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F 0870 787 4194
E info@lorellabelliagency.com
W www.lorellabelliagency.com
Contact Lorella Belli
Established 2002
Insider Info A small agency seeking both new and established writers. Aims to respond to queries/proposals within one week and manuscripts within one month. Manuscripts will be returned with SAE. Clients are usually obtained through recommendations from others, queries/submissions and conferences. Commission rate of 15 per cent for domestic sales, 20 per cent for foreign sales and 20 per cent for film sales. Offers a written contract that is binding until terminated by either party, 60 days notice must be given to terminate. Does not charge a reading fee, or offer a criticism service.
Considers Adventure, Confessional, Crime, Erotica, Ethnic, Experimental, Family saga, Feminist, Gay/Lesbian, Glitz, Historical, Humour/Satire, Literary, Mainstream, Mystery, Supernatural, Romance, Sports, Thriller and Women’s Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Authors should include query letter, SAE, outline, synopsis, sample chapters (initial three for fiction), biography and proposal with submission. Accepts queries by fax, email and phone. Actively seeking first novelists, journalists, international and multicultural writing and books on Italy/with an Italian connection. Does not accept children’s books, fantasy or science-fiction.
Client(s) Michael Bess, Zoe Bran, Sean Bidder, Annalisa Coppolaro-Nowell, Dario Fo, Emily Giffin, Rick Mofina, Paul Marting, Nisha Minhas, Alanna Mitchell, Angela Murrills, Jennifer
Quellette, Robert Ray, Grace Saunders, Dave Singleton, Rupert Steiner, Diana Winston
Tips Lorella Belli also represents a number of US, Canadian, Australian and European agencies in the UK.
Louise Greenberg Books Ltd
The End House, Church Crescent, London,
N3 1BG
T 020 8349 1179
F 020 8343 4559
E louisegreenberg@msn.com Contact Louise Greenberg Established 1997
Insider Info Actively seeking clients. Manuscripts returned with SAE. Clients usually obtained through queries/submissions. Commission rate of 15 per cent for domestic sales, 20 per cent for foreign sales. Does not charge a reading fee.
Considers Literary Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Author should submit query letter, SAE and three sample chapters with submissions.
Tips No telephone enquiries.
Lucy Luck Associates
18–21 Cavaye Place, London, SW10 9PT
E lucy@lucyluck.com
W www.lucyluck.com
Contact Lucy Luck
Established 2006
Insider Info Seeking both new and established writers. Currently represents 20 clients, 50 per cent of which are new/previously unpublished writers. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Aims to respond to queries/proposals and manuscripts within three months. Manuscripts returned with SAE. Clients usually obtained through recommendations from others. 60 days notice required to terminate contract. Does not charge reading or office fees, and also offers a criticism service. “Lucy Luck has worked as an agent since 1997 and specializes in edgy, thoughtful literary fiction and quirky, narrative non-fiction.
The agency works with young writers to establish a writing career, in the first instance forming a relationship with a publisher, but then working on related areas such as journalism. Their experience ranges from working with first-time novelists to established writers, and their stated strength is their commitment to personal relationships and a belief that books matter.
Considers Action/Adventure, Crime, Historical, Literary, Mystery, Thriller and Young Adult Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Authors should include query letter, SAE, sample chapters and biography with submission. Accepts queries by email. Actively seeking writers of ability, who are looking to build a career through their writing. Illustrated books or one-off books, anything too technical or academic, or anything too derivative will not be considered.
Recent Sale(s) Hodd, Adam Thorpe (Cape); Menage, Ewan Morrison (Cape); What Was Lost, Catherin O’Flynn (Tindal Street Press); Black Rock, Amanda Smyth (Serpent’s Tail); The Years of the Locust, Jon Hotten (Yellow Jersey); Take Me To The Source, Rupert Wright (Harvill Secker)
Client(s) Ewan Morrison, Doug Johnstone, Philip O Ceallaigh, Jon Hotten, Lorelei Matthias, Tom Chesshyre, JA Henderson, Catherine O’Flynn
Tips The website has a secure online form for submissions.
