Ed Wilson is a literary agent at Johnson & Alcock based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and non-fiction and estates. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within to respond within 3 months (agency). Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.
Response Time
Usually responds within to respond within 3 months (agency)
Notes
J and A submissions: email only; choose one agent; include cover letter and blurb and author info; fiction-synopsis (<=2 pages) and opening 50 pages; non-fiction-proposal and sample material totalling ~50 pages. Attachments up to 5MB. Ed is a director of Johnson & Alcock and manages the majority of the agency's literary estates, including those of Beryl Bainbridge, Dick Francis, William Trevor, and Elizabeth Taylor. He has run Guardian Masterclasses on getting published for a decade and is an active mentor and podcast guest.
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