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Isabel Atherton

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Creative Authors·UK

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Represents
nonfictionillustrated booksfashionbiographyautobiographycrafts
+9 morehealthcookerychildren's picture bookshistorynatural historypopular culturetrue crimeselect fictionillustrators
Looking for
Publishing History, CV, Synopsis, Three Sample Chapters
How to submit
Online Form
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Isabel Atherton is a literary agent at Creative Authors based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including nonfiction, illustrated books, and fashion. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as If you do not receive a response from Creative Authors within 6 weeks, assume the agency is not interested.. Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Picture Book

Response Time

Usually responds within If you do not receive a response from Creative Authors within 6 weeks, assume the agency is not interested.

Notes

Submissions via the Join Us form (attachments Word/PDF). Not looking for fantasy, science fiction, poetry, short stories, plays, scripts. No paper submissions.

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How to submitEmail a brief synopsis and the first three chapters as Word or Open Document attachments to mail@limelightmanagement.com. Include 'Submission' in the subject line and the title of your work in the attachment filename. Also include a note about your professional life and writing ambitions.
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