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Represents
Book-club fiction, crime, thrillers, women's fiction, romance
Looking for
Adult fiction across genres, with a particular interest in book-club reads, crime and thrillers, and women's fiction and romance of all kinds. Loves high-concept hooks, page-turning plots, and books that pose compelling questions. Does not want children's fiction, SFF, or short stories.
How to submit
Email abigail@theampersandagency.co.uk with the first three chapters or approximately 50 pages, a brief synopsis, and some biographical details. Attach chapters and synopsis as Word documents — do not paste text into the email body and do not send PDFs. Do not send material via WeTransfer, Dropbox, or similar file-transfer services.
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Represents
Sff, speculative fiction, horror, middle grade, ya, crossover fiction, graphic novels
Looking for
Adult SFF, speculative fiction and horror, children's middle grade, YA and crossover fiction, and graphic novels across all age ranges. Actively seeks authors and author-illustrators from diverse and traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.
How to submit
Email submissions directly to katie@theampersandagency.co.uk. Note: she does not represent children's picture books or short stories not fitting the above genres.
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Represents
Fiction, non-fiction, crime, historical fiction, thrillerWants: Good stories (fiction or non-fiction) with credible characters and a distinctive voice
Looking for
A good story, whether fiction or non-fiction, peopled by credible characters and told in a distinctive voice. Represents crime writers, historical novelists, thriller writers and non-fiction. Also looks after several major literary estates including Georgette Heyer.
How to submit
Email - peter@theampersandagency.co.uk
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Represents
Science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, thriller, sport non-fictionWants: Commercial fiction (esp science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, thrillers). non-fiction: sport-related
Looking for
Commercial fiction, especially science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime and thrillers. Also looking for sport-related non-fiction and keen to see submissions from under-represented voices and LGBTQ writers.
How to submit
Email jamie@theampersandagency.co.uk
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