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Represents
literary fictioncrimethrillernarrative non-fictionhistorypolitics
+4 moreculturepsychologysciencenature
Looking for
Fiction: literary fiction (broadly including book-club) and crime and thriller, excited by risks with voice/form/storytelling, compulsive, ideaful, humane. Non-fiction: original thinkers/writers in history, politics, culture, psychology, science, nature/environment (not straightforward memoir or academic monographs)
How to submit
Email - submissions@rebeccacarterliterary.com
Last checked 9 Jul 2026·Last verified: 9 Jul 2026

Rebecca Carter is a literary agent at Rebecca Carter Literary based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including literary fiction, crime, and thriller. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within If no reply after 1 month assume pass. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within If no reply after 1 month assume pass

Notes

Email cover letter in body and attachments. Subject: "Submission: [your name] [TITLE]". Fiction: first 3 chapters or 10k words and short full-book synopsis. Non-fiction: detailed proposal and, if possible, a sample chapter or sample writing. Name the attached files as "[your name] [TITLE] [document type]". Typescript must be 1.5 or double spaced with page numbers. External links will not be opened. No YA, children's, poetry, illustrated books or screenplays, with a few exceptions for existing clients. Submission queries or updates (e.g. to flag other agent interest) go to info@rebeccacarterliterary.com, not the submissions address. Submissions may be directed to Rebecca or to her assistant Tilda, but not both.

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