Young adult literary agents open to submissions writers. 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. Literary agents are important decision makers in the publishing process for authors who wish to be published by many of the big publishers. One of the uk s leading literary agencies handling nonfiction. 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. This is a list of the major uk literary agencies, by order of the year of their establishment. The list of literary agents in our literary agent database is the most comprehensive and accurate literary agency directory in print or online. We work closely with our clients, where necessary or desired, to polish their proposals, edit their texts, and to give advice about positioning in the fastchanging publishing landscape. David luxton associates is londonbased literary agency that specialises in nonfiction. The lindsay literary agency is always on the look out for exciting projects from both debut authors and published writers. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. About us aitken alexander associates is a leading literary agency in london. I love sharing the weekly agent alerts, because these are the agents who are the hungriest for finding new writers and projects.
Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. Currently working for one of the biggest literary agencies in new york, jeff silberman can be your goto option for any resonant piece of fictionnonfiction in sports. 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. Jane judd was an editor with hutchinson for 10 years before setting up her own agency in 1986. Scott miller is executive vice president and a literary agent at trident media group in new york city.
We tend to dive straight into the writing before looking at an authors covering letter and so it is the story that captures us first. The art of nonfiction madeleine milburn literary agency. List of literary agents 20192020 book agents looking. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary. Sports publishers directory list of sports publishing. Please fill in and upload all relevant information in the form below. List of literary agents 20192020 the literary agencies directory. Includes all literary agents currently active in the uk.
I founded chase literary agency in 2012 after working for eight years at the waxman literary agency. 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. Sports publishers directory listing 1 to 10 of 117 sports publishing companies page 1 of 12 of all the publishing houses listed in the directory of sports publishers. To view a list of sports publishing companies by country please select a country. You will receive an email notification once your submission is received by our editorial team. Literary agents united kingdom, canada, australia, and. In sports writing, we seek out stories of drama, purity, endurance and the focused inner strengths that makes sport so much the stuff of life itself. Literary agent alerts are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. Our writers have been translated into more than thirty languages and become bestsellers abroad as well as at home. Find literary agents in the uk, canada, australia, and other countries at. The darley anderson literary, tv and film agency the darley anderson literary, tv and film agency was founded in 1988 by expublisher darley anderson and is based in london with a regional office in the book town of hayonwye on the englishwelsh borders. Here are 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing.
Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction. Many people think the life of a literary agent means you make a whole lot of cash and dine in all the best restaurants. 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. But, if you insist on selling your soul to the devil, learn how to do it right. Our literary agent list is also free and its the easiest literary agents list to use. Founded in 2002, jenny brown associates is the leading agency in scotland and one of the foremost independent literary agencies in the uk. Submissions i am currently concentrating my nonfiction efforts in health and wellness, relationships, popular culture, womens issues, lifestyle, sports, and music. The people who stand between you and admittance to the promised land of traditional publishing.
The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients. He is a graduate of the university of pennsylvania with a ba in english and a jd from the temple university school of law, as well as a member of the new york state bar. Robert kursons adventure story, shadow divers, stayed on the bestseller lists for a long time. Created by the merger of julian friedmann literary agency and the. For over thirty years, the marianne strong literary agency has offered professional representation to authors of nonfiction and fiction. Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. For her fiction list, elena is looking for original psychological thrillers, commercial womens fiction and contemporary lives stories. Graham maw christie agency graham maw christie literary. Find young adult literary agents open to submissions in this post. We do our best to include small presses and digital imprints that are open to accepting unsoliciated submissions and have stellar reputations.
At msla, we pride ourselves in giving new authors a first chance as well as published authors a chance to try something new. She doesnt know why anyone with an ounce of selfpreservation would ever want to publish. Chase literary agency specializes in author representation and idea development across the best in narrative nonfiction and fiction. Submission guidelines you are invited to submit your nonfiction book idea to the jeanne fredericks literary agency if. This article needs additional citations for verification. The madeleine milburn literary agency is renowned for talent spotting new writers, negotiating. David luxton associates sports writing agency london. 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.
Charlie campbell represents literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction and a select number of childrens authors. She was formerly a senior executive editor at houghton mifflin harcourt where she acquired and edited dozens of new york times bestsellers in the categories of narrative nonfiction, history, adventure, sports, memoir, journalism, health, science, pop culture, parenting, nature and literary and historical fiction. Our agency represents a wide variety of award winning authors whose work encompasses many genres. It has been a pleasure working with curtis and his team. The fastest and easiest way to send us your submission. I am also drawn to memoirs that speak to a larger social or historical circumstance, or introduce me to a new phenomenon. March 5, 2020 6 uk agents seeking nonfiction, thrillers, memoir, literary fiction and more elena langtry is interested in selfhelp, nature, nutrition and lived experiences.
Susan canavan joined the waxman literary agency in 2019. He joined ed victor ltd in 2005, where he handled film, tv and serial rights for the agency, before leaving after ten years to set up kingsford campbell. Submission guidelines jeanne fredericks literary agency. A ukbased literary agency representing internationally published authors of fiction commercial and literary, nonfiction, and childrens books. Erica verrillo has written seven books and published five.
We also include notable small presses and digital imprints to which literary agents are selling their clients work regardless of whether or not these presses are open to unagented submissions. Enhanced services provide tracking of your submissions and automated document creation. World record holder ben nuttall signs with elite sports. Before you submit details of your manuscript to olympia it is necessary to firstly read and agree to the. We represent writers from all over the world and sell their work into the uk, the us and international territories, and across all media. Freelance literary agents like myself have to source clients all the time and go through a lot of hell when it comes to submissions. Jeff started his career as a film and entertainment agent, but he soon switched roads and started working as a literary agent for a couple of midsized publishing houses.
No large publisher takes work seriously unless it comes to them via a literary agent, so you do need that seal of approval. Ive worked at the new yorker, the new press, and as an editor at talk miramax books. We have been behind some of the most successful sports books in recent years, an area in which we excel, but we are equally at home across all areas of nonfiction from memoir to howto via diverse areas including naturewriting, investigative journalism, parenting, history and. David luxton associates ltd is a literary agency dedicated to nonfiction publishing in all formats and media. One of the uks leading literary agencies handling nonfiction. Leading athletes, broadcasters, institutions and personalities responsible for keeping sports a point of engagement and conversation every day around the world speakers biggest names in television, film, music, sports, media and politics, as well as bestselling authors, worldclass chefs and health and wellness experts who inspire audiences. Literary agents are listed alphabetically in these pages on.
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