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Susan Yearwood Agency·UK

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Represents
commercial fictionromancesagacrimethrillerbook club fiction
+9 morechildren's fictionYAnon-fictionbusinessfinanceself-helpwellbeinglifestylecookery
Looking for
Commercial fiction (romance/saga; crime/thriller; book club); children's novels 9+ to YA; non-fiction incl. business/finance, self-help/wellbeing, lifestyle/cookery. Not sci-fi, short stories, or poetry.
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Susan Yearwood is a literary agent at Susan Yearwood Agency based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including commercial fiction, romance, and saga. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within to get back to all writers within 2 months. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Children's, YA

Response Time

Usually responds within to get back to all writers within 2 months

Notes

Susan Yearwood founded her agency in 2007 after early career experience at Virago, Museum Quilts, and Penguin Books. The agency is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents and represents both debut and established authors. Writers should also include a personal paragraph explaining why they chose to write their book, with relevant anecdotes — this is explicitly requested in submission guidelines.

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