Bergstrom Studio·UK
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- literary fictionupmarket fictionpersonal developmentnarrative non-fictionmemoir
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Recently verified·Last verified: 28 May 2026
Abigail Bergstrom is a literary agent at Bergstrom Studio based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including literary fiction, upmarket fiction, and personal development. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.
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Represents authors across both fiction and non-fiction. Works with established and emerging writers. Founder of Bergstrom Studio (est. 2021), previously headhunted to launch Gleam Titles literary agency and earlier commissioned and edited at Simon & Schuster. Has placed over 35 titles on the NYT and Sunday Times bestseller lists and was nominated for Literary Agent of the Year 2020. Notable clients include Laura Bates (founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, winner of the 2024 Hay Medal Prize for Non-Fiction) and neuroscientist Rachel Barr. Abigail is also a published novelist — her debut What a Shame (Hodder, 2022) was optioned for TV, and her second novel Selfish Girls is forthcoming from Hodder in 2025.
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How to submitEmail - hello@bergstromstudio.co.uk
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