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• Rebecca Carter

  Rebecca Carter Literary

  Rebecca has been committed to nurturing novelists and non-fiction writers with original and refreshing perspectives on the world since starting out in publishing in 1994. She worked as an editor at Random House from 1997 to 2012, before becoming an agent at Janklow & Nesbit UK in 2012. She founded Rebecca Carter Literary in January 2023, combining close personal attention to her authors with her international networks.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more

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• Rebecca Carter Literary

  Agents include:Rebecca Carter · Tilda Butterworth

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction +7 more

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• Rebecca Ritchie

  A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

  Rebecca is a literary agent at A.M. Heath, representing authors of fiction and non-fiction. She works across the commercial fiction spectrum, from contemporary and reading group fiction to historical fiction, crime and psychological suspense. She also represents non-fiction, including cookery, wellbeing and travel writing. Rebecca enjoys working with authors from debut stage onwards, guiding them from early ideas through to the finished manuscript.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness +8 more

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• Rebeka Finch

  Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency

  Rebeka is a Literary Agent at Darley Anderson, building a list specialising in commercial romance and romantasy, and representing New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, Kindle, Apple Books and Audible bestselling authors. She joined the agency in 2019 after graduating from the University of Exeter with a first in History, began as Darley Anderson's assistant, and soon built her own list shaped by a long-standing love of commercial new adult, romance and romantasy fiction. In 2025 she was nominated for Agent of the Year by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Her debut author, Donna Marchetti, became an instant United States and United Kingdom Kindle bestseller now translated into sixteen languages, and her list also includes New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Brooke Fast.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Romance · Romantic Fantasy · Women's Fiction

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• Red Kite Literary

  Agents include:Enrichetta Frezzato · Georgina Simmonds

  Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Graphic Novels +15 more

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• Robert Caskie

  Robert Caskie Ltd

  Robert is an expert and tenacious literary agent. Before establishing Robert Caskie Ltd, he co-founded Caskie Mushens. He previously spent eight years as a senior literary agent and COO at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, after working at MacFarlane Chard Associates and Capel & Land Ltd.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 more

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• Robert Caskie Ltd

  Agents include:Robert Caskie

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Literary Fiction · Memoir +3 more

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• Robert Dudley

  Robert Dudley Agency

  Robert is the founder and principal of the Robert Dudley Agency, based in Ashford, Kent. He began his career as an independent publisher and book packager under Bowerdean Press before launching his agency in 2000. His firm remains small and highly selective, allowing for personalised editorial feedback and support. 

  Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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• Robert Dudley Agency

  Agents include:Robert Dudley

  Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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• Robert Kirby

  United Agents

  Robert is a founding agent of United Agents and head of its Literary Department. He trained as a psychologist and worked as a social worker before entering publishing as assistant to literary agent Giles Gordon. He joined Peters Fraser & Dunlop in 1994 and left in 2007 to help set up United Agents. His career highlights include working with David McTaggart, Wangari Maathai, Stephen Hawking, Miriam Margolyes, Dawn French and Sir David Attenborough.

  Genres:Narrative Non-Fiction

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• Robin Wade

  Wade & Co Literary Agency

  Robin founded Wade & Co Literary Agency in 2001. The agency represents fiction and non-fiction for adults and young adults.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +10 more

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• Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency

  Agents include:Samar Hammam

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Mystery · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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• Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

  Agents include:Caroline Sheldon · Claire Wilson · Georgia Garrett · Jon Wood +2 more

  Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction +11 more

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• Rory Clarke

  Andrew Nurnberg Associates

  Rory joined Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2017 and worked in the foreign rights department for five years. Now a primary agent in the United Kingdom department, he is actively building his list and represents authors of literary fiction and non-fiction.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Current Affairs · Historical Non-Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Rosemary Scoular

  United Agents

  Rosemary is a founding partner at United Agents, representing writers and presenters focused on non-fiction. She began her publishing career as Rights Manager at Bloomsbury, then worked with Deborah Owen before joining PFD to handle rights across the agency. She headed the Books Department at United Agents between 2014 and 2021. She represents her clients across writing, broadcasting, podcasts, live events and media activities.

