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Alice Saunders

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The Soho Agency·UK

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Represents
fictionnarrative non-fiction
Looking for
Crime; thrillers; epic family sagas; book club literary fiction; memoir; 'everything apart from science fiction and fantasy
How to submit
Email
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Alice Saunders is a literary agent at The Soho Agency based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and narrative non-fiction. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Adult

Notes

Submission requires: first 3 chapters or first 30 pages and synopsis and covering letter; email only; no post. Agency does not represent poetry or textbooks. The agency does not represent science fiction, fantasy, poetry, or textbooks. Alice Saunders also handles audio, speakers, and screen representation for her clients.

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