For nonfiction have you completed or identified timescales for any further. The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients. We have an international focus and make it a priority to sell our clients work in as many territories as. He also serves on the us advisory board of the london book fair. I like strong stories, interesting settings and high concept novels. One of the uks leading literary agencies handling nonfiction. He founded the rupert heath literary agency in 2001, and is interested in writers of commercial fiction, including historical, crime, thrillers and scifi, plus cutting edge literary fiction. Our literary agents specialise in bestselling commercial fiction including thrillers, mysteries, crime, horror, fantasy, womens, chicklit, accessible literary, comedy, childrens and ya fiction. Submission guidelines the kate nash literary agency ltd.
Based in london, uk, law was founded in 1996 by literary agents mark lucas, julian alexander, and araminta whitley. Madeleine milburn madeleine milburn literary agency. Rebecca carter is looking for groundbreaking new literary fiction writers, as well as writers of upmarket crime and thrillers, and some childrens and ya authors. Use the buttons on the right to print the agenteditorproducer list and bring it with you to pitchfest 2020. We are an independent literary agency representing awardwinning and bestselling authors, as well as fabulous new voices, in both commercial fiction and non fiction from around the world. We do not handle science fiction, fantasy, short stories or childrens books and are not currently seeking nonfiction proposals.
Based in london, uk, law was founded in 1996 by literary agents mark lucas, julian. Trace literary agency was founded in 2006 by tracy brennan. David is the managing director of the d h h literary agency which he founded in 2008 and represents an eclectic range of bestselling and awardwinning authors. Keane kataria literary agency is open for submissions again. If you are writing historical crime or a funny contemporary romance, do tell us. We pride ourselves on discovering and nurturing talented newcomers and taking established writers to a new level of recognition. Since then they have all been discovering and nurturing writing talent, to bring that talent to an international readership. In nonfiction, she works mainly in the fields of history, politics, social and cultural commentary, design and technology, the. Submissions policy submissions kate nash literary agency ltd. Crime, thrillers, mysteries, psychological thrillers and suspense crimethrillersmysteries. We sell translation rights directly to publishers throughout the world for fiction and non fiction titles via our network of sub agents and relationships with literary scouts. Susan yearwood agency is a london based literary agency representing debut and published writers in adult fiction, nonfiction and childrensya fiction in the uk, us and internationally. We represent a wide range of bestselling and awardwinning authors and writers.
Despite living in a digital age, they are as important today as they have ever been. Literary agents for crime, thrillers and action novels. She also agents some non fiction, but would not be the right agent for science fiction, childrens, poetry or illustrated books. Currently we are inviting submissions in the areas of womens fiction, crime fiction, historical fiction and book club fiction. Over the past ten years the agency has earned a reputation for finding and launching new writers from ireland, the uk and the us, placing them with harper collins, hachette, skyhorse, poolbeg, parthian, simon and schuster.
Watson, little are a longestablished literary agency which handles a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for adults, young adults and children. We pride ourselves on providing an excellent service to our authors, working closely with them at all stages of their careers. Watson little a long established literary agency which. Stringerlit, literary agency, fiction literary agency. Charlie carroll recently signed a deal with the esteemed paterson marsh literary agency, as a result of searching s database of over 850 literary agents. We have film and tv agents in the uk and us who help to bring our bestselling books to the big and small screen. Looking for a literary agent for your completed crime novel. Youd think he wouldnt have been the right person to represent a gritty crime thriller, yet he and his team sold my work to markets in europe and north america. Literary agents are still the gatekeepers of publishing.
How i got a literary agent an interview with author adrienne schwartz. These are 25 of the top book agents representing crime novels and crime fiction authors, based on the number of significant book deals theyve reported for crime fiction and crime novels. Will francis has a particular interest in literary fiction, thrillers, speculative fiction, and genre writers with a literary edge, as well as non fiction rooted in provocative, challenging ideas. Submitting your book or manuscript darley anderson literary. We welcome submissions and cover a variety of genres including crime, thriller. We have secured deals in more than 20 languages into established markets such as germany, spain, france, holland, italy, and scandinavia, as well as emerging markets.
