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Louise Buckley

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Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency (HS-LA)·UK

Agent profile summary

Represents
adult fiction and select non-fiction
Looking for
Horror (literary to commercial; gothic; dark academia); literary/book-club; high-concept/time-slip; romcom/cozy romance; cosy fantasy; dystopian; NF from experts (nature/climate/psychology/self-help/health/neurodiversity/science etc.)
How to submit
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Louise Buckley is a literary agent at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency (HS-LA) based in UK. Their list focuses on adult fiction and select non-fiction. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within Nudge after 8 weeks (HS-LA guidance). Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within Nudge after 8 weeks (HS-LA guidance)

Notes

Submit only during monthly window (1st-7th). Form requires cover letter and first 3 chapters and synopsis. HS-LA does not represent short story collections, novellas, poetry, screenplays. Louise not looking for: romantasy, epic/traditional fantasy, space opera, police procedurals, memoir, war/Covid/AI themes.

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