Julia livshin independent agent is primarily interested in literary fiction and quality commercial fiction, but is also on the lookout for narrative nonfiction, memoir, and childrens literature. Currently we are inviting submissions in the areas of women s fiction, crime fiction, historical fiction and book club fiction. The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents. Committed to developing careers, we work as our clients creative and business partner throughout the entire publishing process. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary. We do not handle science fiction, fantasy, short stories or childrens books and are not currently seeking nonfiction proposals. Bookends represents fiction and nonfiction for an adult audience.
A project by the single story foundation, african literary magazines was created to provide you the necessary information and tools to help with your next submission. We do not handle science fiction, fantasy, short stories or childrens books and are not currently seeking. We offer information on magazines and media houses that cater to writers of african descent or writers interested in african stories. She will only consider submissions with material attached. One of the uks leading literary agencies handling nonfiction, from memoirs, autobiographies, biographies, parenting and selfhelp to popular philosophy, science, food, history and business. Julia livshin independent agent is primarily interested in literary fiction and quality.
Mar 11, 2016 she also represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to upmarket commercial, to romance, as well as crime fiction mysteries, thrillers, and the occasional literary or commercial novel not aimed at a female market. Find womens fiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in. I am also drawn to memoirs that speak to a larger social or historical circumstance, or introduce me to a new phenomenon. Updated 122019 these four uk agents are actively seeking to expand their client lists. In fiction, she represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to romance, including mystery, historical, and romantic suspense, and the occasional novel not aimed at. List of commercial fiction literary agents now accepting.
Specialist childrens and ya literary agency 2016 golden quill uk john grout victoria ewart located in uk, us and spain. Submitting your book or manuscript darley anderson. We welcome submissions and cover a variety of genres including crime, thriller, mysteries, womens, chicklit, accessible literary, and childrens fiction, including young adult and picture books. As a literary agent with blake friedmann, a literary agency based out of london, england, hattie grunewald has been dedicated to expanding her list of represented authors since joining the agency in 2016. Uk literary agents who specialise in science fiction and. In 2008, maura became an agent with don congdon associates. Maura represents writers of narrative non fiction, women s fiction, young adult, middle grade, selfhelp and cookbooks and is seeking literary works, women s fiction, multicultural voices, and any wellwritten novels with quirky characters andor unique plots and settings. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in new. Literary agents united kingdom, canada, australia, and. If you take a look at judiths page, youll see how many authors she has represented.
Caroline sheldon founded the agency thirty years ago after working as a publisher of womens fiction and childrens. Fulllength mss home 10%, usa 15%,translation 20% fiction preferred thrillers, irish novels, literary fiction, womens and general commercial fiction. Will francis has a particular interest in literary fiction, thrillers, speculative fiction, and. The aaas members are devoted to promoting authors works in the domestic and global markets and to defending authors rights in the uk, abroad and online. Keane kataria literary agency is open for submissions again. Feb 04, 2019 updated 122019 these four uk agents are actively seeking to expand their client lists. Stephany is a member of the association of authors representatives and the agents round table. Literary agents for womens fiction jericho writers.
Abby saul is a literary agent and founder of the lark group, a literary agency that prides itself on the ability to represent both established and. Our literary agents specialise in bestselling commercial fiction including thrillers, mysteries, crime, horror, fantasy, womens, chicklit, accessible literary, comedy. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary, tv and. Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction. The caroline sheldon literary agency is one of the uks leading literary. Will francis has a particular interest in literary fiction, thrillers, speculative fiction, and genre writers with a literary edge, as well as nonfiction rooted in provocative, challenging ideas. Currently we are inviting submissions in the areas of womens fiction, crime fiction, historical fiction and book club fiction. The feldstein agency, formed in 2007, is a diverse literary agency and publishing consultancy. About the agency formed in 2004, tessler literary agency is a fullservice boutique agency that represents both established and first time authors of upmarket fiction and non fiction. A list of every agent in the uk masses of data on each one photos, biographies, client lists, genre preferences, likes. This includes literary fiction, commercial fiction and commercial womens fiction.
All are from reputable literary agencies with solid track records. I am currently concentrating my non fiction efforts in health and wellness, relationships, popular culture, women s issues, lifestyle, sports, and music. Currently we are inviting submissions in the areas of womens fiction, crime fiction, historical fiction and book club. The agency is also interested in young adult and childrens fiction early readers. Keane kataria literary agency represents authors of commercial fiction, especially crime and womens fiction, accessible literary fiction and popular nonfiction. Camilla is looking for accessible and commercial crime, thrillers, mysteries, suspense and womens fiction. They are seeking a wide variety of genres, including. Chuck sambuchino january 6, 2017 sometimes its difficult to pinpoint which agents are open to submissions at any given time. Watson little a long established literary agency which. Our particular areas of interest are fiction and all types of childrens books. A ukbased literary agency representing internationally published authors of fiction commercial and literary, nonfiction, and childrens books. They are seeking a wide variety of genres, including literary fiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction, scripts, fantasy, childrens literature and much more.
Ive now set up jula ltd, based at somerset house, and was shortlisted again as literary agent of the year in 2019. Category womens fiction tif marcelo pens essay in shondaland. Sep 05, 2019 h ere are twelve uk literary agents actively seeking clients. In fiction our agents specialize in romance, mystery, suspense, thrillers, science fiction and fantasy, womens fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction and upmarket fiction. Preferences are commercial womens fiction, crimethrillers and literary fiction. One of the uk s leading literary agencies handling non fiction, from memoirs, autobiographies, biographies, parenting and selfhelp to popular philosophy, science, food, history and business, we welcome originality, contemporary voices and engaging and ac. May 01, 2018 in fiction, she represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to romance, including mystery, historical, and romantic suspense, and the occasional novel not aimed at women. Browse through agent or agency listings, or use advanced search to find literary agents who accept particular genres, accept queries, work in a particular state, and so on. Submission guidelines madeleine milburn literary agency. About the agency formed in 2004, tessler literary agency is a fullservice boutique agency that represents both established and first time authors of upmarket fiction and nonfiction.
