Andrew Lownie

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Andrew Lownie Literary Agency·UK

Represents

non-fiction

Wants to See

Non-fiction (per 'How to Submit' requirements)

Age Categories

Adult

Looking For

Non-fiction

Manuscript Wishlist

Non-fiction (per 'How to Submit' requirements)

Submission Tips

Submission route: Email, lownie@globalnet.co.uk Non-fiction submission requirements are detailed and include mini-synopsis + qualifications + comparable titles + sources + marketing outlets + chapter synopses + sample chapter. Contact page lists email for non-fiction submissions.

Submission Details

Submit via: Email
Response time: Aim to reply within 2 weeks
Last verified: 13 Apr 2026Recently verified

Notes

Andrew Lownie founded the agency in 1988 and has been ranked by Publishers Marketplace as the top-selling agent in the world on multiple occasions, and has been shortlisted three times for Agent of the Year at the British Bookseller Awards. The agency represents around 200 non-fiction authors and is particularly active in biography, military history, and narrative non-fiction. Roughly half the client list consists of previously unpublished writers.

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