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Non-fictionWants: Fresh expert perspectives on history, science, nature, politics, big ideas, smart thinking, economics, health and the arts; writers who can open readers' minds and reach a mainstream audience (per agent page)
Looking for
Fresh expert perspectives on history, science, nature, politics, big ideas, smart thinking, economics, health and the arts, writers who can open readers' minds and reach a mainstream audience
How to submit
Online form - https://amheath.com or submissions
Via Online Form
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Fiction and non-fiction, literary estatesWants: Broad/omnivorous tastes; excited by new literary voices; sprawling literary fiction; ambitious/speculative; would like a well-characterised, genuinely thrilling thriller; narrative non-fiction that reads like fiction; food writing; fresh takes on cookery
Looking for
Broad/omnivorous tastes, excited by new literary voices, sprawling literary fiction, ambitious/speculative, would like a well-characterised, genuinely thrilling thriller, narrative non-fiction that reads like fiction, food writing, fresh takes on cookery
How to submit
Online form - https://amheath.com or submissions
Via Online Form
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Fiction and non-fictionWants: Page-turners; clever, gripping stories with complicated/flawed characters; relationship-driven fiction; YA/na fantasy; millennial and audience; underrepresented voices; environmental/social issues
Looking for
Page-turners, clever, gripping stories with complicated/flawed characters, relationship-driven fiction, YA/NA fantasy, millennial and audience, underrepresented voices, environmental/social issues
How to submit
Submit via the online form at https://amheath.com or submissions. Use submissions@amheath.com only for following up after 6 weeks with no response, notifying of an offer, sending requested full manuscripts, or submitting cookery or illustrated children's titles.
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Fiction and non-fictionWants: Book club/crossover fiction; crime and thrillers (incl unusual hooks); historical fiction (incl historical crime). non-fiction: memoir; narrative-led books from experts (history/science/tech/politics/nature)
Looking for
Book club/crossover fiction, crime and thrillers (incl unusual hooks), historical fiction (incl historical crime). Non-fiction: memoir, narrative-led books from experts (history/science/tech/politics/nature)
How to submit
Submit via the agency online form at https://amheath.com or submissions
Via Online Form
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Fiction, non-fiction, poetryWants: Layered/nuanced writing; challenges form/genre; explores language; memory and truth; moral ambiguity; humour or uncomfortable reads; generally prefers contemporary settings. non-fiction: overlooked/unexpected subjects; art/body/mind/natural world; passion and expertise; new connections.
Looking for
Layered/nuanced writing, challenges form/genre, explores language, memory and truth, moral ambiguity, humour or uncomfortable reads, generally prefers contemporary settings. Non-fiction: overlooked/unexpected subjects, art/body/mind/natural world, passion and expertise, new connections
How to submit
Submit via the online form at https://amheath.com or submissions with a covering letter (max 500 words), synopsis (max 1,500 words), and first 10,000 words. Use submissions@amheath.com only if another agent has requested your full manuscript, you have received an offer of representation, you have had no response within 6 weeks, or you are submitting a cookery proposal or illustrated children's book. To submit directly to Anna, email anna.webber@amheath.com, noting she may take a while to respond.
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Fiction and non-fictionWants: Commercial fiction with pace/plot/character and clear hook; crime/suspense/thrillers; high-concept speculative (not SFF-only shelf); social-mirror horror; uplifting commercial fiction with emotional heart; non-fiction: sports writing and narrative non-fiction exploring contemporary social issues
Looking for
Commercial fiction with pace/plot/character and clear hook, crime/suspense/thrillers, high-concept speculative (not SFF-only shelf), social-mirror horror, uplifting commercial fiction with emotional heart, non-fiction: sports writing and narrative non-fiction exploring contemporary social issues
How to submit
Online form - https://amheath.com or submissions
Via Online Form
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Fiction and non-fictionWants: Great storytelling, great writing, great history; fiction and non-fiction (per agent bio)
Looking for
Great storytelling, great writing, great history, fiction and non-fiction
How to submit
Submit via the agency's online form at https://amheath.com or submissions, including a cover letter of up to 500 words, a synopsis of up to 1500 words, and the first 10,000 words of your manuscript pasted into the form.
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Commercial fiction, contemporary fiction, reading group fiction, historical fiction, saga, police procedural, crime, thriller, psychological suspense, narrative non-fiction, cookery, health and wellbeing, parenting, nature, travelWants: Fiction across contemporary (funny/romantic/moving/high-concept), reading group, historical, saga, police procedural/crime/thriller/psychological suspense; character-led storytelling (incl unreliable narrators). non-fiction: cookery; health/wellbeing; parenting; nature; travel; female focus; narrative nf with humour and poignance.
Looking for
Fiction across contemporary (funny/romantic/moving/high-concept), reading group, historical, saga, police procedural/crime/thriller/psychological suspense, character-led storytelling (incl unreliable narrators). Non-fiction: cookery, health/wellbeing, parenting, nature, travel, female focus, narrative non-fiction with humour and poignance
How to submit
Submit via the online form at https://amheath.com or submissions — include a covering letter (max 500 words), a synopsis (max 1,500 words), and the first 10,000 words of your manuscript. Rebecca is currently on maternity leave, submit to a colleague instead. Email submissions@amheath.com only if another agent has requested the full manuscript, you have received an offer of representation, you have not heard back within 6 weeks, or you are submitting a cookery proposal or illustrated children's book.
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Represents
Literary fiction, non-fiction
Looking for
Literary fiction and non-fiction that combines formal precision with emotional depth. In fiction: character-driven narratives with conceptual freshness, ranging from highly literary to broadly engaging works, including love and family stories that explore human relationships with honesty and nuance, artful hybrid novels, speculative fiction that unsettles conventional modes of being, and historical fiction animated by contemporary sensibility. In non-fiction: writing that balances scholarly rigor with vivid personal narrative, including literary biographies, socially-rooted memoir, and cultural histories.
How to submit
Jessica Lee is currently closed for submissions until the end of March. After that date, submissions can be sent to the agency email address with details of your project.
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