Fantasy26 Mar 2026
10 UK Literary Agents Looking For Fantasy Right Now
Writing fantasy and ready to build a sharper query list? These 10 UK literary agents are currently open to submissions, come from different agencies, and have live PairPi profiles with up-to-date submission detail.
If you want a faster shortlist than a generic directory trawl, this is a strong place to start.
John Ash
OpenCreative Artists Agency (CAA)
- Represents
- Literary fiction, general fiction, epic fantasy, history, memoir, reportage, narrative nonfiction, art, music, nature writing
- Looking for
- Beautiful, ambitious, and unusual literary fiction, epic fantasy, and upmarket general fiction that is emotionally engaging and compulsively readable. In nonfiction, interested in history, memoir, reportage, and big ideas, as well as writing on art, music, literature, and nature.
Laura Williams
OpenGreene & Heaton
- Represents
- Literary fiction, upmarket commercial fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction, popular science, popular history, popular culture, true crime, ya, middle grade
- Looking for
- Literary and upmarket commercial fiction (warmth/heart, female friendships, love stories, historical/period including mysteries, also gothic/horror/murder mysteries/psych thrill/speculative/magical realism). Non-fiction: memoir/narrative non-fiction including popular science/history/culture/true crime (select). Not currently looking for fantasy or anything younger than MG
Kristina Perez
OpenPerez Literary & Entertainment
- Represents
- Fiction, non-fiction
- Looking for
- Horror (especially folk/social/feminist/queer, not heavy body horror), crossover YA/NA fantasy with romance, paranormal romance/urban fantasy, narrative pop science (neuroscience) and smart-thinking, lesser-known female historical figures
Nelle Andrew
OpenRachel Mills Literary (RML)
- Represents
- Fiction, literary memoir, narrative nonfiction
- Looking for
- Actively seeking wide-ranging fiction: excellent writing, compelling plots, diverse/unexpected voices, engrossing reads, especially literary/commercial crossover, romantasy, psychological thrillers/suspense, family dramas, savvy love stories, ambitious crime/thriller, smart historical/speculative/magical realism. Not looking for children's/YA/MG, short story collections, poetry or drama, no straight sci-fi or high fantasy that is not romantasy
Silvia Molteni
OpenPeters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD)
- Represents
- Children's and ya (and some adult)
- Looking for
- Middle grade and YA fiction across genres (pref voice/character-driven, contemporary/realistic settings, magical realism, original psychological thrillers, atmospheric horror, light fantasy). Also open to original children/YA non-fiction, selectively adult literary projects
John Baker
OpenBell Lomax Moreton
- Represents
- Speculative fiction (sff or fantasy or horror or romantasy etc.)
- Looking for
- Speculative fiction broadly: epic/urban/historical fantasy, SF (space opera/near future), horror (folklore/gothic), weird/high-concept, action/adventure/espionage, underrepresented voices
John Jarrold
OpenJohn Jarrold (independent agent)
- Represents
- Sf, fantasy, horror
- Looking for
- Adult SF, fantasy and horror novelists only (no YA/children's, no non-fiction, no screenwriters)
Julie Crisp
OpenJulie Crisp Literary Agency
- Represents
- Historical fiction, crime, thrillers, book club fiction, science fiction, fantasy, children's
- Looking for
- Historical fiction, crime/thrillers, book club, science fiction and fantasy (actively building list)
Ian Drury
OpenSheil Land Associates
- Represents
- Literary fiction, commercial fiction, book club fiction, contemporary fiction, commercial women's fiction, crime, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, genre romance, historical fiction, horror, ghost stories, sagas, science fiction, biography, memoir, cookery, gardening, gift books, humour, history, military history, lifestyle, mind-body-spirit, self-improvement, politics, popular science, psychology, travel, children's, ya
- Looking for
- SF/fantasy, sweeping historical fiction, character-driven sci-fi, action/adventure, crime. Non-fiction: history, biography, music
Alice Sutherland-Hawes
OpenASH Literary
- Represents
- Picture books, middle grade, ya, adult romance, adult romantasy, adult fantasy
- Looking for
- Extraordinary, diverse stories, strong preference for underrepresented voices, see on-site wishlist for specifics (MG/YA, adult romance/romantasy/fantasy etc.)
These are only a few of the agents on PairPi currently looking for fantasy. Browse the wider directory if you want to compare open agents, submission methods, and recent verification dates before you query.