Chris Wellbelove
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Wants to See
Age Categories
Adult
Looking For
Literary novels that prioritise plot and find fun, surprising ways to explore ideas or a moment in time — entertaining, thought-provoking, and ideally moving. Open to work that plays with and elevates genre. In nonfiction, drawn to original ideas with unique, narrative-driven telling, whether from journalists, memoirists, thought leaders, academics, or cultural figures. Not currently taking on new poets.
Manuscript Wishlist
Literary-spectrum fiction (incl speculative); narrative-forward nonfiction with original idea/voice; not currently taking on new poets
Submission Tips
Submission route: Email (agency submissions), submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk AAA submissions: email submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk FAO chosen agent; attach first 3 chapters/50pp + synopsis (fiction) or proposal/sample (non-fiction). Agent page lists assistant but requests you do not submit to assistant directly.
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- Response time
- 3 months; no response means a pass
- Last verified
- 7 Apr 2026Recently verified
Notes
Wellbelove's list includes Gary Stevenson (The Trading Game, Sunday Times number one bestseller), Kaliane Bradley (The Ministry of Time, Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, Barack Obama pick), Sophie Elmhirst (A Marriage at Sea, Nero Gold Prize winner, Barack Obama pick, New York Times 10 Best Books of 2025), Daisy Johnson, Evie Wyld, the Secret Barrister, and poets including Liz Berry and Kayo Chingonyi. He has recently worked on the Secret Barrister's first legal thriller, signalling openness to elevated genre fiction.