Ed Wilson

Represents

Wants to See

Age Categories

Adult

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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Response time

Aim to respond within 3 months (agency)

Last verified

10 Apr 2026Recently verified

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.