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Becca Langton

Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency

Becca is a Senior Literary Agent at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency, with a focus on North American rights. She joined in 2021 after ten years in IP development, editorial consultancy and scouting, and has spent four years building a children's, illustration, young adult and crossover to new adult list with a focus on the North American market. Recent deals include USA Today and New York Times bestsellers and YALSA Award winners, with sales across the Big Five publishers and independent houses. Becca is an editorial agent who likes to work closely with authors and illustrators from concept to finished manuscript, and is particularly interested in creators writing from marginalised perspectives.

Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Horror · Middle Grade +2 more

Becky Bagnell

Lindsay Literary Agency

Becky founded the Lindsay Literary Agency in 2008. She has worked in publishing for over 25 years, beginning her career at Trinity College Dublin before moving to Macmillan in London in 1996 as a commissioning editor. There she worked alongside authors including Max Hastings, Robert Service and John Simpson, and commissioned Bear Grylls' debut, Facing Up.

Genres:Children's Books · Young Adult

Becky Thomas

Lewinsohn Literary Agency Ltd

Becky founded Lewinsohn Literary Agency in 2021. She began her career at Faber & Faber before becoming Contracts Director at Abner Stein and later moving to WME and then Fox Mason. She focuses on literary and reading group fiction, memoir, pop culture, narrative non-fiction and essays. She was named Literary Agent of the Year at the 2022 British Book Awards.

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

Bell Lomax Moreton

Agents include:Jo Bell · Julie Gourinchas · Justine Smith · Katie Fulford +2 more

Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +20 more

Ben Clark

The Soho Agency

Ben Clark is well into his second decade of agenting and represents bestselling and award-winning authors across fiction and non-fiction. He is a passionate advocate for non-fiction in all its forms, from narrative-driven storytelling and prescriptive guides to self-help and beautifully illustrated works, with interests spanning cookery, history, philosophy, economics, memoir, technology, science, business and nature writing, and a focus on books that deepen our understanding of the world. In fiction he is a devoted fan of science fiction, horror and fantasy, always on the lookout for original worlds, tightly woven plots and voices from traditionally under-represented backgrounds. He also collaborates with brands, television producers and magazines to develop intellectual property across platforms.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Romance · Science Fiction

Ben Dunn

DunnFogg

Ben is a literary agent with 30 years' publishing experience. He spent 25 years as a publisher at HarperCollins, 4th Estate, Hodder, Bonnier Books and Penguin Random House. He has built up a select list of authors, working with them in the UK, internationally and, where relevant, for film and TV, and also helps talent agency clients prepare and sell book projects.

Genres:Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Women's Fiction

Bergstrom Studio

Agents include:Abigail Bergstrom · Megan Staunton

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Other Non-Fiction · Politics

Bill Goodall

Bill Goodall Literary Agency

Bill has more than 30 years’ experience in the United Kingdom book industry, having worked for leading publishers including Simon & Schuster, Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Frances Lincoln. Bill co-founded A for Authors Literary Agency in 2014 and became a solo agent under his own name in late 2018. Bill’s passion for books remains undiminished, as does the excitement that comes with discovering new and talented writers.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Thriller

Bill Goodall Literary Agency

Agents include:Bill Goodall

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Thriller

Bill Hamilton

A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd

Bill is a literary agent at A.M. Heath, representing fiction and non-fiction. Bill joined the agency in 1983, having grown up among many of its writers. Bill has continued a tradition spanning the estate of George Orwell to Hilary Mantel, and loves great storytelling, great writing and great history across both fiction and non-fiction.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

Bird Literary Agency

Agents include:Anwen Hooson

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

Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Agents include:Finlay Charlesworth · Isobel Dixon · Julian Friedmann · Juliet Pickering +2 more

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink +11 more

Broo Doherty

DHH Literary Agency

Broo is a director and literary agent at DHH Literary Agency. She trained at Downing College, Cambridge, and has worked in publishing for twenty years, across publishing houses and as an agent. She particularly enjoys crime, women's commercial fiction, literary fiction and quirky non-fiction. In 2017 she was voted Literary Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist's Association.

