Caroline Hardman is a literary agent at Hardman & Swainson based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and non-fiction. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within If no response within 8 weeks treat as pass. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.
Response Time
Usually responds within If no response within 8 weeks treat as pass
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Submissions: choose one agent name in cover email and send to central submissions address. Fiction requires cover email and 1-page synopsis and full manuscript (attachment). Non-fiction requires cover email and proposal and sample chapter (or whole work if complete). No TV/film scripts or poetry. Caroline co-founded Hardman & Swainson and previously worked at the Christopher Little Literary Agency and The Marsh Agency, where she specialised in translation rights. She holds a first-class BA and an MA with distinction in English Literature from the University of Leeds. Her client list includes authors such as Helen Fields, Dinah Jefferies, Liz Trenow, and Rebecca Wait, among many others across literary fiction and serious non-fiction.
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