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Crime & Thriller Literary Agents

Literary agents who represent crime & thriller. Browse verified listings with submission guidelines, open status, and direct links to agency websites.

143 agents · 99 currently open to submissions

David Patrikarakos
The Blair Partnership·UK
Open
Commercial FictionUpmarket FictionBook Club FictionCrime FictionThrillerHistorical Fiction+4 more
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Ed Wood
The Blair Partnership·UK
Open
Crime FictionThrillerMysteryBook Club Fiction
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Elena Berry
DHH Literary Agency·UK
Open
Literary FictionSpeculative FictionCrime FictionPsychological ThrillersFantasyRomantasy+2 more
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Emma Paterson
Aitken Alexander Associates·UK
Open
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry
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Euan Thorneycroft
A.M. Heath·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Hannah Schofield
LBA Books·UK
Open
Fiction and select non-fiction
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Ivan Mulcahy
International Creative Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
Via QueryManager (per ICA)SourceRecently verified
Jenny Savill
Andrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, children's
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Jon Michael Darga
Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK)·US
Open
MemoirPop CultureCommercial FictionMysteryThrillerHorror+3 more
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Julia Churchill
A.M. Heath·UK
Open
Children's and YA
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Lori Galvin
Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK)·US
Open
Literary FictionMysterySuspenseMemoirCookbook
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Maddalena Cavaciuti
David Higham Associates·UK
Open
Fiction
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Michael Dean
Andrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, film/TV rights, estates
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Sam Copeland
RCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Open
Literary FictionCommercial FictionCrimeThrillersHistorical FictionChildren's+2 more
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Victoria Hobbs
A.M. Heath·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, literary estates
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Antony Topping
Greene & Heaton·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Donald Winchester
Watson, Little Ltd·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Imogen Morrell
Greene & Heaton·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Jamie Cowen
The Ampersand Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Judith Murray
Greene & Heaton·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Laetitia Rutherford
Watson, Little Ltd·UK
Open
Literary and upmarket fiction, non-fiction
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Laura Williams
Greene & Heaton·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, small YA/MG list
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Megan Carroll
Watson Little·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Alice Saunders
The Soho Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and narrative non-fiction, also audio/speakers/screen representation
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Adam Gauntlett
Peters Fraser & Dunlop (PFD)·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Alexander Cochran
Greyhound Literary·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Amanda Preston
LBA Books·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Anna Power
Johnson & Alcock·UK
Open
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Anne Williams
Kate Hordern Literary Agency (KHLA)·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Anne-Marie Doulton
The Ampersand Agency·UK
Open
Literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, thrillers/mysteries
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Annette Crossland
A for Authors Agency·UK
Open
Fiction (adult)
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Ariella Feiner
United Agents·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Bill Goodall
Bill Goodall Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Bryony Woods
Bryony Woods Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Camilla Bolton
Darley Anderson·UK
Open
Fiction
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Caroline Hardman
Hardman & Swainson·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Caroline Wood
Felicity Bryan Associates·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Charlie Campbell
Greyhound Literary·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Charlotte Seymour
Johnson & Alcock·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Chloe Seager
Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Diana Beaumont
DHH Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Ed Wilson
Johnson & Alcock·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, estates
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Emma Leong
Janklow & Nesbit UK·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction (and poetry per agency submissions)
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Francesca Riccardi
Kate Nash Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction
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Gaia Banks
Sheil Land Associates Ltd·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, children's
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Hannah Ferguson
Hardman & Swainson·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Harry Illingworth
DHH Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction
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Hattie Grunewald
