UK Literary Agencies

The first UK literary agency opened in 1875.

Since then they have all been discovering and nurturing writing talent, to bring that talent to an international readership. Despite living in a digital age, they are as important today as they have ever been.

Literary agents are still the gatekeepers of publishing.

Even some of those that initially self-publish, do so to catch the eye of a literary agent.

This comprehensive list of UK based literary agencies was compiled by visiting the websites of every single one of them.

Consequently, through this page, writers now have access to the very latest details about their submission policies.

A literary agency should never charge a reading fee. Those that do have been excluded from this list.

It is common for literary agencies to occasionally close to submissions to give them an opportunity to catch up with their submissions.

It is always best to check their website with the links below for their latest status.

The agencies that frequently close to submissions at certain times of the year have been mentioned below.

Unless otherwise indicated, the agencies below are based in London.


The Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA | Illustrators

Email submissions: childrensbooksubmissions@theagency.co.uk

Query Children’s Books: Query letter, synopsis, and the full manuscript as an attachment.

Query Illustrators: Query letter with links to your website and social media of work.

Note: They also represent screenwriters, directors, designers, and producers.

 

Aitken Alexander Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Suspense | Commercial Thrillers | Non-Fiction | Memoir | Sport | Comedy | Politics | Current Affairs | Music

Does not accept: Illustrated Children’s Books.

Email submissions: submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk

Agent availability: Click here to study which agent is best for your work.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 50 pages as a Word document attachment. No PDF’s accepted.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, proposal, and the first 10K words as an attached Word document.

 

The Ampersand Agency Ltd

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Historical Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Crime Fiction | Thrillers | Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | YA | Non-Fiction | Memoirs | History | Biography | Current Affairs

Does not accept: Poetry, Self-Help, and Illustrated Children’s Books.

Email submissions: submissions@theampersandagency.co.uk

All Queries: Query letter, the first 2-3 chapters, brief outline, and a bio. All as Word documents.

Note: The agency does not represent American based writers.

 

Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Fiction | Crime | Thrillers | Mysteries | Women’s | Book Club Fiction | Children’s Books | YA

Postal submissions: Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency, Estelle House, 11 Eustace Road, London SW6 1JB

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

 

The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction | Biography | Business | Sport

Does not represent: Poetry, Educational Textbooks.

Email submissions: submission@bell-lomax.co.uk

Agent Availability: Click here to discover which agent is currently accepting.

All Queries: Query letter, bio, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

 

Lorella Belli Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: info@lorellabelliagency.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, bio, synopsis and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, outline and the first 2 chapters.

 

Blake Friedmann Literary, TV & Film Agency Ltd

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Thrillers | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Poetry, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Picture Books.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, the first 2 chapters.

 

The Blair Partnership

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Picture Books | Short Stories | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 30 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and a sample chapter.

Note: Attachments must be Word or PDF. No download links.

 

The Bright Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | YA | Middle Grade | Picture Books | Illustrators

Email submissions only: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter only.

Note: The agency also has an office in Jersey, USA.

 

Jenny Brown Associates

The agency is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Historical Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Non-Fiction | Memoir | Nature Writing | Popular Culture | Sport

Does not represent: Poetry, Light Romance, Self-Help, or Academic Work.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Felicity Bryan Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Science-Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Light Romance, Self-Help, or Memoir.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters,

Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and first 10K words.


Georgina Capel Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Postal submissions preferred: Georgina Capel Associates Ltd, 29 Wardour Street, London, W1D 6PS

Address letter to Submissions Department.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

 

Celia Catchpole

The agency is based in Oxford.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s books | Illustrators

Email submissions only: submissions@thecatchpoleagency.co.uk 

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, sample chapters, and a bio. All within an e-mail. No attachments will be opened.

Note: Submissions are seasonal. So check website to see if open during the month you wish to submit.

 

Mic Cheetham Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Crime-Fiction | Thrillers | Historical Fiction | Science-Fiction | Fantasy

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Note: They close to submissions during busy periods so check website to ensure open when you submit.

 

Anne Clark Literary Agency

The agency is based in Cambridge.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Picture Books | Middle Grade | YA

Email submissions only: submissions@anneclarkliteraryagency.co.uk

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3K words.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 3 pages.

Note: All documents within the body of the email. No attachments.

 

Jonathan Clowes Ltd

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction

Does not represent: Science-Fiction, or Poetry.

Email submissions only: admin@jonathanclowes.co.uk

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

 

Jonathan Conway Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: jonathan@jonathan-conway.com

All Queries: Query letter only.

