Literary Agents Accepting Email Submissions
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210 agents · 119 currently open to submissions
Annakarin Klerfalk
OpenIntersaga Literary Agency·UK
Adult and children's, picture books, illustrators
Charlotte Colwill
OpenColwill & Peddle·UK
Fiction and children's books
Clare Israel
OpenDavid Higham Associates·UK
David Patrikarakos
OpenThe Blair Partnership·UK
Commercial FictionUpmarket FictionBook Club FictionCrime FictionThrillerHistorical Fiction+4 more
Ed Wood
OpenThe Blair Partnership·UK
Crime FictionThrillerMysteryBook Club Fiction
Eleanor Birne
OpenRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Elena Berry
OpenDHH Literary Agency·UK
Literary FictionSpeculative FictionCrime FictionPsychological ThrillersFantasyRomantasy+2 more
Gillon Aitken
OpenAitken Alexander Associates·UK
Honor Spreckley
OpenRCW Literary Agency·UK
Literary FictionCommercial FictionRomanceBook Club FictionCulture and Society Non-FictionCookery
Isobel Boston
OpenDavid Higham Associates·UK
Picture BooksNoveltyPre-SchoolMiddle GradeNarrative Non-FictionGeneral Non-Fiction+4 more
Louise Lamont
OpenLBA Books·UK
Children's writers and illustrators (agent)
Millie van Grutten
OpenRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Picture BooksChapter BooksChildren's Illustration
Sam Copeland
OpenRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Literary FictionCommercial FictionCrimeThrillersHistorical FictionChildren's+2 more
Sophie Gorell Barnes
OpenMBA Literary Agents·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, audio rights, some playwrights
Susanna Lea
OpenSusanna Lea Associates·UK
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
Allan Guthrie
OpenThe North Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
Eve White
OpenEve White Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, children's
Ludo Cinelli
OpenEve White Literary Agency·UK
Fiction, non-fiction, children's
Alice Saunders
OpenThe Soho Agency·UK
Fiction and narrative non-fiction, also audio/speakers/screen representation
Alice Williams
OpenAlice Williams Literary·UK
Children's authors and illustrators
Andrew Holgate
OpenAndrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Angharad Kowal Stannus
OpenKowal Stannus Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fictionIllustration
Anne Williams
OpenKate Hordern Literary Agency (KHLA)·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Anne-Marie Doulton
OpenThe Ampersand Agency·UK
Literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, thrillers/mysteries
Antony Harwood
OpenAntony Harwood Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Barbara Barbieri
OpenAndrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Bill Goodall
OpenBill Goodall Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Bryony Woods
OpenBryony Woods Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Christine Green
OpenChristine Green Authors' Agent·UK
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
David Godwin
OpenDavid Godwin Associates (DGA)·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Eddie Bell
OpenBell Lomax Moreton·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, children's
Gaia Banks
OpenSheil Land Associates Ltd·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, children's
Gemma Cooper
OpenGemma Cooper Literary·UK
Children's, YA, and select adult genres (per agency About page)
James Macdonald Lockhart
OpenJames Lockhart Agency·UK
Non-fiction (strong focus) and literary fiction
Jo Williamson
OpenAntony Harwood Literary Agency·UK
Children's, and adult fiction
John Baker
OpenBell Lomax Moreton·UK
Speculative fiction (SFF/fantasy/horror/romantasy etc.)
