Euan Thorneycroft is a literary agent at A.M. Heath based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and non-fiction. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as Chase if no response within 6 weeks (agency submissions policy). Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.
Response Time
Response guidance: Chase if no response within 6 weeks (agency submissions policy)
Manuscript Wishlist
Fiction: propulsive, character-led, high-emotion storytelling; crossover ‘book club’ fiction; crime/thriller (procedural, spy, psychological suspense, action adventure) with unusual hooks; boundary-pushing crime; historical fiction with strong sense of time/place and complex characters. Non-fiction: memoir; narrative-led expert books in history/science/technology/politics/nature. List open.
Submission Tips
A.M. Heath requests online submissions via its form (cover letter up to 500 words, synopsis up to 1,500 words, and first 10,000 words).
Notable Clients
Estate of Flann O’Brien (modern Irish literature; estate representation stated)
Comparable Titles
Kiley Reid – Such a Fun Age; Yomi Adegoke – The List; Sarah Winman – Still Life; Meg Mason – Sorrow and Bliss; Oyinkan Braithwaite – My Sister, the Serial Killer; Alex Pavesi – Eight Detectives; Stuart Turton – The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle; Tara Westover – Educated; James Rebanks – The Shepherd’s Life; Henry Marsh – Do No Harm
Notes
Unsolicited submissions via online form (cover letter <=500 words; synopsis <=1500 words; first 10,000 words). submissions@amheath.com used only for chases/offers/full requests/cookery/illustrated children's.
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