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Chloe Seager

Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Chloe is a Director and Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn, specialising in science fiction and fantasy, horror, young adult and middle grade, and shortlisted for Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2024 and 2026. She joined the agency in 2019 from Northbank Talent, having begun her career in publicity at Titan Books, where she worked on the campaign for Vicious by V.E. Schwab. She is also an author, with several young adult and middle grade books for publishers including HQ and Scholastic, an adult debut, Open Minded, in 2024, and P.S. You're The Worst in November 2025.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Middle Grade · Romance +4 more

Chris Wellbelove

Aitken Alexander Associates

Chris represents writers of fiction and nonfiction from across the literary spectrum, as well as a handful of poets. He works with bestselling and prize-winning authors, and with writers ranging from journalists and memoirists to thought leaders, academics and cultural figures. Across fiction and nonfiction, he is drawn to originality, imagination and personality.

Genres:Business · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Historical Fiction · Memoir +2 more

Christabel McKinley

David Higham Associates

Christabel came into publishing via teaching English in Korea, where she taught literature to children between six and eleven years of age. She believes children's books should be accessible, inclusive and unpatronising, as well as impactful and a pleasure to read. She represents authors and illustrators across the spectrum of writing and illustrating for children and young adults, spanning fiction to non-fiction and picture books to graphic novels.

Genres:Children's Books · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction · Middle Grade +3 more

Christine Green

Christine Green Authors’ Agent

Christine runs Christine Green Authors' Agent, a boutique literary agency representing writers in Britain and around the world. She began her career at Faber & Faber before joining the John Johnson Agency. She founded Christine Green Authors' Agent in 1984 with a small list of clients, allowing her to work closely with each author on every draft.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Young Adult

Christine Green Authors’ Agent

Agents include:Christine Green

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Young Adult

Ciara Finan

Curtis Brown Ltd

Ciara Finan has broad and ever-evolving reading tastes, but is consistently drawn to bold voices, unforgettable characters, unexpected narratives, and fresh takes on themes like love, friendship, family, loss and coming-of-age. She’s passionate about championing stories from underrepresented voices and is particularly interested in commercial fiction across a range of genres, as well as select non-fiction with wide appeal.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Health & Wellness · Historical Fiction +6 more

Ciara McEllin

Watson, Little Ltd

Ciara is an Associate Agent at Watson, Little, working across fiction and non-fiction. She is building her list with writers she can work closely and considerately with to build a career. In fiction she reads widely across literary, upmarket and book club fiction, and in non-fiction she enjoys narrative, memoir and essay collections.

Genres:Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Thriller

Claire Cartey

Holroyde Cartey

Claire is an agent at Holroyde Cartey. She has worked in children's publishing for over twenty years, as Art Director at Hodder Children's Books and in design for Random House.

Genres:Children's Books · Other Non-Fiction

Claire Paterson Conrad

Janklow & Nesbit

Claire is a Literary Agent and Director at Janklow & Nesbit, working across fiction and non-fiction. She began her career at Chatto & Windus, before working at Granta and Canongate Books. She then moved to New York, where she became Publisher of the NYRB Classics series. Claire joined Janklow & Nesbit to help establish their London office.

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

Claire Wilson

Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

Claire is a director at RCW Literary Agency, representing an eclectic list of prizewinning and bestselling children's, young adult and adult authors. She joined RCW in 2007, having previously worked in publishing sales and rights, and became a director in 2015. She is currently President of the Association of Authors' Agents. She was awarded Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2023.

Genres:Children's Books · Young Adult

Clara Foster

Aevitas Creative Management

Clara is an agent at Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK), representing literary and upmarket fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult and select non-fiction. She joined Aevitas Creative Management in 2023, having previously worked in a Big Five editorial department and other UK and US literary agencies. She is editorially hands-on and supports clients from first edits through to publication. Clara maintains relationships with editors in the UK and US and has sold books in six-figure deals.

Genres:Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

Clare Alexander

Aitken Alexander Associates

Clare is a literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates, representing both fiction and non-fiction. She spent more than 20 years in publishing before becoming an agent, working in rights at Hamish Hamilton and later as Fiction Editor at Penguin, Publishing Director at Viking and Editor-in-Chief at Macmillan. She is a founding member and patron of the Women's Prize for Fiction and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Genres:Biography · Contemporary Fiction · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Literary Fiction · Memoir

Clare Conville

C&W Agency

Clare founded Conville & Walsh in 2000 and now serves as Chair of the company. In 2020 she co-founded the independent publishing imprint and production company CHEERIO with author and curator Harriet Vyner, in association with the Estate of Francis Bacon. She co-curated the Curious Arts Festival and sits on the board of the Cob Gallery. Her authors' work has been translated into more than sixty languages, with many adapted for theatre, film and television.

