79 agents · 49 currently open to submissions
UK middle grade is underserved in submissions, which makes a genuinely strong manuscript easier to notice. The reader is usually 8 to 12, the protagonist needs to sit near that range, and the danger has to feel real without becoming adult. The voice must be clear without being small.
This UK page shows agents who explicitly represent middle grade. The broad search toggle catches more who'd consider it under children's, junior fiction, YA-adjacent lists, or a broader family list.
Adult fiction, select children's or ya and non-fiction
Upmarket commercial/book club and accessible literary, female-lens storytelling, historical with hook, romcoms, unusual structures, thrillers/crime with point of difference, select children's/YA crime/thrillers and MG adventure
Email - sohoagencysubmissions@gmail.com
Children's and ya, select adult speculative
Exceptional MG and YA fiction with global commercial appeal, graphic novels for children/YA with illustrations in place, very selective adult speculative, not picture books for new clients
Email - mollysubmissions@davidhigham.co.uk
Humor, children's, picture books, middle grade, young adult
Creative, proactive, and friendly artists working across all genres and age ranges, particularly projects that are humorous, quirky, or designed to spark meaningful conversations
Send all enquiries to mail@thebrightagency.com.
Fiction, children's books, illustration
See source page for more info
Email davinia@andlynliterary.co.uk for all enquiries.
Children's literature, middle grade, chapter books, young adult, picture books
Penny Moore represents children's literature, mainly middle grade, chapter books, young adult, and select picture books. Though she is interested in all genres, she is specifically seeking inventive works featuring breakout voices and compelling plot lines that will make young readers feel seen and heard for the first time.
Penny only accepts submissions via Query Manager. Submit through her Query Manager page at https:// queryManager.com or LiteraryPenny.
Fiction and non-fiction
Upmarket-commercial fiction, series crime/thrillers, historical fiction, high-concept fiction, narrative non-fiction, true crime, memoir, popular science/psychology, serious history
Email agauntlett@pfd.co.uk with a cover letter, full synopsis, and first three chapters (approximately 50 pages). Non-fiction submissions should include a detailed proposal and a cover letter with CV.
Children's authors and illustrators
Children's authors/illustrators across ages/genres, currently especially: witches, teen romance/romcom series, MG/YA sci-fi/fantasy, MG/YA horror/supernatural, YA romantasy, books for boys, compelling contemporary. For picture books/graphic novels currently only author-illustrators
Email childrensbooksubmissions@theagency.co.uk with submissions as attachments, not download links. Do not email the agent directly. No postal submissions.
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