Laura MacDougall

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United Agents·UK

Represents

commercial fiction, literary fiction, non-fiction

Wants to See

Commercial and literary fiction (saga/romance/historical/book club/uplit; quirky to experimental); narrative non-fiction and big-ideas; keen for LGBTQ and voices; currently seeking epic family saga, compelling love story, ENM/poly relationships, historical, friendships/sisters, form-playing literary; no SFF/fantasy/horror; no YA/children; no mind-body-spirit/cookery.

Age Categories

Adult

Looking For

Commercial and literary fiction (saga, romance, historical, book club, uplit, quirky to experimental), narrative non-fiction and big ideas; keen on LGBTQ voices and stories. Currently seeking epic family sagas, compelling love stories, ENM/poly relationships, historical fiction, friendships and sisters, and form-playing literary fiction. No SFF, fantasy, horror, YA, children's, mind-body-spirit or cookery.

Submission Details

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Notes

United Agents submissions: cover email with elevator pitch and comps and blurb; attach 1-page synopsis and first 3 chapters (fiction) OR proposal and 20pp sample (non-fiction). Laura requests first 3 chapters and synopsis (fiction) / detailed proposal (NF). Laura began her career as a fiction editor at Hodder & Stoughton before moving into agenting, and represents a large number of LGBTQ+ authors, with a particular openness to under-represented voices.

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