Lisa Baker
Aitken Alexander Associates
Submission Guidelines
- Submit via
- Submission contact
- submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk
- Looking for
- Fiction: stunning sentences, convincing narratives, on-the-page magic. Non-fiction: narrative, personal accounts with political context, transporting/teaching. Original voices and captivating storytelling
- How to submit
- Email submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk with the subject line marked FAO Lisa Baker. For fiction, attach the first three chapters or up to fifty pages plus a short synopsis as Word-compatible files. For narrative non-fiction, include a short overview and up to 10,000 words of sample writing; for subject-led non-fiction, a proposal of approximately 5,000 words and at least 5,000 words of sample writing. Include a cover letter with a brief book description, any writing credits or qualifications, and a short biographical note. Submit to one agent only; do not contact agents' assistants directly.
- Response time
- 3 months, no response means no request for more work
What They Represent
- Genres
- Literary Fiction And Narrative Non-Fiction
- Age categories
- Adult
- Location
- UK
What we found
The agency has a strong track record in discovering debut talent, with recent finds including Natasha Brown, Cherie Jones, and Ailsa McFarlane, all sold to publishers in the UK, the US, and in translation. Postal submissions are no longer accepted. Writers should only submit once a full manuscript is complete, as agents will want to read the whole book immediately if interested in the opening chapters.
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