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Camilla Bolton

Open
Darley Anderson·UK

Agent profile summary

Represents
fiction
Looking for
Mystery; suspense; thrillers; crime; book club fiction; grounded speculative/high-concept (no high fantasy); stories with escapism; strong series characters; ensemble casts; nature-as-character settings
How to submit
Online Form
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Camilla Bolton is a literary agent at Darley Anderson based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within 8-12 weeks. Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within 8-12 weeks

Notes

Darley Anderson accepts commercial adult fiction only via online submissions portal: cover letter (incl elevator pitch/blurb/market/genre/bio) and 1-page synopsis and first 3 chapters/50 pages. Not screenplays/poetry/non-fiction/novellas/erotica. Children's/MG/YA via Darley Anderson Children's.

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