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Claire Cartey
Holroyde Cartey
Open to submissions
Submission Guidelines
- Submit via
- Submission contact
- claire@holroydecartey.com
- Looking for
- Author/illustrator proposals for picture books, young fiction and non-fiction, illustration with creative brand-building potential beyond publishing
- How to submit
- Email claire@holroydecartey.com with a cover letter. Authors: attach synopsis and full manuscript as separate Word files named with title and author name. Picture book authors: up to three finished texts. Non-fiction authors: CV, three-page proposal, and market analysis. Illustrators: portfolio of around a dozen images as JPEG or PDF up to 5MB. Do not submit to both agents.
- Response time
- Around 6 weeks, no reply means they are unable to offer representation
What They Represent
- Genres
- Children's Fiction, Children's Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Illustration
- Age categories
- Children's, Middle Grade, YA, Picture Books
- Location
- UK
What we found
Claire has over twenty years of experience in children's publishing, previously serving as Art Director at Hodder Children's Books and in design at Random House. The agency launched in 2015, represents award-winning and bestselling authors and illustrators, and works with The Rights People on foreign rights and Valerie Hoskins Associates on film and television rights.
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Last checked10 April 2026
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