Jonathan Pegg
OpenJonathan Pegg Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Kate Hordern
OpenKate Hordern Literary Agency (KHLA)·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Lucy Flynn
OpenAndrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
Translation/rights agent, some UK representation
Lucy Irvine
OpenDarley Anderson Children's Book Agency·UK
Children's books
Lydia Silver
OpenThe Soho Agency·UK
Children's and YA (incl graphic/illustrated)
Maria Brannan
OpenGreyhound Literary·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, translation rights
Mariam Keen
OpenWhispering Buffalo Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction (and media rights)
Marianne Gunn O Connor
OpenMarianne Gunn O Connor Literary Film & TV Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction (plus film/TV rights)
Marina de Pass
OpenThe Soho Agency·UK
Adult fiction, select children's/YA and non-fiction
Mark Stanton
OpenThe North Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and narrative non-fiction
Molly Jamieson
OpenUnited Agents·UK
Children's/YA and adult SFF/horror/romance
Molly Ker Hawn
OpenDavid Higham Associates·UK
Children's and YA, select adult speculative
Natalie Galustian
OpenGreyhound Literary·UK
Narrative and commercial non-fiction, literary fiction
Natalie Jerome
OpenOriginate Literary Agency·UK
Fiction, non-fiction, YA and children's
Neil Dunnicliffe
OpenSpring Literary·UK
Children's and YA writing and illustration
Nicola Chang
OpenDavid Higham Associates·UK
Literary and general fiction, non-fiction, poetry (select)
Oscar Janson-Smith
OpenOscar Janson-Smith Ltd·UK
Fiction, non-fiction, cookery and children's
Pat Lomax
OpenBell Lomax Moreton·UK
Fiction, non-fiction and children's books
Paul Feldstein
OpenThe Feldstein Agency·UK
Adult fiction and adult non-fiction
Paul Moreton
OpenBell Lomax Moreton·UK
Children's books and narrative non-fiction, also some fiction
Penny Holroyde
OpenHolroyde Cartey·UK
Children's authors and illustrators
Peter Buckman
OpenThe Ampersand Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, estates
Philippa Sitters
OpenPhilippa Sitters Associates (PSA Ltd)·UK
Fiction and select non-fiction
Rachel Petty
OpenThe Blair Partnership·UK
Children's fiction and non-fiction (to YA/crossover)
Samar Hammam
OpenRocking Chair Books Literary Agency·UK
Adult trade fiction and non-fiction
Sarah Williams
OpenSophie Hicks Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, dramatic rights
Sophie Hicks
OpenSophie Hicks Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, children's/YA, rights
Teresa Chris
OpenTeresa Chris Literary Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Valerie Hoskins
OpenValerie Hoskins Associates (VHA)·UK
Screenwriters (TV/film) only
Will Francis
OpenJanklow & Nesbit UK·UK
Fiction and non-fiction (and poetry)
Catherine Cho
OpenPaper Literary·UK
Literary fictionMiddle gradeChildren's
Elena Langtry
OpenCMM Literary Agency (Coombs Moylett Maclean)·UK
commercial women's fiction, psychological thrillers, pop science, true crime (interests)
Faith O'Grady
OpenLisa Richards Agency·UK
fiction, non-fiction, children's fiction 8+ (per agent page)
Felicity Blunt
OpenCurtis Brown·UK
fiction (literary to commercial)non-fiction (incl cookery etc.)
Felicity Rubinstein
OpenLutyens & Rubinstein Literary Agency·UK
Fiona Lindsay
OpenLimelight Management·UK
fiction (thrillers/crime/historical/suspense/mystery/women's commercial), non-fiction (arts/crafts/cookery/biog/pop science/business/natural history/sport/travel/health)
David Smith
ClosedAnnette Green Authors' Agency·UK
Fiction and non-fiction
Laura Bennett
ClosedLiverpool Literary Agency·UK
Adult fiction, YA SFF only (per agency)
Annette Green
ClosedAnnette Green Authors' Agency·UK
Jenny Brown
ClosedJenny Brown Associates·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, children's
Lucy Juckes
ClosedJenny Brown Associates·UK
Children's writers and illustrators
Amy Mitchell
ClosedUnited Agents·UK
Foreign rights (fiction titles in direct territories)
Charlie Viney
ClosedThe Viney Agency (merged with Aevitas Creative Management)·UK
Literary agency (books)
Sonny Marr
ClosedMarjacq·UK
Commercial fiction and non-fiction, narrative podcast pitches
