Margot Edwards
The BIA
Submission Guidelines
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- Looking for
- Middle Grade fiction for ages 7+ and 9+, Middle Grade non-fiction including biographies and handbooks, and teen and Young Adult fiction for ages 12+, 14+, and 16+. All genres and sub-genres considered within these age ranges. Writers must be based primarily in the UK or Europe.
- How to submit
- Submissions are currently closed. When open, submit via the online form at http://www.the-bia.com/submissions. Include the opening 50 pages or 3 chapters as a Word document, a synopsis of no more than one side of A4 (fiction), or a detailed 2-page proposal (non-fiction), plus book title, intended readership, and a brief author biography. Files must be labelled with full title and author name, sent as Word documents only, in standard formatting, single line spacing, 12-point font. One submission per writer.
- Response time
- A couple of months
What They Represent
- Genres
- Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Non-Fiction, YA, Teen Fiction
- Age categories
- Middle Grade, YA
- Location
- UK
What we found
Margot Edwards is listed as a Rights Consultant at The BIA rather than a literary agent — her role focuses on foreign and subsidiary rights, representing The BIA and other UK agents and publishers worldwide. She began her career at Anthony Sheil Associates, moved to Hamish Hamilton, then became rights director of the Children's Division at Hodder and Stoughton. She subsequently founded Margot Edwards Rights Consultancy, working with clients including Peters Fraser and Dunlop Children's Books, Piccadilly Press, Templar fiction, and Aitken Alexander children's books. Writers seeking representation should direct submissions to the other BIA agents rather than Margot directly.
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