Charlotte Seymour

Open

Represents: fiction and non-fiction
fiction and non-fiction
Looking for: Fiction: book club/literary, character- and voice-driven crime/thriller/suspense, dark/gothic/uncanny, love stories, family sagas, historical from a slant, Highsmithian thrillers. Non-fiction: accessible social/cultural history, biography/memoir, reportage, popular science, nature, arts, food/cookery, experts, journalists, lived experience
How to submit: Email charlotte@johnsonandalcock.co.uk with a short covering letter (including a book blurb and brief author bio), a synopsis of no more than two pages, and the opening 50 pages of the manuscript (fiction), or a book proposal of approximately 50 pages (non-fiction). Submissions must be in Word Doc format, at least 1.5 line spaced, page-numbered, on A4. Submit to one agent only, do not blind-copy. Attachments must be under 5MB.
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Charlotte Seymour is a literary agent at Johnson & Alcock based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and non-fiction. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within to respond within 3 months (agency); cannot guarantee response to every submission. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within to respond within 3 months (agency); cannot guarantee response to every submission

Notes

J and A submissions: email only; choose one agent; include cover letter and synopsis and opening pages (see submissions page for format/limits). She also champions select titles in translation.

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