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Janklow & Nesbit UK

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Non-fiction (primarily)Wants: Actively building list: researchers, journalists, historians, academics, nature and culture writers; experts seeking a mainstream audience; ideas that help readers see the world differently.
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Actively building list: researchers, journalists, historians, academics, nature and culture writers, experts seeking a mainstream audience, ideas that help readers see the world differently
How to submit
Email - submissions@janklow.co.uk
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Fiction, non-fiction, poetryWants: Popular science; investigative journalism; history; plus novels (per agent page)
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Popular science, investigative journalism, history, novels
How to submit
Email submissions@janklow.co.uk with your name, the title of your work, and 'FAO Will Francis' in the subject line. Include a covering letter in the body of the email. For fiction, attach a synopsis and the first three chapters or first fifty pages. For non-fiction, attach a chapter-by-chapter outline and, if possible, a sample chapter. For poetry, attach a short pitch and 3-5 sample poems. Attachments should be in Word format, PDFs are acceptable. Do not include external links. Notify the agency if you receive a full manuscript request elsewhere.
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Fiction (primarily)Wants: Commercial and book club fiction with a strong hook; genre-crossing; dystopia; elevated sci-fi; big love stories; domestic suspense; horror (incl social commentary)
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Commercial and book club fiction with a strong hook, genre-crossing, dystopia, elevated sci-fi, big love stories, domestic suspense, horror (incl social commentary)
How to submit
Email submissions@janklow.co.uk with your full name, the title of your work, and Hayley Steed's name in the subject line. Include a covering letter in the body of the email. Attach a synopsis and either the first three chapters or the first fifty pages (Word or PDF). All documents should be double-spaced, size 12, in a reasonable font. Do not include external links, attach all materials directly.
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Fiction, non-fiction, poetryWants: Fiction: love/loyalty/relationships; family drama/secrets; moral dilemmas; thrillers incl legal; dystopian/speculative with mainstream crossover appeal. non-fiction: original thinkers; personal growth; philosophy/insight
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Fiction: love/loyalty/relationships, family drama/secrets, moral dilemmas, thrillers including legal, dystopian/speculative with mainstream crossover appeal. Non-fiction: original thinkers, personal growth, philosophy/insight
How to submit
Email submissions@janklow.co.uk with your name, the title of your work, and the name of the agent in the subject line. Include a covering letter in the body of the email. For fiction, attach a synopsis and first three chapters or first 50 pages. For non-fiction, attach a full chapter outline and a sample chapter if possible. For poetry, attach a short pitch and 3-5 sample poems. Attachments should be in Word or PDF format.
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Fiction and non-fictionWants: Upmarket commercial to literary fiction; distinctive voice/character-driven with strong hook/unusual perspective; multigenerational novels, gripping love stories, funny fiction, feminist/revisionary, experimental/form. non-fiction: memoir and narrative; history; food writing/food system; nature/planet; popular science; genre-melding cultural writing.
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Upmarket commercial to literary fiction, distinctive voice/character-driven with strong hook/unusual perspective, multigenerational novels, gripping love stories, funny fiction, feminist/revisionary, experimental/form. Non-fiction: memoir and narrative, history, food writing/food system, nature/planet, popular science, genre-melding cultural writing
How to submit
Email submissions@janklow.co.uk with your full name, the title of your work, and Claire Paterson Conrad's name in the subject line. For fiction: include a covering letter (in the email body), synopsis, and the first three chapters or first fifty pages as attachments. For non-fiction: include a covering letter, a full chapter-by-chapter outline, and a sample chapter. All documents should be double-spaced, size 12, in a reasonable font, and submitted as Word or PDF attachments — no external links. Responses are sent within 8 weeks if the agency wishes to read more.
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Commercial fictionWants: Commercial adult fiction; especially romance, SFF, mystery; seeks strong voice/characterisation and plot; especially keen for fantasy; no children's/MG/YA.
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Commercial adult fiction, especially romance, SFF, mystery, seeks strong voice/characterisation and plot, especially keen for fantasy, no children's/MG/YA
How to submit
Email submissions@janklow.co.uk with the subject line 'Submitting to Hannah Todd'
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Fiction, non-fiction, poetryWants: Sff and YA with diverse casts and fun/unique concepts; hopeful and engaging non-fiction (per agent profile)
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SFF and YA with diverse casts and fun/unique concepts, hopeful and engaging non-fiction
How to submit
Email submissions@janklow.co.uk with your name, the title of your work, and the agent's name in the subject line. Include a covering letter in the body of the email. For fiction, attach a synopsis and either the first three chapters or the first fifty pages. For non-fiction, attach a full chapter-by-chapter outline and, if possible, a sample chapter. For poetry, attach a short pitch and a sample of 3–5 poems. All documents should be double-spaced, size 12, in a reasonable font. Attach files directly (Word preferred, PDFs accepted), do not include external links.
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