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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

Samantha Brace

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Sam is an agent representing books alongside PFD's contemporary classics authors. After a degree in classics and English at Memorial University of Newfoundland, she worked across a range of roles and industries in Canada. She joined PFD in 2017, after the inaugural Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford, and went on to run Agora Books as publisher, working across editorial, production, sales and design; there she launched the Lost the Plot writers' competition and the Uncrowned Queens of Crime series, celebrating forgotten female crime writers. She is now building a list of crime and reading-group fiction and running PFD's contemporary classics department.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery +2 more

Samar Hammam

Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency

Samar founded Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency in 2013 after six years as a Director at Toby Eady Associates and time spent as a literary scout in New York for Linda Clark Associates. Based in London, she works as the agency’s principal agent and handles translation rights in collaboration with other agencies. 

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

Sandra Sawicka

Marjacq Scripts Ltd

Sandra is a literary agent at Marjacq whose main interests are genre fiction and young adult. She joined the agency in 2014. She also handles translation rights for all authors represented by Marjacq.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror +4 more

Sara Langham

David Higham Associates

Sara is actively building a list of literary and upmarket fiction and non-fiction. Generally, Sara is looking for wonderful, clear writing with beauty at its heart, great hooky plot-driven stories and/or a combination of both. Sara admires authors such as Elif Batuman, Miranda July, Sarah Moss, Katie Kitamura, Miriam Toews, Sarah Hall, Catherine Newman, Ali Smith, Ann Patchett and Helen Garner. Sara loves speculative and genre-bending fiction such as The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley and The Echoes by Evie Wyld, and novels that play with form and structure, such as Theory and Practice by Michelle de Kretser and Fair Play by Louise Hegarty. Sara is interested in short stories, both dark and gentle comedies, and books on the edges of horror. Sara would love to find a really wild idea that is immaculate on the page. Sara is keen to find a great love story set against the backdrop of historical events as well as swoony contemporary love stories. Sara loves literary crime and is interested in detective novels and literary thrillers such as Sebastian Barry’s Old God’s Time, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood or Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series. In non-fiction, Sara is always looking to learn new things and enjoys works such as A Thread of Violence by Mark O’Connell, Monsters by Claire Dederer, A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar and Question 7 by Richard Flanagan. Sara would love to find a graphic novel on any subject.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Horror +6 more

Sara O’Keeffe

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Sara is a literary agent at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, representing commercial and literary fiction. She has twenty-five years of publishing experience and works with best-selling and award-winning authors from around the world. She also secures television and film deals for her clients.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Thriller

Sarah Ballard

C&W Agency

Sarah is a literary agent at Conville & Walsh, representing fiction and non-fiction. She trained in editorial at Sceptre, Hodder & Stoughton, then worked as an in-house editor at PFD, notably alongside Pat Kavanagh. In 2008 she co-founded United Agents, where she worked as an agent for sixteen years before joining Conville & Walsh in 2024.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +9 more

Sarah Harvey

CAA Publishing

Sarah is a literary agent at CAA Publishing, building a list of commercial to reading-group fiction for the UK market alongside a curated list of commercial non-fiction. She joined CAA in 2022 after working at some of the UK's leading publishing houses and agencies, including HarperCollins, Hachette, Pan Macmillan, The Curtis Brown Agency and David Higham Associates. Her background is in translation rights, and she also represents US and translated authors in the UK.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +3 more

Sarah Hornsley

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Sarah is a literary agent, actively building a list of adult fiction and non-fiction. After graduating from Durham University, she worked at the Orion publishing house and then briefly in script development before becoming an agent in 2015. She has since built an award-winning list that includes Sunday Times bestselling authors, and in 2019 was named a Rising Star by the Bookseller.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Romance +2 more

Sarah Lutyens

Lutyens & Rubinstein

Sarah launched the agency with Felicity in 1993 following a career in bookselling at Heyward Hill, then at the Literary Review and in various publishing rights departments. In 2009 she co-opened the L&R bookshop, which in 2023 embraced a new chapter under the ownership of Daunt Books as The L&R Bookshop, and Sarah will now be competing to be its most devoted customer. She looks after her own clients and works with the independent Australian publisher Text, selling UK rights in their wide range of fiction and non-fiction. Sarah reads crime fiction obsessively and her favourite blurb adjective is “unputdownable”, but her tastes are eclectic, encompassing literary fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction. Although Sarah is now more focused on her existing clients and the overall business, she still finds it hard to resist a rare project that brings out that Messianic glint in her eye.

