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Rachel Petty

The Blair Partnership

Rachel represents children's fiction and non-fiction up to young adult and crossover. Before joining The Blair Partnership, she was editorial director at Macmillan Children's Books. There she worked with authors including Frances Hardinge, Chris Riddell and Tomi Adeyemi.

Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction +3 more

Rachel Yeoh

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Rachel is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, working with the agency's bestselling brand authors and building a list in literary, upmarket and book club fiction, as well as select narrative non-fiction. She read Law and Politics at university and joined the agency in 2019. Her list includes Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlistee Hanako Footman, Foyle Young Poet of the Year winner Charlotte Runcie and TedX speaker Canwen Xu.

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

Rebecca Carter

Rebecca Carter Literary

Rebecca founded Rebecca Carter Literary in 2023 and represents novelists and non-fiction writers with original perspectives on the world. She worked as an editor at Random House between 1997 and 2012, then became an agent at Janklow & Nesbit UK in 2012 before setting up her own agency. She has a long-standing interest in literary fiction, crime and thriller, and non-fiction that speaks to the present moment through history, science or culture.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

Rebecca Carter Literary

Agents include:Rebecca Carter · Tilda Butterworth

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction +6 more

Rebecca Ritchie

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Rebecca represents authors of fiction and non-fiction at A.M. Heath. Her fiction list spans the commercial spectrum, from contemporary and reading group fiction to historical fiction, saga, crime, thriller and psychological suspense. Her authors have been shortlisted for and won Romantic Novelists' Association Awards and the Comedy Women in Print Book Prize, and several have been Richard and Judy Book Club picks. She has taken on many of her authors as debuts and enjoys working with writers throughout the writing process.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness +7 more

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

Robert Caskie

Robert Caskie Ltd

Robert is an experienced literary agent and the founder of Robert Caskie Ltd. He previously co-founded Caskie Mushens and spent eight years as a senior literary agent and COO at Peters Fraser + Dunlop. He also worked at MacFarlane Chard Associates and Capel & Land Ltd. Before becoming an agent, he worked in film PR in New York.

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

Robert Caskie Ltd

Agents include:Robert Caskie

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

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 +2 more

Robert Dudley Agency

Agents include:Robert Dudley

Genres:Biography · Business · Current Affairs · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

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. He was awarded the Bookseller Industry Award for Literary Agent of the Year in 2011.

Genres:Narrative Non-Fiction

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 +9 more

Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency

Agents include:Samar Hammam

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

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 (Non-Fiction) +10 more

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

Rosemary Scoular

United Agents

Rosemary is a founding partner at United Agents, representing writers and presenters with a focus on non-fiction. She began her publishing career as Rights Manager at Bloomsbury, before working with Deborah Owen and later joining PFD. Her list spans food writing, history, popular science, nature, travel, politics, investigative journalism, the arts and memoir.

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

Rosie Pierce

Curtis Brown Ltd

Rosie Pierce joined Curtis Brown in 2018 after beginning her publishing career in editorial at an independent publisher in Edinburgh. She now works alongside Felicity Blunt while also building her own list of authors. Rosie particularly enjoys the editorial process and is passionate about working closely with writers to develop their manuscripts. She is currently open to submissions and welcomes both fiction and non-fiction.

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

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

Ruth Cairns

Featherstone Cairns

Ruth founded Featherstone Cairns in 2015. She previously worked as a publicist, handling campaigns for authors including Elton John, Pope Francis, Jeffrey Archer and Booker Prize winners. Since 2020 she has represented authors with exceptional stories, building a strong record of Sunday Times bestsellers.

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

Sabhbh Curran

Curtis Brown Ltd

Sabhbh Curran represents a wide range of non-fiction and select fiction, working closely and editorially with authors to help shape long-term careers. She’s particularly interested in working with experts, academics and journalists who can combine deep knowledge with broad appeal. Her list includes cookbooks, memoir, narrative non-fiction, and distinctive, genre-blurring fiction. Sabhbh is not the right agent for children’s, young adult, or fantasy fiction.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) +10 more

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 · Young Adult

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 · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

Salma Begum

Greyhound Literary

Salma is an agent at Greyhound Literary, representing fiction and non-fiction. She previously worked in editorial at Picador, Zaffre and Manilla Press, giving her insight into what it takes for a book to win a publishing contract. As an agent, she works closely on manuscript development while considering marketability and timing for her authors.

Genres:Horror · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Romance +2 more

Sam Copeland

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Sam is a director at RCW Literary Agency, representing writers of literary and commercial fiction across a wide range of genres. He worked as a bookseller for several years before moving into publishing in 2001. He joined RCW in 2006 and became a director in 2016. He is also a published children's author.

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