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Lisa Moylett

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Coombs Moylett Maclean (CMM Literary Agency)·UK

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Represents
fiction and non-fiction
Looking for
Commercial women's fiction with strong hook/twisty plots/emotion/drama; eclectic list. Agency also considers crime/mystery/suspense/thrillers, horror, historical, commercial and literary; non-fiction incl politics/current affairs, environment, lifestyle, popular science, self-help/how-to, true crime.
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Lisa Moylett is a literary agent at Coombs Moylett Maclean (CMM Literary Agency) based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and non-fiction. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within Assume pass after 3 months. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within Assume pass after 3 months

Notes

Lisa has worked in publishing for over 30 years and founded Coombs Moylett Literary Agency in 1997. Her clients include continuation Bond author John Gardner, crime writers Lisa Hall, Simon Brett and Catriona McPherson, and slang lexicographer Jonathon Green.

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