Genres:Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

Sarah Stamp

The Soho Agency

Sarah is an Associate Agent at The Soho Agency, where she has worked for almost five years. She began as an assistant to Julian Alexander and Ben Clark, supporting their roster of bestselling non-fiction authors and commercial novelists, and is now building her own list.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +5 more

Sarah Williams

Sophie Hicks Agency

Sarah is a director at the Sophie Hicks Agency, where she represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction authors. She began her publishing career in publicity and editorial in Canada before moving to London in 2010 to work with Ed Victor. She joined the Sophie Hicks Agency in 2014 and also runs its film and television department, working with scouts, agents and studios to sell dramatic rights.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +6 more

Saskia Leach

Kate Nash Literary Agency

Saskia is a literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency. She joined the agency in 2021 after graduating from Royal Holloway, University of London with a degree in English and History. She served as Secretary of the AAA Bridge Committee, which supports early career agents, from 2022 to 2024.

Genres:Commercial Fiction

Sebastian Godwin

David Godwin Associates Ltd

Sebastian is a literary agent at David Godwin Associates.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction

Seren Adams

Lexington Literary Ltd

Seren worked at Granta and Foyles, then spent nine years at United Agents before co-founding Lexington Literary in 2024. Seren represents writers of literary fiction and narrative non-fiction, and many of her authors have been nominated for or won prizes for their work. Seren is always looking for exceptional literary voices, precise prose and is drawn to the strange or surprising in both fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction

Sheil Land Associates Ltd

Agents include:Gaia Banks · Natalie Barracliffe · Piers Blofeld

Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +15 more

Sheila Crowley

Curtis Brown Ltd

Sheila Crowley represents a wide range of authors, from award-winning novelists to million-copy-selling non-fiction writers. Authors are at the heart of her work, and she is deeply involved at every stage of the publishing process. Originally from Dublin, Sheila began her career at Poolbeg Press before moving to London in 1991. She went on to hold senior sales and marketing roles at major publishers including HarperCollins and Hodder, gaining extensive experience across United Kingdom, Irish, and international markets. She transitioned into agenting in 2003 and brings a strong commercial sensibility, industry insight, and a passion for helping authors build long-term careers. Sheila is keen to work with both debut authors and published writers looking to reinvigorate or redirect their careers.

Genres:Biography · Business · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction +11 more

Siân Ellis-Martin

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Siân represents authors across a range of fiction and non-fiction, from commercial to the accessible end of the literary spectrum, at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency. She is keen to hear from authors whose voices are underrepresented in publishing. It matters to her to work with authors from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +4 more

Silvia Molteni

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Silvia is head of the children's and young adult books department at PFD. She runs her own list of clients and sells foreign and audio rights in the agency's children's and young adult titles. The Bookseller named her its Rising Star in 2019.

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Horror +8 more

Simon Kavanagh

Mic Cheetham Associates Ltd

Simon is an agent at Mic Cheetham Literary Agency, a boutique London-based firm founded in 1994 by Mic Cheetham. He joined after the agency’s establishment and currently works alongside Mic on its deliberately small roster, which includes high-profile authors such as China Miéville, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Neal Asher, Iain Banks and Ken MacLeod.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Science Fiction

Skylark Literary

Agents include:Amber Caravéo · Joanna Moult

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

Solas Literary Agency

Agents include:Camille Burns

Genres:Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction · Young Adult

Sophie Hicks

Sophie Hicks Agency

Sophie runs Sophie Hicks Agency, representing adult and children's authors across fiction and non-fiction. She spent 25 years at Ed Victor Ltd, starting in foreign rights before building her own list and becoming Managing Director in 1999. She founded her own agency in 2014. Her authors have won prizes including the Costa Book Award and Carnegie Medal, and have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller · Young Adult

Sophie Hicks Agency

Agents include:Sarah Williams · Sophie Hicks

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Literary Fiction +9 more