Literary agents for african writers african literary magazines. Home daniel goldsmith associates literary consultants. H ere are three new agents actively seeking clients. Sep 18, 2019 find womens fiction literary agents open to submissions in this post.
Keane kataria literary agency represents authors of commercial fiction, especially crime and women s fiction, accessible literary fiction and popular non fiction. Find literary agents in the uk, canada, australia, and other countries at. Whilst we do consider submissions from international authors, given that we are based in the united kingdom. Womens fiction literary agents open to submissions writer. About the agents wendy sherman associates literary management.
Clare is building the childrens list and is looking for new authors of picture books, middle grade, teenage, ya and illustrators. Womens fiction is an incredibly broad and rich genre to be aware of as a publishing label. I dont know if that helps writers figure out if theyve got womens fiction or not, but it was the only definition that all the agents and the conference attendees agreed on. It was founded in 2014 by former commissioning editors sara keane and kiran kataria, who have many years of publishing and rights experience both in the uk and internationally. Campus novels, literary thrillers, and comingofage. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary, tv. Fulllength mss home 10%, usa 15%,translation 20% fiction preferred thrillers, irish novels, literary fiction, womens. Founded in 1997, coombs moylett maclean is a leading international literary agency based in the uk.
There is romance, there is domestic noir, there is literary fiction, and a novel being literary fiction need not cancel out it being a romance, etc. She enjoys realistic upmarket and literary fiction and is drawn to fresh, engaging voices and complex but sympathetic protagonists. Watson, little are a longestablished literary agency which handles a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for adults, young adults and children. She is interested in womens fiction that hits that sweet spot between literary and mainstream and has a passion for southern voices, historical dramas, suspense with a welldeveloped protagonist, and has a weakness for family secrets, motherdaughter relationships, and realistic love stories.
About the agents wendy sherman associates literary. In fiction our agents specialize in romance, mystery, suspense, thrillers, science fiction and fantasy, womens fiction, historical. I only take on a small number of new clients but when i do i become a passionate advocate for their work. She began her publishing career in london at the darley anderson literary, tv and film agency. Caroline sheldon founded the agency thirty years ago after working as a publisher of womens. Submissions i am currently concentrating my nonfiction efforts in health and wellness, relationships, popular culture. Browse our latest titles in the womens fiction category to discover your next read from.
She is interested in women s fiction that hits that sweet spot between literary and mainstream and has a passion for southern voices, historical dramas, suspense with a welldeveloped protagonist, and has a weakness for family secrets, motherdaughter relationships, and realistic love stories. Maura represents writers of narrative nonfiction, womens fiction, young adult, middle grade, selfhelp and cookbooks and. Literary agents united kingdom, canada, australia, and ireland. Browse through agent or agency listings, or use advanced search to find literary agents who. She also represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to upmarket commercial, to romance, as well as crime fiction mysteries, thrillers, and the occasional. Judith murray loves literary fiction and wellwritten genre fiction, including thrillers, crime, historical novels and womens fiction. The agency represents awardwinning and bestselling authors of adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction who consistently feature on the sunday times, new york times and international bestseller lists. Shes passionate about social justice, and womens rights. She is interested in womens fiction that hits that sweet spot between literary and mainstream and has a passion for southern voices, historical. The caroline sheldon literary agency is one of the uks leading literary agencies representing a bestselling roster of authors and illustrators. Faust jessica faust literaryupmarket fiction welcome to bookends womens fiction. Whilst we do consider submissions from international authors, given that we are based in the united kingdom, we feel that usbased authors will generally be better served by a usbased agent. She primarily represents womens fiction, speculative fiction, realistic young adult and middle grade fiction.
All the agents listed below personally confirmed to me as of early 2017 that they are actively seeking womens fiction novel submissions now. Literary agents for african writers african literary. Jula ltd is a member of the association of authors agents aaa, a british voluntary trade association providing a collective voice for all ukbased literary agents. We welcome submissions and cover a variety of genres including crime, thriller, mysteries, womens, chick. Literary agents are important decision makers in the publishing process for authors who wish to be published by many of the big publishers. I work in my main areas of interest womens fiction and childrens books. Despite living in a digital age, they are as important today as they have ever b. The agency represents awardwinning and bestselling authors of adult and childrens fiction and. Watson, little are a longestablished literary agency which handles a wide range of fiction and non fiction for adults, young adults and children.
And i am always looking for a work of fiction that will keep me up at. Literary agents are important decision makers in the publishing process for. The best definition of womens fiction i ever heard was during an agent panel at a writers conference. May 19, 2009 the best definition of womens fiction i ever heard was during an agent panel at a writers conference. Submitting your book or manuscript darley anderson literary. Womens fiction literary agents open to submissions. Her expertise includes representing authors of thrillers, historical non fiction, womens fiction, historical novels, crime etc. 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. Do you plan to submit your manuscript to literary agents and publishers. Pitching books for agents is a lot like querying books for authors. We welcome submissions from authors of all backgrounds, including those currently underrepresented in publishing. She also represents a range of womens fiction, from literary to upmarket commercial, to romance, as well as crime fiction mysteries, thrillers, and the occasional literary or commercial novel not aimed at a female market.
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