David H Headley
OpenD H H Literary Agency·UK
Represents
fiction
Wants to See
Character-driven debuts; sweeping stories with big universal themes; high concepts; thought-provoking; uplifting; original narrative voices; emotional journeys. Not: sci-fi; fantasy; children/YA; poetry; plays; screenplays; short stories/novellas; any non-fiction
Age Categories
Adult
Looking For
Character-driven debuts, sweeping stories with big universal themes, high concepts, thought-provoking, uplifting, original narrative voices, emotional journeys. Not: sci-fi, fantasy, children/YA, poetry, plays, screenplays, short stories/novellas, any non-fiction
Submission Details
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- Response time
- Agency: endeavour to respond within 8-16 weeks; if no reply within 16 weeks assume not under consideration
- Last verified
- 15 Apr 2026Recently verified
Notes
Only responds to submissions he wishes to explore further. David H Headley is the managing director of the agency. DHH is editorially led and draws on backgrounds in bookselling, in-house editorial, and television. Writers should submit to only one DHH agent at a time.