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Annakarin Klerfalk

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Intersaga Literary Agency·UK

Agent profile summary

Represents
adult and children'spicture booksillustrators
Looking for
Adult and children's chapter books (synopsis and first chapter; if <3 chapters send whole MS); picture books (text only); illustrators (samples).
How to submit
Email
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Annakarin Klerfalk is a literary agent at Intersaga Literary Agency based in UK. Their list focuses on adult and children's, picture books, and illustrators. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within 4 to 6 weeks. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Children's

Response Time

Usually responds within 4 to 6 weeks

Notes

Subject line format: "PROPOSAL, Title of Work and Your Name". One submission per author; label attachments clearly. Annakarin studied Cultural & Literary Studies and holds a Masters in Publishing Studies from Lunds University in Sweden, and spent a decade managing Waterstones bookshops in London before founding Intersaga. The agency is based in Chiswick and also assists clients with editorial feedback, book launches, rights sales, and translation rights.

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