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• Gemma Cooper

  Gemma Cooper Literary

  Gemma is a literary agent and founder of Gemma Cooper Literary. She has worked as a literary agent since 2011, including as a director at The Bent Agency, before setting up her own agency in 2024. Her list is typified by big-concept, commercial series fiction for children and young adults. She has lived and worked in New York, Chicago and London, giving her a global approach to representation.

  Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Cosy Mystery · Crime +8 more

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  Last checked 13 days ago

• Gemma Cooper Literary

  Agents include:Gemma Cooper

  Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Cosy Mystery · Crime +8 more

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• Georgia Garrett

  Rogers, Coleridge & White (RCW)

  Georgia is deputy managing director at RCW and represents fiction, narrative non-fiction and children's books. She joined RCW as a director in 2011, having previously been joint deputy managing director of AP Watt and an agent at the Wylie Agency. Before that, she was editorial director at Picador and an editor at Victor Gollancz.

  Genres:Children's Books · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction

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  Last checked 7 days ago

• Georgia Tournay-Godfrey

  The Bright Agency

  Georgia's passion is ideas: finding them, shaping them and connecting them with the right publishing homes. She works across picture books, preschool, non-fiction and graphic novels, helping writers and illustrators develop their storytelling, refine their concepts and build long-term careers. Championing under-represented voices drives her work, particularly creators from working-class and lower socioeconomic backgrounds whose stories and perspectives have been overlooked.

  Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction

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  Last checked 25 days ago

• Georgina Capel

  Georgina Capel Associates

  Georgina is a literary agent who works with top international authors, negotiating global deals for over twenty-five years. She joined William Heinemann's rights department in 1983 before moving to Secker and Warburg as Rights Director. After five years there, she moved to Jonathan Cape as Rights Director and deputy Managing Director, and later became Group Rights Director of Random House. She is married to the publisher Anthony Cheetham.

  Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Historical Non-Fiction · Poetry · Politics +1 more

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  Last checked 14 days ago

• Georgina Capel Associates

  Agents include:Georgina Capel · Irene Baldoni · Polly Halladay · Rachel Conway

  Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Crime · Food & Drink +10 more

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• Georgina Simmonds

  Red Kite Literary

  Georgina is an agent and founding partner at Red Kite Literary, representing adult fiction and selected non-fiction. She trained as a solicitor specialising in commercial and IP law before moving into publishing at Curtis Brown, and later worked at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency as an associate rights agent and then agent. She combines close editorial work with her legal background to advocate for her clients.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +11 more

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• Gill McLay

  Bath Literary Agency

  Gill is an agent at Bath Literary Agency, representing authors and illustrators of fiction and non-fiction. She graduated with a Publishing & Marketing degree from Oxford Brookes University and has worked in publishing since 1996. Her career includes sales, marketing and commercial roles at Barefoot Books and Egmont. She co-founded the Bath Festival of Children's Literature and now runs Events of Wonder with her husband, John McLay.

  Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction · Young Adult

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  Last checked 21 days ago

• Gordon Wise

  Curtis Brown Ltd

  Joined Curtis Brown in 2005 after nearly fifteen years as an editor and later publishing director at companies including Pan Macmillan and John Murray, having begun in the industry as a bookseller in 1989. Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards, past President of the Association of Authors' Agents, and has been joint Managing Director of the Curtis Brown Books Department. Known as a developer of original ideas with an eye for reinvention and brand management. Works closely with Elliot Prior.

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Historical Non-Fiction +5 more

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  Last checked 12 days ago

• Graham Maw Christie Literary Agency

  Agents include:Amandeep Singh · Amy O'Shea · Jane Graham Maw · Jennifer Christie

  Genres:Business · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +16 more

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  Last checked 17 days ago

• Greene & Heaton Ltd

  Agents include:Antony Topping · Carol Heaton · Claudia Young · Imogen Morrell +4 more

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs +23 more

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  Last checked 19 days ago

• Greenstone Literary Ltd

  Agents include:Laura Heathfield · Liza Deblock · Tanera Simons

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction +10 more

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  Last checked 17 days ago

• Greyhound Literary

  Agents include:Alexander Cochran · Charlie Campbell · Charlotte Atyeo · Dotti Irving +6 more

  Genres:Biography · Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime +19 more

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• Guy Rose

  Futerman, Rose & Associates

  Guy is the agency principal at Futerman, Rose & Associates, representing a wide range of non-fiction and fiction writers. He studied English with the novelist Tom Sharpe and co-wrote his obituary for The Times. Guy has built a varied and loyal list of writers, including senior politicians, high court judges, QCs, barristers and well-known faces from stage and screen. He also represents humourists, screenwriters, television dramatists and film producers.