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

Clare Coombes

The Liverpool Literary Agency

Clare is the founder and head of the Liverpool Literary Agency. She has more than 20 years' experience of writing and editing professionally, including publishing two novels. She also has a background in PR and marketing and experience teaching creative writing, giving her extensive experience in pitching and promoting writers.

Genres:Crime · Historical Fiction · Psychological Suspense · Women's Fiction

Clare Hulton

Clare Hulton Literary Agency

Clare founded the Clare Hulton Agency in 2012, after senior publishing roles at Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Penguin and Random House. Her authors have featured in the Sunday Times bestseller list and in bestseller lists in the USA, Australia and Canada, and have won awards and been translated into many languages. Clare's agency is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents.

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

Clare Hulton Literary Agency

Agents include:Clare Hulton

Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction +2 more

Clare Pearson

Eddison Pearson Ltd

Clare Pearson founded Eddison Pearson and represents a small list of authors and author-illustrators. She read History at Cambridge before training in publishing and working as an editor at Walker Books for five years. She enjoys nurturing talent and helping authors build their careers.

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

Clare Wallace

Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency

Clare joined the Darley Anderson Agency in January 2011 and is Managing Director of Children's and Young Adult as well as an agent. She is building both the Darley Anderson Children's Agency and the Darley Anderson Illustration Agency lists, and also represents a boutique list of commercial adult fiction in both the United Kingdom and United States. In 2024 she was shortlisted for Agent of the Year by the British Book Awards. Her clients have featured on the New York Times bestseller list, been USA Today and ebook bestsellers, and been selected for the Good Morning America Book Club, with many titles adapted for or in development for the screen. She loves working editorially with her authors, and represents several clients developing careers in both adult and children's fiction. Before joining Darley Anderson she assisted at a specialist non-fiction agency. She graduated with a first in Creative Writing and Cultural Studies from Bath Spa University and went on to gain a distinction on the Masters in Creative Writing, and she has proof-listened to hundreds of adult and children's audio books and worked for Cardiff University as a research assistant and coach to international students.

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical Fiction +2 more

Clare Wallace

Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency

Clare has been working with Darley Anderson since 2011 and is Managing Director and a literary agent at the Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency. Her clients have been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers and Irish Book Award winners, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, picked as Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, shortlisted for the Branford Boase, and nominated, longlisted and shortlisted for the Carnegie, with many titles adapted for or in development for the screen. In 2024 she was shortlisted for Agent of the Year by the British Book Awards. Before joining Darley Anderson she proof-listened to audio books, took a Masters in Creative Writing, coached international students, worked as a research assistant, assisted at a specialist non-fiction agency, waitressed and bartended for years, cherry-picked for months in Gumeracha, and worked one night in a casino emptying ashtrays. Working closely with her clients she is in it for the long term, and she loves creative discussions and developing ideas as much as the satisfying polish of a last line edit. She represents everything from picture books through to young adult, alongside a boutique list of adult fiction, and is always led by standout voices and characters. She is passionate about inclusivity and keen to read submissions from under-represented writers.

Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Graphic Novels · Historical (Non-Fiction) +7 more

Claudia Young

Greene & Heaton Ltd

Claudia is a literary agent at Greene & Heaton. She joined the agency in 2009. She represents cooking and food journalism, comedy, travel writing, literary fiction, historical novels, crime fiction and thrillers. She also works closely with radio and television production companies and the speakers and presenters' side of the agency.

Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction +2 more

CMM Agency

Agents include:Izzy Hall · Jamie Maclean · Lisa Moylett

Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Politics +4 more

Colwill & Peddle

Agents include:Charlotte Colwill · Donna Greaves · Kay Peddle · Milly Reilly

Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy +14 more

Connor Brown

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Connor joined Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2025 after a career as an editor, primarily at Penguin Random House, most recently as editorial director at Viking, Penguin, and previously at The Bodley Head. He has worked with a wide range of bestselling and prize-winning authors of upmarket non-fiction, and was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2023.

Genres:Biography · Historical (Non-Fiction) · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

Creative Authors Ltd

Agents include:Isabel Atherton

Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Health & Wellness · Historical (Non-Fiction) +3 more