We asked him about his writing, and how he found success. Acre house, 1115 william road, london, united kingdom, nw1 3er. Written a thriller or work of crime fiction and need a literary agent. Founded in 1997, coombs moylett maclean is a leading international literary agency based in the uk. On the non fiction side he is looking for works of history, biography and autobiography, and popular science, as well as books about nature, politics and. Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or some blend of each, whether the author is seeking an agent for fiction or nonfiction, for novels or memoirs, short stories, essays, biographies. We carefully select our writers, with a focus on outstanding writing and original storytelling. A former director of the aar, a notforprofit organization of independent literary and dramatic agents, and a member of pen, and the council on foreign relations, michael heads the nonfiction program at the squaw valley community of writers and serves on its board of directors.
I self published my first book an autobiographical memoir but i would love to submit my latest offering to some well known literary agents. It does not mean your work is unpublishable, just that its not right for us. Jul 12, 2016 than 110 literary agents who share advice on querying, craft, the submission process, researching agents, and. If you want to check on the status of a submission a polite email to the address you submitted to is the best way. A ukbased literary agency representing internationally published authors of fiction commercial and literary, nonfiction, and childrens books. I write crime thrillers myself, yet my agent represents hilary mantel, and other esteemed literary authors, authors of different genres. Agentmatch has a complete list of every agent in the uk with full detail about who they are. Blake friedmann literary agency, second floor, 122 arlington road, london, nw1. Trace literary agency llc representing a bestselling list.
Best literary agents 20202021 all genres top book agents. David is actively seeking well written stories with strong characters and an original narrative voice across both general and genre fiction, and is specifically on the lookout for crime. We are interested in commercial and literary fiction. Chantelle aimee osman is the editor of agora, an imprint of polis books.
Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary, tv and. I began my career in publishing in the early 90s gaining valuable experience at virago, now part of little, brown book group and. 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. This allows more time for reading and consideration of submissions. Her clients work covers the whole fiction spectrum, from genre, including romantic comedy and saga, through crime and thrillers, to reading group and literary writing. They are particularly wellknown for representing crime novels and thrillers, although they have also expanded their list to include the best of commercial, literary and historical fiction alongside travel writing and general non fiction.
Influential us book blog crimereads ran a roundup titled the most anticipated crime books. Our london office was founded in 2000, and our uk agents represent a broad range of authors writing across many genres, from literary, commercial, ya and childrens fiction to the very best nonfiction. Mar 05, 2019 here are four uk literary agents seeking clients. How to find a literary agent for your thriller jericho writers. In that regard, you can consider the following crime fiction publishing agents some of the best book agents representing crime novelists.
Literary fiction commercial fiction crime fiction thrillers. Phoenix literary uk phoenix lit was set up by rhian davies to provide a range of services and, under its agency arm specifically, to specialise in crime and thriller fiction for the international market. Editor, gregory and company authors agents, 3 barb mews, london, w6 7pa. The following agents and editors will be attending pitchfest 2020 at thrillerfest xv. Susan yearwood agency is a londonbased literary agency we. Im looking for all sorts of fiction including crime, thriller, womens fiction, saga, reading group fiction, historical fiction and literary fiction. In 2001 philippa milnessmith joined the agency from penguin childrens books to create a childrens and ya department. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary, tv. Feb 04, 2019 updated 122019 these four uk agents are actively seeking to expand their client lists. The agency began by introducing irish authors to the us market. Marlene stringer is currently seeking crime both contemporary and historical, contemporary fantasy. About the agency madeleine milburn literary agency. Tightly plotted crime, thrillers and mysteries, domestic suspense ghost stories, true crime, moral dilemmas, fiction that draws on multiple genres. We are one of the worlds leading international literary agencies.
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