  Genres:Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Other Non-Fiction +2 more

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• Rosie Pierce

  Curtis Brown Ltd

  Joined Curtis Brown in 2018 after working in editorial at an independent publisher in Edinburgh. Works alongside Felicity Blunt on her list while building her own, and counts working editorially with writers on their manuscripts among her favourite parts of the job. Represents literary and commercial fiction and select non-fiction.

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

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• Rowan Lawton

  The Soho Agency

  Rowan joined The Soho Agency in 2019 after almost two decades in the industry. She started her agenting career at WME and latterly ran Furniss Lawton, the literary division of YMU. Her authors are Sunday Times, Kindle, Apple and Audible number one bestsellers, and have been awarded and shortlisted for prizes including the British Book Awards, the Crime Writers' Association Daggers, the Irish Book Awards, the Sunday Times Sports Book Award and Romantic Novel of the Year. She has judged fiction prizes including Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller, the Bristol Short Story Prize and the Blue Pencil First Novel Award, and was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2012.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +5 more

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• Ruth Cairns

  Featherstone Cairns

  Ruth founded Featherstone Cairns in 2015. She was originally a publicist, handling campaigns for books by a range of authors including Elton John and Pope Francis, and Jeffrey Archer to Booker Prize winners. Since 2020 she has represented authors with exceptional stories to tell, and the agency has built a strong track record for Sunday Times bestsellers.

  Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Sabhbh Curran

  Curtis Brown Ltd

  Represents irresistible non-fiction and select fiction, with cookbooks and food writing a core part of her list. Works in a hands-on way editorially and is particularly keen to find authors who want to build a career.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +10 more

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• Saffron Dodd

  ASH Literary

  Saffron joined the ASH Literary team in 2022 as agency assistant and was promoted to Associate Agent in 2023. She has a background in media and communications, and recently completed a Masters in Children's Literature. She has always loved reading books for children and young adults, and is extremely passionate about highlighting and supporting diverse voices in publishing.

  Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Horror +6 more

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• Sally Holloway

  Felicity Bryan Associates

  Sally represents a broad range of non-fiction authors, from award-winning and bestselling names to those whose careers have only just begun. As a former editor, Sally particularly enjoys working with writers to turn a great idea into a great book. Sally is a trustee of the Jane Grigson Trust and founded the Jane Grigson Trust Award for first-time writers on food and drink.

  Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +1 more

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• Salma Begum

  Greyhound Literary

  Salma is a literary agent at Greyhound Literary, representing fiction and non-fiction. She previously worked in editorial at Picador, Zaffre and Manilla Press. She now works closely with her authors on manuscript development, balancing strong storytelling with marketability and timing.

  Genres:Horror · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance +1 more

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• Sam Copeland

  Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

  Sam is a director at Rogers, Coleridge & White, representing literary and commercial fiction across all genres, as well as children's, young adult and some quality non-fiction. He worked as a bookseller before moving into publishing in 2001, joining RCW in 2006 and becoming a director in 2016. He was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2020 and 2021, and named in the Bookseller's Most Influential People in Publishing in 2020.

  Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

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• Sam Edenborough

  Greyhound Literary

  Sam is co-founder and director of Greyhound Literary, where he handles translation rights for the agency's clients and represents his own list of authors. He began his career at A.M. Heath before moving to Andrew Nurnberg Associates, then worked at ILA from 2001 to 2021 selling translation rights for a wide range of English-language authors, including many prize winners and global bestsellers. He served as President of the Association of Authors' Agents from 2014 to 2016.

  Genres:Fantasy · Horror · Other Non-Fiction · Science Fiction

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