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Andrew Holgate

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Andrew Nurnberg Associates·UK

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Represents
fictionliterary non-fictionmemoirbiographynaturehistory
Looking for
Small list: fiction and literary non-fiction; memoir; biography; nature; history
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Andrew Holgate is a literary agent at Andrew Nurnberg Associates based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including fiction, literary non-fiction, and memoir. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within Assume pass after 3 months (agency guideline). Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within Assume pass after 3 months (agency guideline)

Manuscript Wishlist

Small list: fiction and literary non-fiction; memoir; biography; nature; history

Submission Tips

Submission route: Email, submissions@nurnberg.co.uk ANA submissions: email only to submissions@nurnberg.co.uk with cover letter (in body) + 1-page synopsis + first 3 chapters/50 pages; NF proposals: overview + chapter outlines + 3 sample chapters. No picture books or scripts.

Notes

Holgate was literary editor of The Sunday Times for 14 years, and deputy literary editor for nine years before that, retiring in October 2022. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, has co-edited two books including one on how authors earn their living, and has judged numerous literary prizes including chairing the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2021. He also relaunched the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award and ran the Sunday Times Short Story Award during his tenure there.

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