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Laura MacDougall

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Represents
commercial fictionsagaromancehistorical fictionbook club fictionup-lit
+8 moreliterary fictionLGBTQ fictionLGBTQ nonfictionnarrative nonfictionpopular sciencepsychologyhistorysport
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Laura MacDougall is a literary agent at United Agents with a broad and eclectic list across adult fiction and non-fiction. She represents commercial fiction including saga, romance, historical, book club and up-lit, and literary fiction ranging from the quirky to the daring and experimental, with a particular love of historical fiction and novels about relationships and family life. As a queer woman she represents many LGBTQ writers and is keen to hear from LGBTQ authors across fiction and non-fiction. In non-fiction she wants big ideas books and narrative non-fiction across popular science, psychology and culture, sport, history, and race, class, gender, sexuality and identity. She does not represent young adult or children's books, science fiction, fantasy or horror, Mind Body Spirit non-fiction, or cookery and food writing.
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Submit through United Agents naming Laura MacDougall. For fiction send the first three chapters and a synopsis. For non-fiction send a detailed proposal.
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Last checked 1 Jul 2026·Last verified: 1 Jul 2026
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Laura MacDougall is a literary agent at United Agents based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including commercial fiction, saga, and romance. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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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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