Note: They close to submissions during busy periods so check website to ensure open when you submit.

 

Conville & Walsh

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Picture Books, Poetry.

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, CV (written in the 3rd person), competing books, an outline of chapters, and a sample chapter.

Note: The agency is now part of the Curtis Brown Group.

 

CMM Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Crime & Thrillers | Commercial Women’s Fiction | Historical Fiction

Email submissions: Using this online form.

All Queries: Query letter only.

Note: They close to submissions during busy periods so check website to ensure submission form is open when you submit.

 

Creative Authors 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | General Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Crime Fiction | Non-Fiction | Arts and Crafts | Biography | Autobiography | Health | Business | Cookery | Children’s Books | History | Natural History | Humour | Popular Culture

Email submissions only: Using this online form.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Note: They close to particular categories during busy periods so check website to ensure which genres they are currently accepting.

 

Rupert Crew 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Women’s Fiction | Crime & Thrillers | YA | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction | Craft | Cookery | Biography | Memoir | Health | MBS | Travel | History | Natural History | True Crime | Pop Culture

Does not represent: Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, or Poetry

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Note: They close to submissions during busy periods so check website to ensure they are open when you submit.

 

Curtis Brown

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Thrillers | Women’s Fiction | Historical Fiction | Commercial Women’s Thrillers | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction | Journalism | Cookery | Memoir | Business | Sport | Mind, Body, and Spirit | Personality-Led | History | Business

Email submissions only: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and a sample chapter

Each agent has their own requirements on samples and attachments. Check the link above.

Note: The agency also represents actors, presenters, screenwriters, playwrights, and directors.

 

Caroline Davidson Literary Agency (CDLA)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Chick Lit, Romance, Erotica, Crime, Thrillers, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Children’s Books, YA, Or Non-Fiction in these areas: Autobiographies, Memoirs, Conspiracy Theories, Educational Textbooks, Local History, Occult, PhD Theses, Self-Help, Unfortunate Personal Experiences, True Crime, or War Stories.

Fiction: Full specific details here.

Non-Fiction: Full specific details here.

Note: They close to submissions during busy periods so check website to ensure they are open when you submit.

 

DGA

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Reference, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Self-Help, YA, Middle Grade, Picture Books, or Poetry.

Email submissions: submissions@davidgodwinassociates.co.uk

Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 30 pages.

 

DHH Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Poetry.

Email submissions only: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters

Note: Their MD is also the MD of the popular London book store Goldsboro Books.

 

Diamond Kahn & Woods (DKW)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions only: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters as a Word or PDF document.

Note: They close to submissions during busy periods so check website to ensure they are open when you submit.

 

Elise Dillsworth Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Non-Fiction | African and Caribbean

Does not represent: Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Children’s Books.

Email submissions: elise@elisedillsworthagency.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 50 pages as an attachment.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 30 pages.

 

Robert Dudley Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Non-Fiction

Email submissions: info@robertdudleyagency.co.uk

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 3 chapters as a Word attachment. No PDFs.


Eddison Pearson

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | YA

Email submissions only: enquiries@eddisonpearson.com

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Fraser Ross Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Illustrators

Postal submissions: Fraser Ross Associates, 42 Hadfast Road, Cousland, Midlothian  EH22 2NZ

Email submissions: fraserrossassociates@gmail.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, the first 3 chapters, CV, and an SAE.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the opening chapter.

Query Illustrators: Query letter, and the complete manuscript.

 

Futerman, Rose & Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Non-Fiction | Biography | Autobiography | Politics | Entertainment

Postal submissions: Futerman Rose Associates, 91 St Leonards Road, London, SW14 7BL

Email submissions: guy@futermanrose.co.uk

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, proposal, and the first 2 chapters.

Note: The agency also represents screenwriters.


Graham Maw Christie

Website: Official Site

Genres: Non-Fiction | Memoir | Business | Health/Parenting | Humour & Quirky | Gift, Craft and Creativity | Popular Science/History | Popular Culture/Reference | TV Tie-ins | Web-to-Book Projects | Food and Drink

Does not accept: Fiction, or Poetry.

Email submissions only: submissions@grahammawchristie.com

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, chapters outline, and 2 sample chapters.

 

Annette Green Authors’ Agency

The agency is based in Pembury, Kent.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Thrillers | Non-Fiction | Current Affairs | History | Science | Politics | Popular Culture | Memoir | Biography | Children’s Books | YA

Does not accept: Science-Fiction, or Poetry.

Email submissions: annette@annettegreenagency.co.uk or david@annettegreenagency.co.uk

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10K words.

Note: Word documents only. No PDFs.

