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Diana Beaumont

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DHH Literary Agency·UK

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Represents
fiction and non-fiction
Looking for
Fiction: high-concept crime/thrillers; female-led commercial; upmarket commercial; book club; contemporary women's stories; romance; underrepresented voices; fresh-take historical; funny smart romcoms; sagas; gothic; sweeping love stories. Non-fiction: humour; memoir; lifestyle; social justice/polemic; cookery. Not horror/ghosts; not SFF; not YA/children; not sport/true crime; no short stories/novellas; no poetry/screenplay.
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Diana Beaumont is a literary agent at DHH Literary Agency based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and non-fiction. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within DHH aims 8-16 weeks; assume pass after 16 weeks. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within DHH aims 8-16 weeks; assume pass after 16 weeks

Notes

Submissions should include a cover letter, the first three chapters, and a one-page synopsis, all as Word attachments. Diana does not represent horror, ghosts, SFF, YA, children's, sport, true crime, short stories, novellas, poetry, or screenplays. DHH aims to respond within 8 to 16 weeks; no response after 16 weeks should be treated as a pass.

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