  Genres:Biography · Business · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction · Politics +2 more

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• Gyamfia Osei

  Andrew Nurnberg Associates

  Gyamfia joined ANA in 2023 as a literary agent in the United Kingdom department, having previously been at The Good Literary Agency, where she began building a list of award-winning and bestselling authors writing from middle grade and young adult up to adult fiction. A Bookseller Rising Star, she now focuses on expanding the agency's list of children's authors, particularly in genre fiction and crossover, while representing a select list of adult commercial fiction and narrative non-fiction, and she oversees the English-language representation of ANA's international children's authors.

  Genres:Children's Books · Commercial Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Graphic Novels +9 more

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• Hannah Ferguson

  Hardman & Swainson

  Hannah is a literary agent at Hardman & Swainson, representing fiction and non-fiction. She grew up above her family's bookshop in the Midlands and later studied Creative Writing at Goldsmiths. She began her career as an intern at The Marsh Agency, staying for seven years before becoming an agent and selling her first author, Ali McNamara. She joined Hardman & Swainson in 2014.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Thriller +1 more

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• Hannah Schofield

  LBA Books

  Hannah is a literary agent at LBA Books, representing commercial and book club fiction, and select non-fiction. She joined LBA in 2018. She previously worked for a literary scout and in translation rights. Hannah grew up in Luxembourg, giving her an international perspective on the publishing market.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +10 more

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• Hannah Sheppard

  Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Ltd

  Hannah runs Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency, representing adult and children's fiction as well as a small amount of non-fiction. She spent a decade working in-house in editorial at Pan Macmillan and Headline Publishing Group. She joined DHH Literary Agency in 2013 before launching her own agency in 2023.

  Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Graphic Novels +7 more

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• Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Ltd

  Agents include:Hannah Sheppard · Louise Buckley

  Genres:Children's Books · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Graphic Novels +14 more

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• Hannah Todd

  Janklow & Nesbit

  Hannah is a literary agent representing writers of adult commercial fiction. She previously worked at the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency before joining Janklow & Nesbit in January 2025. Before becoming an agent, she worked as an editor at independent and 'Big 5' publishers, including Avon, Head of Zeus and Bookouture.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Horror +6 more

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• Hannah Weatherill

  Watson, Little Ltd

  Hannah is a literary and book-to-screen agent at Watson, Little. She joined the agency in 2024 after four years as an agent at Northbank Talent Management and a year at Penguin Random House UK. She is building a varied list of quality commercial and upmarket fiction and non-fiction, and authors she has represented have been listed for prizes including the Women's Prize and the British Book Awards. She also represents book-to-screen rights for the agency and stays closely connected with the international film and TV industry.

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

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• Hardman & Swainson

  Agents include:Caroline Hardman · Hannah Ferguson · Joanna Swainson · Nina Leon

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Fantasy +14 more

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  Last checked 15 days ago

• Harriet Moore

  Aitken Alexander Associates

  Harriet is an agent at Aitken Alexander Associates, representing literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She joined Aitken Alexander Associates in 2024 after a decade at David Higham Associates. She is drawn to literary novelists who play with genre and form, and admires writers who approach subjects and archives in rigorous, intimate ways.

  Genres:Biography · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Poetry

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• Harriet Poland

  CAA Publishing

  Harriet focuses on narrative, voice-driven non-fiction, pop culture, memoir, comedy, journalism, and platform talent. She joined CAA in 2023 after serving as editorial director at Hodder & Stoughton. Prior to Hodder, she held positions at Hodder Studio, Audible, and The Hanbury Agency.

  Genres:Historical Non-Fiction · Memoir · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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