Luigi Bonomi Associates Ltd
91 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3PS
T 020 7637 1234
F 020 7637 2111
E info@bonomiassociates.co.uk
W www.bonomiassociates.co.uk
Contact Luigi Bonomi, Amanda Preston
Established 2005
Insider Info Actively seeking clients. Manuscripts are returned with SAE. Clients usually obtained through queries/submissions. Commission rate of 15 per cent for domestic sales, 20 per cent for foreign sales and 15 per cent for film sales. Does not charge a reading fee.
Considers Crime, Literary, Thriller, Women’s and
Young Adult Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Authors should submit query letter, SAE, synopsis and three sample chapters with submission. No science-fiction, fantasy or children’s titles considered.
Client(s) James Barrington, John Humphreys, Nick Foulkes, Eamonn Holmes, James May, Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, Esther Rantzen, Professor Bryan Sykes, Alan Titchmarsh, Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie, Sir Terry Wogan
Tips Interested in new authors and television tie-ins.
Lutyens & Rubinstein
21 Kensington Park Road, London, W11 2EU
T 020 7792 4855
E submissions@lutyensrubinstein.co.uk
W www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk
Contact Susannah Godman
Established 1991
Insider Info Accepts simultaneous submissions. Aims to respond to queries/proposals within six weeks. Manuscripts returned with SAE.
Considers Children’s and Adult’s Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Authors should include query letter, SAE, synopsis and two sample chapters with submissions. Queries accepted by email.
Marianne Gunn O’Connor Literary Agency
Morrison Chambers, Suite 17, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
E magoclitagency@eircom.net
Contact Marianne Gunn O’Connor Established 1996
Insider Info Seeking both new and established writers. Proposals accompanied by SAE will be returned. Commission rates are 15 per cent for domestic sales, 20 per cent for foreign sales and 20 per cent for films.
Considers Children’s, Literary and Commercial Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Send proposal package including a brief synopsis and two or three sample chapters.
Tips No unsolicited manuscripts.
Marjacq Scripts Ltd
34 Devonshire Place, London, W1G 6JW
T 020 7935 9499
F 020 7935 9115
E enquiries@marjacq.com
W www.marjacq.com
Contact CEO, Jacqui Lyons; Literary Agent, Philip Patterson; Film and TV Agent, Luke Speed
Established 1974
Insider Info Actively seeking clients. Will consider simultaneous submissions. Aims to respond to queries/proposals within six weeks. Commission rates are 10 per cent for domestic sales and 20 per cent for foreign sales. Does not charge a reading fee.
Considers Commercial and Literary Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Send proposal package with synopsis and three sample chapters (typed, single-side and double-spaced on A4 paper).
Recent Sale(s) Magda’s Daughter, Catrin Collier; The Church Mouse, Graham Oakley (Templar)
Client(s) Anita Anderson, Bill Brown, David Evans and Scott Michaels, James Follett, Ian Pryor, Richard Templar, Stuart Macbride, Jeannie Johnson
Tips Will not accept handwritten/illegible mate
rial or queries without submission. Submissions are usually shredded. The agency does not discuss manuscripts unless the author becomes a client.
The Marsh Agency Ltd
50 Albermarle Street, London, W1S 4BD
T 020 7297 4311
F 020 7495 8961
E Online form
W www.marsh-agency.co.uk
Contact Managing Director, Paul Marsh (Serious Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Client Development, Business Development & Client Account Management); Rights Director, Camilla Ferrier; Agents, Charlotte Bruton, Geraldine Cooke, Hannah Ferguson, Piers Russell-Cobb, Jessica Woollard, Stephanie Ebdon (Translation), Caroline Hardman (Translation)
Established 1994
Insider Info Seeking both new and established writers. Proposals accompanied by SAE will be returned. Commission rates are 15 per cent for domestic sales and 20 per cent for foreign sales. “Paul Marsh worked for Anthony Sheil Associates Ltd, from 1977 and became their Foreign Rights Director in 1979. He left in 1993 and went on to establish The Marsh Agency in 1994 with his wife. Camilla Ferrier worked for HarperCollins prior to joining the agency in 2002, and Geraldine Cooke was an editor for many years at Penguin before joining in 2004. She also founded the Headline Review List. Jessica Woollard was a Director for Toby Eady Associates before joning the agency in 2006, and Leyla Moghadam worked for some time at the European Commission. Leyla is multi-lingual, speaking English, German, French and Farsi.
