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Sophie Gorell Barnes
MBA Literary Agents
Open to submissions
Submission Guidelines
- Submit via
- Submission contact
- submissions@mbalit.co.uk (FAO Sophie Gorell Barnes)
- Looking for
- Children's fiction, historical fiction, mystery and supernatural horror; particularly slick and humorous middle grade fiction and STEM titles for children
- How to submit
- Email -> submissions@mbalit.co.uk (FAO Sophie Gorell Barnes)
- Response time
- If no response within 8 weeks treat as pass (MBA policy)
What They Represent
- Genres
- Fiction And Non-Fiction, Audio Rights, Some Playwrights
- Age categories
- Adult, Children's, Middle Grade, YA
- Location
- UK
What we found
MBA submission guidelines: email first 3 chapters and synopsis as attachments, cover letter in body, no post, not accepting unsolicited film or TV at present.
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