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Represents
fiction and non-fictionestates
Looking for
Fiction: originality/style; literary to commercial; imaginative setting; strong voice; compelling premise; active SFF list; high concept; intelligent crime/thrillers; genre-transcending. Not taking new YA/children's; no plays/film scripts. Non-fiction: politics; narrative history; sport; natural history; quirky memoir; popular culture; inventive angles.
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Recently verified·Last verified: 10 May 2026

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.

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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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How to submitEmail 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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