The Blair Partnership·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Hayley Steed
Janklow & Nesbit UK·UK
Open
Fiction (primarily)
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Hellie Ogden
WME Books·UK
Open
Fiction, children's books, non-fiction
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Ian Drury
Sheil Land Associates·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Imogen Pelham
Marjacq·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Irene Baldoni
Georgina Capel Associates·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, poetry
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Isobel Dixon
Blake Friedmann Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Jemima Forrester
David Higham Associates·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Jo Bell
Bell Lomax Moreton·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Jo Williamson
Antony Harwood Literary Agency·UK
Open
Children's, and adult fiction
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Joanna Swainson
Hardman & Swainson·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Jonathan Pegg
Jonathan Pegg Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Julia Silk
Greyhound Literary·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Julian Alexander
The Soho Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Julian Friedmann
Blake Friedmann Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction (also scripts)
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Julie Crisp
Julie Crisp Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and children's (per bio)
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Juliet Pickering
Blake Friedmann Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Kate Hordern
Kate Hordern Literary Agency (KHLA)·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Katie Fulford
Bell Lomax Moreton·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Lauren Gardner
Bell Lomax Moreton·UK
Open
Children's and YA fiction, NA/crossover, commercial women's fiction, narrative non-fiction
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Laurie Robertson
Peters Fraser & Dunlop (PFD)·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, journalism/serialisation
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Lisa Moylett
Coombs Moylett Maclean (CMM Literary Agency)·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Liza DeBlock
Greenstone Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Maddy Belton
Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction (SFF and romance)
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Madeleine Milburn
Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Maria Brannan
Greyhound Literary·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, translation rights
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Marina de Pass
The Soho Agency·UK
Open
Adult fiction, select children's/YA and non-fiction
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Mark Lucas
The Soho Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Millie Hoskins
United Agents·UK
Open
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Nelle Andrew
Rachel Mills Literary (RML)·UK
Open
Fiction
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Nicola Barr
Rye Literary·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Olivia Maidment
Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency·UK
Open
Literary and upmarket/book club fiction
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Pat Lomax
Bell Lomax Moreton·UK
Open
Fiction, non-fiction and children's books
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Paul Moreton
Bell Lomax Moreton·UK
Open
Children's books and narrative non-fiction, also some fiction
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Philip Patterson
Marjacq·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Piers Blofeld
Sheil Land Associates·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Rachel Petty
The Blair Partnership·UK
Open
Children's fiction and non-fiction (to YA/crossover)
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Rachel Yeoh
Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency·UK
Open
Adult fiction, select narrative memoir
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Rebecca Carter
Rebecca Carter Literary·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Rowan Lawton
The Soho Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Sam Copeland
RCW Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Sarah Hornsley
Peters Fraser & Dunlop (PFD)·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Sarah Lutyens
Lutyens & Rubinstein·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Sarah Such
Sarah Such Literary Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Sarah Williams
Sophie Hicks Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, dramatic rights
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Silvia Molteni
Peters Fraser & Dunlop (PFD)·UK
Open
Children's and YA (and some adult)
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Sophie Hicks
Sophie Hicks Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction, children's/YA, rights
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Stephanie Glencross
David Higham Associates·UK
Open
Fiction
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Susan Yearwood
Susan Yearwood Agency·UK
Open
Fiction and non-fiction
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Veronique Baxter
David Higham Associates·UK
Open
Fiction, children's, non-fiction
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Elena Langtry
CMM Literary Agency (Coombs Moylett Maclean)·UK
Open
commercial women's fiction, psychological thrillers, pop science, true crime (interests)
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Fiona Lindsay
Limelight Management·UK
Open
fiction (thrillers/crime/historical/suspense/mystery/women's commercial), non-fiction (arts/crafts/cookery/biog/pop science/business/natural history/sport/travel/health)
