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Philip Patterson

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Marjacq·UK

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Represents
fiction and non-fiction
Looking for
Thrillers; commercial fiction; historical and literary fiction; narrative non-fiction (history, natural history, politics, military)
How to submit
Email
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Philip Patterson is a literary agent at Marjacq based in UK. Their list focuses on 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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Marjacq submissions: email the best-fit agent; include cover letter (email body) and attach first 50 pages and synopsis (fiction) or proposal (non-fiction) as Word/PDF; total attachments <=2MB.

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