Joanna Swainson
OpenHardman & Swainson·UK
Represents
Fiction and 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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- Email (central submissions)
- Response time
- If no response within 8 weeks treat as pass (agency submissions page)
- Last verified
- 10 Feb 2026Recently verified
Notes
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