Considers Action/Adventure, Children’s Fiction, Crime, Fantasy, Historical, Literary, Mystery, Romance, Science-Fiction, Thriller and Young Adult titles.
Submission Guidelines Send proposal package with SAE, synopsis, three sample chapters and author biography (double-spaced, numbered A4 pages). Can also submit via an online form. Will not accept children’s picture books.
Recent Sale(s) The Drop Edge of Yonder, Rudolph Wurlitzer (Novel); The Good Thief, Hannah Tinti (First Novel)
Client(s) Monica Ali, Kate Atkinson, Jonathan Safran Foer, Meg Cabot, Toby Litt, Vikram Seth, Bill Bryson
Tips When submitting manuscripts, print your name, address and contact number on the front, and your name and the title on all pages.
Mary Clemmey Literary Agency
6 Dunollie Road, London, NW5 2XP
T 020 7267 1290
F 020 7482 7360 Contact Mary Clemmey
Established 1992
Insider Info Actively seeking both new and established clients. Proposals returned with SAE. Commission rates of 10 per cent for domestic sales and 20 per cent for foreign sales. Usually obtains new clients through queries and submissions. Does not charge a reading fee.
Considers General Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package with query letter, SAE and outline.
Tips Accepts scripts from existing clients only. Does not deal with science-fiction, fantasy or children’s titles.
MBA Literary Agents Ltd
62 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DW
T 020 7387 2076
F 020 7387 2042
E diana@mbalit.co.uk
W www.mbalit.co.uk
Contact Managing Director and Literary Agent, Diana Tyler; Director, Meg Davis (Scriptwriters/Authors all genres); Director, Laura Longrigg (Fiction/Non-Fiction); Agents, Sophie Gorell Barnes, Susan Smith, Stella Kane, David Riding, Jean Kitson
Established 1971
Insider Info Actively seeking clients. Will consider simultaneous submissions. Unwanted material will be returned with SAE. New clients are usually obtained through queries and submissions. Commission rates of 15 per cent for domestic sales, 20 per cent for foreign sales and 10–20 per cent for film sales.
Considers Fantasy, Literary, Commercial and Science-Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines See submission details for each individual agent on the website.
Recent Sale(s) A Mile of River, Judith Allnatt (Fiction); We’re British, Innit, Iain Aitch (Humour); Flight Into Darkness, Sarah Ash (Fantasy)
Client(s) Robert Jones, Nick Angel, Dr Mark Atkinson, Anila Baig, Rob Bailey, Ed Hurst, Christopher Bird, Vivienne Bolton, Audrey and Sophie Boss, Martin Buckley, Debbie Cash, Vic Darkwood, Sarah Ash, Michael Cobley, Murray Davis, Alan Dunn, Stef Penney
Tips Authors are advised to check the submission details and email address of the relevant agent before sending a submission.
McKernan Agency
5 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, EH1 3NW
T 0131 557 1771
E info@mckernanagency.co.uk
W www.mckernanagency.co.uk
Contact Maggie McKernan
Established 2005
Insider Info Actively seeking both new and established clients. Currently working with 20 clients, around 50 per cent of whom are previously unpublished writers. Accepts queries by email. Will accept simultaneous submissions. Will return unwanted material with SAE. Usually obtains new clients through recommendations from others, queries and submissions. “A small agency, therefore clients receive very individual attention. During Maggie McKernan’s career she edited many prize-winning authors, including Jim Crace, Ben Okri and Vikram Seth.
Considers Crime, Ethnic, Experimental, Family Saga, Fantasy, Feminist, Gay/Lesbian, Glitz, Historical, Horror, Humour/Satire, Literary, Mainstream, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller, Women’s and Young Adult titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts queries by email, no attachments. Prefers initial contact by letter without attachments.
Tips Seeks novels of all kinds, both commercial and literary.
Mic Cheetham Literary. Agency
50 Albermarle Street, London, W15 4BD
T 020 7495 2002
F 020 7399 2801
E info@miccheetham.com
W www.miccheetham.com
Contact Director, Mic Cheetham
Established 1994
Insider Info Actively seeking both new and established clients. Deals with fiction titles. Unwanted material will be returned with SAE. Obtains new clients mostly through queries and submissions. Commission rates of 10–15 per cent for domestic sales, 10–15 per cent for foreign sales and 10–20 per cent for film sales. Does not charge a reading fee.
