylor, C.J. Tudor, Mark Edwards and Jack Jordan. She reads across all areas of fiction but is immediately drawn to powerful, voice-led book club fiction with irresistible protagonists and themes that spark conversation: a literary voice that lingers, a concept that can be pitched in one sentence and themes that resonate universally. She represents authors based all over the world and works directly with publishers in every market rather than through co-agents.

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

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  Last checked 14 days ago

• Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

  Agents include:Callen Martin · Chloe Seager · Emma Bal · Maddy Belton +3 more

  Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +19 more

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  Last checked 14 days ago

• Mandy Suhr

  StoryWise

  Mandy founded StoryWise, a boutique children's literary agency, after 30 years in children's publishing. She spent 13 years as an agent at Miles Stott and held senior editorial and publisher roles at Orchard Books, Macmillan, Walker, HarperCollins and Puffin. She has launched the careers of authors including Rachel Bright, Lu Fraser and Mark Sperring.

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

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  Last checked 21 days ago