Joanna Swainson
OpenHardman & Swainson·UK
Represents
fiction, non-fiction
Wants to See
Fiction: crime/thrillers across commercial-literary; atmospheric/setting-as-character; accessible speculative; ghost stories; folk horror; originality and distinctive voice; humour threaded. Non-fiction: narrative history/prehistory; memoir; nature/landscape; folklore.
Age Categories
Adult
Looking For
Fiction: crime/thrillers across commercial-literary, atmospheric/setting-as-character, accessible speculative, ghost stories, folk horror, originality and distinctive voice, humour threaded. Non-fiction: narrative history/prehistory, memoir, nature/landscape, folklore
Submission Details
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- Response time
- If no response within 8 weeks, treat as a pass
- Last verified
- 10 Apr 2026Recently verified
Notes
Submit to central address and name preferred agent in cover email per agency submissions guidance. The agency does not represent TV or film scripts or poetry. Writers submitting fiction should include the full manuscript upfront rather than waiting to be asked; non-fiction submitters should send a complete proposal and sample material in a single email.