Laura MacDougall
United Agents
Submission Guidelines
- Submit via
- Submission contact
- lmacdougall@unitedagents.co.uk (cc EHorn@unitedagents.co.uk)
- Looking for
- Commercial and literary fiction (saga, romance, historical, book club, uplit, quirky to experimental), narrative non-fiction and big ideas; keen on LGBTQ voices and stories. Currently seeking epic family sagas, compelling love stories, ENM/poly relationships, historical fiction, friendships and sisters, and form-playing literary fiction. No SFF, fantasy, horror, YA, children's, mind-body-spirit or cookery.
- How to submit
- Email (to agent; copy assistant) -> lmacdougall@unitedagents.co.uk (cc EHorn@unitedagents.co.uk)
What They Represent
- Genres
- Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Non-Fiction
- Age categories
- Adult
- Location
- UK
What we found
United Agents submissions: cover email with elevator pitch and comps and blurb, attach 1-page synopsis and first 3 chapters (fiction) OR proposal and 20pp sample (non-fiction). Laura requests first 3 chapters and synopsis (fiction) / detailed proposal (NF). Laura began her career as a fiction editor at Hodder and Stoughton before moving into agenting, and represents a large number of LGBTQ and authors, with a particular openness to under-represented voices.
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