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Rachel Neely

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Mushens Entertainment·UK

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Represents
crimethrillersliterary thrillercommercial thrillerfantasydystopian
+4 moreliterary speculative fictiondark academiahorrorhigh-concept book club fiction
Looking for
Cover letter, Synopsis, First three chapters
How to submit
Email
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Rachel Neely is a literary agent at Mushens Entertainment based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including crime, thrillers, and literary thriller. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within 4 to 6 weeks. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, YA

Response Time

Usually responds within 4 to 6 weeks

Notes

Mushens Entertainment is a leading London literary agency representing Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling authors. The agency does not accept picture books, middle grade, children's fiction younger than teen, individual short stories, erotica, poetry, screenplays, or comics and graphic novels. Submissions generated or edited using AI — including query letters — are explicitly not considered.

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Juliet Mushens

Mushens Entertainment

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RepresentsReading group fiction, crime, thriller, psychological fiction, literary fiction, fantasy, historical fiction
Looking forReading group fiction, crime and thriller, psychological novels, high-concept hooks, novels that feel ambitious and international, page-turners with a lot of twists and turns
How to submitEmail submissions@mushens-entertainment.com with a clear subject line (e.g. Fiction Submission: TITLE), the cover letter in the body of the email, a synopsis as an attachment, and a PDF or Word document containing either the first three chapters, the first 10,000 to 15,000 words, or the first 50 pages. Address the email to Juliet. Note: Juliet is currently closed to submissions.
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Maria Whelan

Mushens Entertainment

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RepresentsLiterary fiction, upmarket fiction, speculative fiction, horror, magical realism, mythology reimaginings, fairy tale reimaginings, folklore reimaginings, cultural criticism, narrative nonfiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, food writing, short story collections, novellas
Looking forLiterary and upmarket fiction, speculative fiction, horror, magical realism, and reimaginings of myths, fairy tales, and folklore. Also cultural criticism, narrative nonfiction, big-idea nonfiction, and select cookbooks and food writing. Maria is the only agent at the agency who accepts novellas and short story collections.
How to submitEmail submissions@mushens-entertainment.com with your submission addressed to Maria. For fiction, include a clear subject line (e.g. Fiction Submission: TITLE), a cover letter in the body of the email, an attached synopsis, and a PDF or Word document containing either the first three chapters, the first 10,000–15,000 words, or the first 50 pages. For non-fiction, include a proposal or the first 10,000–15,000 words of a completed manuscript. For short story collections (40,000–75,000 words total), include a synopsis and the full collection. For novellas (17,000–40,000 words), include a synopsis. Do not use AI to write or edit any part of your submission. Notify the agency if another agent requests your full manuscript or offers representation.
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Ian Drury

Sheil Land Associates

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RepresentsLiterary fiction, commercial fiction, book club fiction, contemporary fiction, commercial women's fiction, crime, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, genre romance, historical fiction, horror, ghost stories, sagas, science fiction, biography, memoir, cookery, gardening, gift books, humour, history, military history, lifestyle, mind-body-spirit, self-improvement, politics, popular science, psychology, travel, children's, YA
Looking forSF/fantasy, sweeping historical fiction, character-driven sci-fi, action/adventure, crime. Non-fiction: history, biography, music
How to submitEmail submissions@sheilland.co.uk with a cover letter, a one-page synopsis (fiction) or brief outline (non-fiction), a short CV, and the first three chapters or around fifty pages. Submissions should be 1.5 line spaced with margins and page numbers, and must include a word count. Only one work at a time. No AI-generated content accepted.
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James Mustelier

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RepresentsLiterary fiction, horror, mysteries, thrillers, suspense, fantasy, romantasy, speculative fiction
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How to submitEmail your query to James Mustelier at the address listed on his agent page, or use his QueryManager link if indicated there. Include the title of your project in the subject line. Paste the first ten pages of your manuscript in the body of the email — no attachments. For picture books, include the complete text, for illustrated work, include a link to your website or two to three PDFs or JPEGs. Do not query multiple Bent Agency agents simultaneously, if James passes, you may then query another agent at the agency.
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Jon Wood

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How to submitDirect queries about submissions to Isobel@rcwlitagency.com.
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Laura Williams

Greene & Heaton

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