Zoe Plant
ClosedThe Bent Agency·UK
Fiction (adult) and children's/MG/YA
Elizabeth Sheinkman
ClosedPeters Fraser & Dunlop (PFD)·UK
literary fiction, voice-driven memoir, narrative non-fiction
Emily Glenister
UnknownDHH Literary Agency·UK
commercial fiction, upmarket commercial fiction, crime/psychological thriller, historical, gothic, magical realism/urban fantasy, selected non-fiction (per wishlist)
Becky Brown
UnknownRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Becky Brown
UnknownRCW Literary Agency·UK
Eli Keren
UnknownCurious Minds Agency·UK
adult non-fiction (experts/academics, smart science, current affairs), rarely fiction
Georgia Tournay-Godfrey
UnknownThe Bright Agency·UK
Isabel Williams
UnknownAndrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
Jon Wood
UnknownRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Literary FictionCrime FictionThrillerHistorical FictionScience FictionFantasy+6 more
Jon Wood
UnknownRCW Literary Agency·UK
Literary FictionCrime FictionThrillerHistorical FictionScience FictionFantasy+6 more
Kat Aitken
UnknownLexington Literary Agency·UK
Literary FictionCrime FictionThrillerNon-FictionCultural CommentaryHistory+3 more
Lesley Pollinger
UnknownPaper Lion Ltd·UK
Cross-media rights representation and consultancy
Matthew Marland
UnknownRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Literary FictionNonfiction
Nicky Lander
UnknownThe Bright Agency·UK
Niktaa Amirkhalili
UnknownRCW Literary Agency·UK
Niktaa Amirkhalili
UnknownRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Rachael Sharples
UnknownDavid Higham Associates·UK
Vicki Willden-Lebrecht
UnknownThe Bright Agency·UK
Zoë Waldie
UnknownRCW Literary Agency (RCW International)·UK
Caspian Dennis
UnknownAbner Stein·UK
Anna Carmichael
UnknownAbner Stein·UK
Ciara Finan
UnknownCurtis Brown·UK
Fantasy, romantasy, rom-coms, book club romance, female-focused psychological thrillers, historical fiction, commercial non-fiction
Davinia Andrew-Lynch
UnknownANDLYN Literary·UK
Imogen Bovill
UnknownAbner Stein·UK
John Silbersack
UnknownThe Bent Agency·UK
Rachel Clements
UnknownAbner Stein·UK
Sandy Violette
UnknownAbner Stein·UK
Seb Flatau
UnknownFuterman Rose & Associates (FRA)·UK
Carrie Kania
UnknownC&W Agency·UK
fiction, non-fiction (per agency profile/bio)
Andrew Nurnberg
UnknownAndrew Nurnberg Associates·UK
International literary agency (founder)
Abigail Bergstrom
UnknownBergstrom Studio·UK
Literary agency and publishing consultancy
Becky Brown
UnknownCurtis Brown·UK
Charlotte Howard
UnknownFox & Howard Literary Agency·UK
Commercial non-fiction
Chelsey Fox
UnknownFox & Howard Literary Agency·UK
Commercial non-fiction
Elaine Steel
UnknownElaine Steel Writers' Agent·UK
Writers/directors across media including books
Guy Rose
UnknownFuterman Rose & Associates (FRA)·UK
Non-fiction, and some film/TV scripts (per site)
Isobel Gahan
UnknownCurtis Brown·UK
Jonny Geller
UnknownCurtis Brown·UK
Fiction and non-fiction (novelists, memoirists, journalists, public figures)
Lorella Belli
UnknownLorella Belli Literary Agency (LBLA)·UK
Literary agency (rights in all media)
Megan Staunton
UnknownBergstrom Studio·UK
Literary agent (and publishing consultancy)
Natalia Lucas
UnknownUnited Agents·UK
Non-fiction writers and presenters
Nemonie Craven Roderick
UnknownJonathan Clowes Ltd·UK
Fiction and non-fiction, estates
Norah Perkins
UnknownCurtis Brown·UK
Philippa Milnes-Smith
UnknownThe Soho Agency·UK
Children's/YA and media
Rochelle Stevens
UnknownRochelle Stevens & Co·UK
Writers and directors (screen/audio/stage)
Sandra Sawicka
UnknownMarjacq·UK
Genre fiction, YA, translation rights
Seren Adams
UnknownLexington Literary Agency·UK
Literary fiction and narrative non-fiction
Steph Thwaites
UnknownCurtis Brown·UK
Zoe Apostolides
UnknownCoombs Moylett Maclean (CMM Literary Agency)·UK
Editorial (crime, commercial fiction, non-fiction)
Catherine Pellegrino
UnknownMarjacq·UK
children (MG/YA), adult fiction
Emily MacDonald
Unknown42 Management & Production·UK
book club, crime/thriller, upmarket, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction (per profile)
Eugenie Furniss
Unknown42 Management & Production·UK
fiction, non-fiction
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