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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Historical Fiction Submissions in the UK
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Felicity Blunt
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
Jeffrey Deaver, Jennifer Egan, Abi Dare, Daphne du Maurier, Jilly Cooper
Karolina Sutton
💼 Agency - Creative Artists Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.caa.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo, Tara Westover, Malala Yousafzai, Anthony Doerr
Juliet Mushens
💼 Agency - Mushens Entertainment 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.mushens-entertainment.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
Jessie Burton, Taran Matharu, Richard Osman, Ali Land, Claire Douglas
Madeleine Milburn
💼 Agency - Madeleine Milburn Literary 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://madeleinemilburn.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Children's Book, Self-Help, Spirituality, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Gail Honeyman, C.L. Taylor, Ashley Audrain, Matthew Blake, Charmaine Wilkerson
Veronique Baxter
💼 Agency - David Higham Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.davidhigham.co.uk 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Diana Wynne Jones, Richard Adams, Nick Butterworth, Jonathan Stroud, Alix Nathan
Simon Trewin
💼 Agency - Simon Trewin Literary and Media Rights Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.simontrewin.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller
Previous clients
Andrew Motion, John Boyne, Andrew Miller, Lalline Paul, Mackenzie Crook, Keith Lowe, Isabel Greenberg
Sarah Hornsley
💼 Agency - Peters Fraser + Dunlop 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://petersfraserdunlop.com/agent/sarah-hornsley/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir
Previous clients
Ciara Attwell, Olivia Beirne, Roxie Cooper, Drew Davies, Nick Hollin
Jonny Geller
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
John le Carré, David Mitchell, Susanna Clarke, Sacha Baron Cohen, Nelson Mandela
Hellie Ogden
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Feminism
Previous clients
Julia London, Lynsay Sands, Lori Roy, Yangsze Choo, Scott Bateman
Caroline Sheldon
💼 Agency - Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.carolinesheldon.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Julia Donaldson, Penny Dale, John Agard, Jean Ure, Kaye Umansky
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