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Caroline Montgomery
Rupert Crew Ltd·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Clare Coombes
Liverpool Literary Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction
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James Wills
Watson, Little Ltd·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Jenny Brown
Jenny Brown Associates·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction, children's
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John Berlyne
Zeno Agency Ltd.·UK
Closed
SFF/fantasy/horror and some crime/thriller/historical
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Lisa Highton
Jenny Brown Associates·UK
Closed
Commercial/crossover fiction, memoir
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Alison Bonomi
LBA Books·UK
Closed
Fiction
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Araminta Whitley
The Soho Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Broo Doherty
DHH Literary Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Camille Burns
Solas Literary Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Cara Jones
RCW Literary Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction, estates
Via Email (per RCW general guidance)SourceRecently verified
Chloe Davis
Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency·UK
Closed
Children's fiction
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Claudia Young
Greene & Heaton·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Helen Lane
Ki Agency·UK
Closed
Genre fiction (and select YA)
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Juliet Mushens
Mushens Entertainment·UK
Closed
Adult fiction (agent), agency also handles non-fiction
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Lina Langlee
The North Literary Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Marilia Savvides
The Plot Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Rebecca Ritchie
A.M. Heath·UK
Closed
Fiction and non-fiction
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Sara OKeeffe
Andrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
Closed
Fiction
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Zoe Plant
The Bent Agency·UK
Closed
Fiction (adult) and children's/MG/YA
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Emily Glenister
DHH Literary Agency·UK
Unknown
commercial fiction, upmarket commercial fiction, crime/psychological thriller, historical, gothic, magical realism/urban fantasy, selected non-fiction (per wishlist)
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Chris Bucci
Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK)·US
Unknown
Literary FictionCrime FictionNon-Fiction
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Jon Wood
RCW Literary Agency·UK
Unknown
Literary FictionCrime FictionThrillerHistorical FictionScience FictionFantasy+6 more
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Jon Wood
RCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Unknown
Literary FictionCrime FictionThrillerHistorical FictionScience FictionFantasy+6 more
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Kat Aitken
Lexington Literary Agency·UK
Unknown
Literary FictionCrime FictionThrillerNon-FictionCultural CommentaryHistory+3 more
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Lauren MacLeod
Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK)·US
Unknown
Young Adult FictionMiddle Grade FictionCookbooksFood WritingMemoirTrue Crime+2 more
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Maria Cardona Serra
Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK)·UK
Unknown
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Oli Munson
A.M. Heath·UK
Unknown
Fiction and non-fiction
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Todd Shuster
Aevitas Creative Management (ACM UK)·US
Unknown
Literary FictionCommercial FictionMysteryThrillerCurrent AffairsPolitics+5 more
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Ciara Finan
Curtis Brown·UK
Unknown
Fantasy, romantasy, rom-coms, book club romance, female-focused psychological thrillers, historical fiction, commercial non-fiction
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Emma Finn
C&W Agency·UK
Unknown
fiction, narrative non-fiction
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Alice Lutyens
Curtis Brown·UK
Unknown
Literary and commercial fiction
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Elena Berry
D H H Literary Agency·UK
Unknown
Fiction
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Elly James
HHB Agency·UK
Unknown
Fiction and non-fiction
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Gordon Wise
Curtis Brown·UK
Unknown
Non-fiction and select fiction
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Jamie Maclean
Coombs Moylett Maclean (CMM)·UK
Unknown
Fiction and non-fiction
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Jess Molloy
Curtis Brown·UK
Unknown
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Sandra Sawicka
Marjacq·UK
Unknown
Genre fiction, YA, translation rights
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Sara Langham
David Higham Associates·UK
Unknown
Fiction and non-fiction
Via Email (per DHA guidelines)SourceRecently verified
Seren Adams
Lexington Literary Agency·UK
Unknown
Literary fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Sian Ellis-Martin
Blake Friedmann·UK
Unknown
Fiction and non-fiction
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Viola Hayden
Curtis Brown·UK
Unknown
Fiction and non-fiction
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Zoe Apostolides
Coombs Moylett Maclean (CMM Literary Agency)·UK
Unknown
Editorial (crime, commercial fiction, non-fiction)
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Emily MacDonald
42 Management & Production·UK
Unknown
book club, crime/thriller, upmarket, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction (per profile)
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