 

Christine Green Authors’ Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Children’s Books, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Poetry.

Email submissions: info@christinegreen.co.uk

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Note: They prefer exclusive submissions. So, they are the only agency reading your manuscript at that time.

 

Greene & Heaton

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Crime & Thrillers | Historical Novels | Non-Fiction | Travel | Science | Biography | History | Current Affairs | Travel | Gardening | Health | Ghost Writing | Humour | Food | Children’s Books | Illustrators

Postal submissions: Greene & Heaton Ltd, 37 Goldhawk Road, London, W12 8QQ

Email submissions: submissions@greeneheaton.co.uk

Agent availability: Submit based on this wish list of each agent.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters as a Word document.

Non-Fiction: Query letter, bio, and a full book proposal as a Word document.

 

The Greenhouse Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA

Does not represent: Picture Books by non-Illustrators, Poetry.

Email submissions only: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages. All within the text fields of QueryManager on their website.

Note: The agency has offices in the UK and US.

 

The Hanbury Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction | History | Popular Culture | Current Affairs | Celebrity Memoirs | Ghost Writing

Does not accept: Children’s Books, Self-Help, or Poetry

Email submissions: When this form is open.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Historical Fiction | Crime Fiction | Thrillers | YA | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction | Science | History | Memoir

Does not accept: Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Poetry.

Email submissions: submissions@hardmanswainson.com

Agent availability: Click here for each current wish list and status.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the full manuscript.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and either a sample chapter or the full manuscript.

 

AM. Heath & Co. 

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Crime Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction | History | Biography

Email submissions only: Using this online form.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 10K words. All within their form.

 

HHB Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Commercial Fiction | Non-Fiction | Journalism | History | Politics | Travel and Adventure | Contemporary Autobiography and Biography | Words and Numbers | Popular Culture | Quirky Humour | Entertainment and Television | Business | Family Memoir | Food and Cookery

Email submissions: Check here for current availability.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

David Higham Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction | Children’s Books | Illustrators

Fiction and Non-Fiction Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, the first 2-3 chapters, and an SAE.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, a proposal, the first 2-3 chapters, and an SAE.

Children’s Books Email submissions: childrenssubmissions@davidhigham.co.uk

Query Children’s Books: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 2-3 chapters.


Janklow & Nesbit (UK)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Crime Fiction | Psychological Thrillers | Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Graphic Novels | Non-Fiction | History | Travel | Food | Politics | Popular Science | Journalism | Biography | YA

Email submissions only: submissions@janklow.co.uk

Agent Availability: Check here for current availability.

Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters (or the first 50 pages).

Non-Fiction: Query letter, bio, and a full book proposal.

Note: The agency also has offices in New York and Los Angeles.

 

Johnson & Alcock

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 50 pages of the book.

 

Tibnor Jones & Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions only: enquiries@tiborjones.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 5 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 5 pages.


Ki Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specified by clicking here.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis and the first 3 chapters.

Note: The agency also represents screenwriters.

 

LBA

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Poetry

Email submissions only: Agent specified by clicking here.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 30 pages.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and a sample chapter.

 

Susanna Lea Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Science-Fiction, Educational Text Books, or Poetry.

Email submissions only: london@susannalea.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal and a sample chapter.

Note: The agency also has offices in Paris and New York.

 

Limelight Celebrity Management

Website: Official Site

Genres: Non-Fiction | Cookery | Gardening | Health & Beauty | Nutrition |Relationships | Business Motivation | Interior Design

Email submissions only: mail@limelightmanagement.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Note: The agency also represent television presenters.

 

Lindsay Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Middle Grade | YA

Email submissions: info@lindsayliteraryagency.co.uk

Query Children’s Books: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Picture Books: Query letter, synopsis, and the full manuscript as a Word attachment.

 

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Non-Fiction

Email submissions: lownie@globalnet.co.uk

Query Non-Fiction: These specific guidelines.

 

Luithlen Agency

The agency is based in Leicester.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books

Email submissions: When this form is open.

 

The Lutyens & Rubinstein Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions only: submissions@lutyensrubinstein.co.uk

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.


Andrew Mann

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: When this form is open.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

Marjacq Scripts

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Postal submissions: Marjacq Scripts Ltd, Box 412, 19/21 Crawford St, London, W1H 1PJ

Email submissions: Agent Specified by clicking here.

Note: The agency offers a full service in-house, covering Foreign Rights, Contracts/Strategy, and Film & TV representation and rights. 

 

The Marsh Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Children’s Picture Books, or Poetry.

Email submissions only: When this notification indicates.