Considers Fantasy, Genre, Mainstream, Literary, Science-Fiction, Crime and Historical Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposals with SAE, one-page synopsis and three sample chapters by post only.
Recent Sale(s) The Temporal Void, Iain M Banks (Science-Fiction)
Client(s) Iain M Banks, Simon Beckett, Mark Behr, John Binias, Carol Birch, NM Browne, Stuart Browne, Anita Burgh, Alan Campbell, Paul Cornell, Barbara Ewing, Laurie Graham, David Gunn, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, M John Harrison, Toby Litt, Ken MacLeod, Graham McCann, China Mieville, Sharon Penman, Anthony Sher, Harry Shapiro, Peter Smalley, Veronica Stallwood, Tricia Sullivan, Steph Swainston
Tips Will not accept entire manuscripts, except from existing clients.
Mulcahy. Conway. Associates
15 Canning Passage, Kensington, London,
W8 5AA
E Online form
W www.mca-agency.com
Contact Ivan Mulcahy, Jonathan Conway, Laetitia Rutherford, Stephanie Cohen
Established 2008
Insider Info Seeking both new and established writers. The agents’ backgrounds include periods in journalism, publishing, printing, business and research. Does not charge a reading fee.
Considers Children’s and Adult Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposals package (including query letter, outline, synopsis, 50–100 sample pages, biography and a summary of competitor books in the market).
Recent Sale(s) War Child, Emmanuel Jal (Film)
Client(s) Catherine Arnold, Tony Allan, Michelle Dewberry, David Hencke, Shrabani Basu, Ian Kelly, Leslie Ash, Emmanuel Jal, Nigel Smith
Tips Formerly part of the Mulcahy & Viney agency.
PFD (Peters, Fraser & Dunlop)
Drury House, 34–43 Russell Street,
London
, WC2B 5HA
T 020 7344 1000
F 020 7836 9543
E info@pfd.co.uk
W www.pfd.co.uk
Contact CEO, Caroline Michel; Managing Director, Lesley Davey; Book Agents, Marcella Edwards, Annabel Merullo, Caroline Michel; Michael Sissons, Suzy Jenvey (Children’s), Zoe Pagnamenta (US Authors/US Rights), Louisa Pritchard (Foreign Rights); Theatre, Film & Television Agents, Michelle Archer (Film & Television only), Jessica Cooper, Kenneth Ewing, Gemma Hirst, Nicki Stoddart
Insider Info Will consider all genres of work. Prefers to receive exclusive submissions. Commission rates of 10 per cent for domestic sales, and 20 per cent for foreign sales.
Considers Titles in all genres.
Submission Guidelines Send query letter, SAE, synopsis, two to three sample chapters and author biography. Submission should be double-spaced, on single-sided A4. Do not bind or staple. Include a brief CV.
Recent Sale(s) Archibald Wavell: The Life and Times of An Imperial Servant, Adrian Fort (Jonathan Cape); Passion, Lousie Bagshawe (Headline)
Client(s) Sandy Gall CBE, Mary Alexander, Paul Arnott, Hilaire Belloc (Estate), Michael Collins, Lucy Diamond, Rick Parfitt, Richard Pitman, Robery Uhlig, Ann Widdecombe, Barbara Vine, Clive James, Rt. Hon. William Hague MP
Tips PFD has a vast worldwide client list. Visit the website before submitting material, as submission details may vary.
Pollinger Ltd
9 Staple Inn, Holborn, London, WC1V 7QH
T 020 7404 0342
F 020 7242 5737
E info@pollingerltd.com
W www.pollingerltd.com
Contact Managing Director/Agent, Lesley Pollinger; Agents, Joanna Devereux, Tim Bates, Ruth Needham (Film & TV); Consultants, Leigh Pollinger, Joan Deitch
Established 1935
Insider Info Manuscripts will be returned with SAE. Clients usually obtained through queries/submissions. Commission rate of 15 per cent for domestic sales, 20 per cent for foreign sales. “The agency has always been a family business.