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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions in the UK
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Cathryn Summerhayes
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Ranulph Fiennes, Adam Kay, Lucy Foley, Sandi Toksvig, Shappi Khorsandi, Naomi Wood
Karolina Sutton
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 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
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
Will Francis
💼 Agency - Janklow & Nesbit Associates 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Jasper Fforde, Evan Davis, Charles Cumming, Kevin Fong
Sallyanne Sweeney
💼 Agency - Mulcahy Associates 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://mmbcreative.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Juno Dawson, Steve Lenton, Jon Walter, Lucy Van Smit
Peter Straus
💼 Agency - RCW Literary Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rcwlitagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Kazuo Ishiguro, Colm Toibin, Kate Atkinson, Jenny Pitman, Rupert Thomsom
Alex Cochran
💼 Agency - C+W 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://cwagency.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Tade Thompson, Luke Arnold, G.V. Anderson, Nicholas Binge, Dave Hutchinson, Mike Brooks
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
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