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A.M. Heath·UK

Agent profile summary

Represents
fiction and non-fiction
Looking for
Page-turners; clever, gripping stories with complicated/flawed characters; relationship-driven fiction; YA/NA fantasy; millennial and audience; underrepresented voices; environmental/social issues
How to submit
Online Form
Recently verified·Last verified: 21 May 2026

Florence Rees 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. Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, YA

Response Time

Response guidance: Chase if no response within 6 weeks

Manuscript Wishlist

Page-turners; clever, gripping stories with complicated/flawed characters; relationship-centered fiction; novels balancing humour with ‘meaty’ topics; memoir; YA/NA fantasy. Seeking writers speaking to millennial/younger audience (journalists, screenwriters, activists/platform). Interested in under-represented voices; environmental and social issues. Notes many North American submissions and suggests US/Canada authors often focus on home market unless specific reason for UK agent.

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

Philip Ellis (represented; genre not stated on agent page), Salma El-Wardany (represented; genre not stated on agent page), Jaspreet Kaur (represented; genre not stated on agent page), Annie Lord (represented; genre not stated on agent page), Rachel Thompson (represented; genre not stated on agent page), Nussaibah Younis (represented; genre not stated on agent page)

Comparable Titles

Paul Kalanithi – When Breath Becomes Air; Cathy Rentzenbrink – The Last Act of Love; Marian Keyes – Rachel’s Holiday; Catherine Newman – We All Want Impossible Things; Sarah Vaughan – Anatomy of a Scandal; Kiley Reid – Such a Fun Age; Garth Nix (YA fantasy); Robin Hobb (fantasy); Mary Hoffman (YA); Carissa Broadbent (fantasy); Sarah J. Maas (fantasy)

Notes

Unsolicited submissions via online form only; submissions@amheath.com is for specific cases (full requests/offers/no response after 6 weeks/cookery/illustrated children's). Agent notes most North America-based writers should seek a home-market agent unless strong UK-market reason.

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