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Georgina Capel

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Georgina Capel Associates Ltd·UK

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Represents
literary fictioncommercial fictioncrimesci-fishort story collectionspoetry
+10 morenarrative non-fictionhistorytravelfoodnature writinginvestigative journalismpopular sciencepopular psychologychildren'sYA
Looking for
Cover letter and ~500-word synopsis and first 3 chapters; include contact details
How to submit
Other
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Georgina Capel is a literary agent at Georgina Capel Associates Ltd based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including literary fiction, commercial fiction, and crime. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within If interested, within 6 weeks (no reply = no). Submissions via Other. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Children's, YA

Response Time

Usually responds within If interested, within 6 weeks (no reply = no)

Notes

The agency explicitly rejects manuscripts written or edited using AI, including cover letters, synopses, and proposals. Georgina Capel previously held senior rights roles at Random House, Jonathan Cape, and Secker and Warburg before founding the agency. Rachel Conway's clients have been longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; Irene Baldoni's clients include Saltire Award and Fitzcarraldo Prize winners; Polly Halladay's clients include winners of the Hawthornden Prize and the RSL Encore Award.

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