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Ed Wilson

Johnson & Alcock

Open
Represents
Fiction and non-fiction, estatesWants: Fiction: originality/style; literary to commercial; imaginative setting; strong voice; compelling premise; active SFF list; high concept; intelligent crime/thrillers; genre-transcending. not taking new YA/children's; no plays/film scripts. non-fiction: politics; narrative history; sport; natural history; quirky memoir; popular culture; inventive angles.
Looking for
Fiction: originality/style, literary to commercial, imaginative setting, strong voice, compelling premise, active SFF list, high concept, intelligent crime/thrillers, genre-transcending. Not taking new YA/children's, no plays/film scripts. Non-fiction: politics, narrative history, sport, natural history, quirky memoir, popular culture, inventive angles
How to submit
Email - ed@johnsonandalcock.co.uk
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Anna Power

Johnson & Alcock

Open
Represents
Fiction and narrative non-fictionWants: Fiction: literary and genre incl historical/speculative/crime/romance; distinctive voice/worldbuilding; moral dilemmas; families/relationships; darkness and humour. non-fiction: history/memoir/current affairs/cultural criticism/popular science/travel/food; experts with surprising takes.
Looking for
Fiction: literary and genre including historical/speculative/crime/romance, distinctive voice/worldbuilding, moral dilemmas, families/relationships, darkness and humour. Non-fiction: history/memoir/current affairs/cultural criticism/popular science/travel/food, experts with surprising takes
How to submit
Email anna@johnsonandalcock.co.uk with a short covering letter including a blurb and author info. For fiction, include a synopsis of no more than two pages and the opening 50 pages. For non-fiction, include a proposal with introduction, chapter breakdown, and sample material totalling around 50 pages. Attachments in Word .doc or .docx format, at least 1.5 line spaced, page-numbered, A4. Submit to one agent only, do not blind-copy.
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Charlotte Seymour

Johnson & Alcock

Open
Represents
Fiction and non-fictionWants: Fiction: book club/literary; character- and voice-driven crime/thriller/suspense; dark/gothic/uncanny; love stories; family sagas; historical from a slant; highsmithian thrillers. non-fiction: accessible social/cultural history; biography/memoir; reportage; popular science; nature; arts; food/cookery; experts/journalists/lived experience
Looking for
Fiction: book club/literary, character- and voice-driven crime/thriller/suspense, dark/gothic/uncanny, love stories, family sagas, historical from a slant, Highsmithian thrillers. Non-fiction: accessible social/cultural history, biography/memoir, reportage, popular science, nature, arts, food/cookery, experts, journalists, lived experience
How to submit
Email charlotte@johnsonandalcock.co.uk with a short covering letter (including a book blurb and brief author bio), a synopsis of no more than two pages, and the opening 50 pages of the manuscript (fiction), or a book proposal of approximately 50 pages (non-fiction). Submissions must be in Word Doc format, at least 1.5 line spaced, page-numbered, on A4. Submit to one agent only, do not blind-copy. Attachments must be under 5MB.
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Genres Represented

Literary fiction3Crime & thriller3Memoir3History3New adult3Science fiction2Historical fiction2Popular science2Nature & environment2Food & cookery2Politics & current affairs2Commercial fiction1

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