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Sarah Lutyens

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Lutyens & Rubinstein·UK

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Represents
fiction and non-fiction
Looking for
Crime fiction; unputdownable literary and commercial fiction; non-fiction that makes you think/question the world
How to submit
Email
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Sarah Lutyens is a literary agent at Lutyens & Rubinstein based in UK. Their list focuses on fiction and non-fiction. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within 2 months. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within 2 months

Notes

Submissions are processed by agency reader Susannah Godman who shares with suitable agents; include covering letter and short synopsis and first 3 chapters (up to ~5,000 words); no scripts; no postal. The agency actively encourages submissions from writers currently under-represented in mainstream publishing. No feedback is provided on declined material, but all submitters receive a response.

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How to submitEmail a covering letter, short synopsis, and first three chapters (or up to 5,000 words) to submissions@lutyensrubinstein.co.uk. If you have a particular agent in mind, let Susannah Godman know in your message.
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Susannah Godman

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