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Laura MacDougall

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United Agents·UK

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Represents
commercial fictionliterary fictionnon-fiction
Looking for
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.
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Laura MacDougall is a literary agent at United Agents based in UK. Their list focuses on commercial fiction, literary fiction, and non-fiction. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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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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