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

Bryony Woods

Bryony Woods Literary Agency

Bryony represents an eclectic mix of writers, with a list spanning children's fiction and young adult through to adult fiction and selected non-fiction. She set up her own agency in 2012, after working in specialist bookshops and libraries and at the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. She has an MA in Publishing from University College London.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Memoir +5 more

Bryony Woods Literary Agency

Agents include:Bryony Woods

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Memoir +5 more

C&W Agency

Agents include:Carrie Kania · Clare Conville · Emma Finn · Sarah Ballard +2 more

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +10 more

CAA Publishing

Agents include:Harriet Poland · John Ash · Karolina Sutton · Rachel Mann +1 more

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +4 more

Callen Martin

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Callen is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, specialising in accessible middle grade (7 and up), young adult and science fiction and fantasy, with an action and adventure focus. He joined the agency in January 2026 from Bell Lomax Moreton, where he worked as an assistant and then as maternity cover for a senior agent's list before building his own children's, young adult and new adult list. He grew up in foster care and completed Bath Spa University's MA in Writing for Young People in 2019, the first care-experienced person in East Sussex to study at postgraduate level, and began in publishing with placements at Chicken House, Walker Books and Penguin Michael Joseph before working freelance as a submission reader, competition judge, sensitivity reader and manuscript assessor. In 2026 he was named the agent judge for the Times and Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition.

Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Middle Grade · Science Fiction · Thriller +1 more

Camilla Bolton

Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency

Camilla is Managing Director and an agent at Darley Anderson, which she joined in 2007. She was named a publishing Rising Star by The Bookseller in 2013 and shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year in 2022, and has built some of the fastest-growing commercial brands in the thriller market, with five of her authors selling over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone. Her list includes many Sunday Times, New York Times and number one ebook global bestsellers, with authors picked for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club and BBC Two's Between the Covers, five Richard & Judy Book Club picks, and titles adapted for BBC One, Channel 5 and Netflix. She works closely with her authors editorially and strategically, negotiating six and seven-figure deals in the United Kingdom and United States.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Horror · Mystery · Psychological Suspense +1 more

Camilla Ferrier

The Marsh Agency Ltd

Camilla has been Managing Director of The Marsh Agency since 2012 and with the company since 2002, having begun her publishing career at HarperCollins. Camilla chaired the Foreign Rights committee for the Association of Authors’ Agents for two years and continues to sit on the committee. In 2019 Camilla was shortlisted for Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards.

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

Camille Burns

Solas Literary Agency

Camille is the founder of Solas Literary Agency. Her career in publishing has spanned more than ten years, including roles at Hodder Education, Routledge, Bolinda and David Higham Associates. She was Junior Agent at Diamond Kahn and Woods Literary Agency before founding Solas Literary Agency in 2025. Camille holds an MSc in Publishing from Edinburgh Napier University and an MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh.

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

Cara Lee Simpson

Susanna Lea Associates

Cara is a literary agent at Susanna Lea Associates. Cara represents literary, book club and general fiction, along with some narrative non-fiction. Cara grew up in Wales and studied English Literature at King's College London, then completed a Master's at the London School of Economics. Cara joined SLA's London office in 2024, having previously worked as an agent at PFD, where they launched the Queer Fiction Prize.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Memoir +2 more

Caro Clarke

Portobello Literary

Caro is the founder and literary agent at Portobello Literary. They founded the agency in 2022 after twelve years working in publishing houses, including Transworld and Canongate Books, where they were a Senior Rights Manager. They were named Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2021. In 2019, they co-founded the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented nature writers.

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

Carol Heaton

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Carol is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton, where she has worked continually since 1968. She gained her publishing experience at Penguin, spending twelve years as their Rights Director with a particular focus on selling American rights. She returned to the agency full time in 1988 and built a list of writers working in biography, history, current affairs, travel, gardening, health and fiction.

Genres:Biography · Current Affairs · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Other Non-Fiction +1 more