All Queries: Query letter only.

 

MBA Literary Agents

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@mbalit.co.uk

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters as an attachment.

 

Eunice McMullen

The agency is based in Windermere, Cumbria.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | Illustrators

Email submissions only: eunice@eunicemcmullen.co.uk

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 2 chapters: all in the body of the email.

 

The Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Psychological Suspense | Crime and Thrillers | Comedy | Children’s Books | YA | Narrative Non-Fiction

Fiction and Non-Fiction Email submissions: submissions@madeleinemilburn.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, 3 comparable books or authors, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 10K words.

Children’s Books Email submissions: childrens@madeleinemilburn.com

Query Children’s Books: Query letter, synopsis, 3 comparable books or authors, and the first 3 chapters.

Note: The agency has created an excellent video on how to submit to them. Watch it here.

 

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@nurnberg.co.uk

Agent availability: Check here for latest agent wish list and status.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.


Peters, Fraser, and Dunlop

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Agent availability: Check here for latest agent wish list and status.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.


Rocking Chair Books

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Graphic Novels | Non-Fiction

Does not represent: Children’s, YA, Science-Fiction, or Fantasy.

Email submissions: representme@rockingchairbooks.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the full manuscript.

 

Rogers, Coleridge & White

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: info@rcwlitagency.com

Agent availability: Check here for latest agent wish list and status.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 20 pages.

Note: The agency does not accept Children’s or YA from US based writers.

 

The Sayle Literary Agency

The agency is based in Cambridge.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Biography | History | Current Affairs | Popular Science | Travel | Music | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Whenever this form is open.

Note: The agency was founded in 1896.

 

Sheil Land Associates

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@sheilland.co.uk

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 3 chapters.

Note: The agency also represents playwrights, screenwriters, directors, and presenters.

 

Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | Illustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: info@carolinesheldon.co.uk

Agent Availability: Check here for the current status.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 10K words.

Query Children’s Books: Query letter, synopsis, and the full manuscript.



The Soho Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Email submissions (Fiction): sohoagencysubmissions@gmail.com

Email submissions (YA/Children’s): sohoagencychildrenssubmissions@gmail.com

Agent availability: Check here for their latest wish lists and status.

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 30 pages as a Word document attachment.

Note: The agency also represents screenwriters, playwrights, and directors.


Skylark Literary Agency

The agency is based in Weybridge, Kent.

Website: Official Site

Genres: Children’s Books | YA

Email submissions only: submissions@skylark-literary.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the full manuscript as a Word attachment.

 

The Susijn Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: International Fiction

Does not accept: Self-Help, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Sagas, Computer, or Illustrated Books.

Email submissions: info@thesusijnagency.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

 

Jane Turnbull

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Poetry.

Email submissions: jane.turnbull@btinternet.com

All Queries: Query letter only.


United Agents

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | llustrators | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: One agent based on their wish list (see below).

Agent availability: Check here for latest agent wish list and status.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and the first 20 pages.

 

Jo Unwin Literary Agency (JULA)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@jounwin.co.uk

Agent availability: Check here for latest agent wish list and status.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and 2 sample chapters.

 

Wade & Co Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Children’s Books, or Poetry

Postal submissions: Wade & Doherty Literary Agency, 33 Cormorant Lodge, Thomas More Street, London, E1W 1AU

Email submissions: rw@rwla.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, the first 10K words, and an SAE if mailing.

 

Watson, Little

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: submissions@watsonlittle.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and a sample chapter.

 

Whispering Buffalo Literary Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Children’s Books | YA | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Academic Textbooks, or Poetry.

Email submissions: info@whisperingbuffalo.com

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, and a sample chapter.

 

Eve White

Website: Official Site

Genres: Literary Fiction | Commercial Fiction | Children’s Books | Non-Fiction

Does not accept: Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Poetry.

Email submissions: One of the following; 
fiction@evewhite.co.uk
nonfiction@evewhite.co.uk
childrens@evewhite.co.uk

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, proposal, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Query Children’s Books: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

 

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME)

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Email submissions: Agent specific based on their wish list. Click here to see.

Query Fiction: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters (or first 50 pages).

Query Non-Fiction: Query letter, and a proposal.

Note: One of the biggest agencies in the world, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and Miami.

 

The Wylie Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Fiction | Non-Fiction

Note: Not open to submissions. The agency also has an office in New York.


Zeno Agency

Website: Official Site

Genres: Science-Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | YA

Email submissions: info@zenoagency.com

All Queries: Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters.

Note: They close to submissions during busy periods so check website to ensure they are open when you submit.


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