Updated 9/29/25
Here are four UK literary agents seeking clients. Rebecca Carter is looking for ground-breaking new literary fiction writers, as well as writers of upmarket crime and thrillers, and some children’s and YA authors. In non-fiction, she works mainly in the fields of history, politics, social and cultural commentary, design and technology, the environment and travel, often mixed together with memoir, and with a strong emphasis on quality of writing and storytelling. Zoe Plant is looking for commercial, exciting middle-grade, young adult and adult fiction, including science fiction, fantasy and horror of all types.
Claudia Young is interested in all types of writing, in particular cooking and food journalism, comedy and travel writing, literary fiction, contemporary as well as historical novels, crime fiction and thrillers. Matthew Marland is seeking nonfiction, crime, thrillers, historical fiction, literary and commercial fiction.
IMPORTANT: Always read the agency website and agent bio before submitting!
You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: Agents Seeking Clients
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Zoe Plant of The Bent Agency
Here are four UK literary agents seeking clients. Rebecca Carter is looking for ground-breaking new literary fiction writers, as well as writers of upmarket crime and thrillers, and some children’s and YA authors. In non-fiction, she works mainly in the fields of history, politics, social and cultural commentary, design and technology, the environment and travel, often mixed together with memoir, and with a strong emphasis on quality of writing and storytelling. Zoe Plant is looking for commercial, exciting middle-grade, young adult and adult fiction, including science fiction, fantasy and horror of all types.
Claudia Young is interested in all types of writing, in particular cooking and food journalism, comedy and travel writing, literary fiction, contemporary as well as historical novels, crime fiction and thrillers. Matthew Marland is seeking nonfiction, crime, thrillers, historical fiction, literary and commercial fiction.
IMPORTANT: Always read the agency website and agent bio before submitting!
You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: Agents Seeking Clients
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"A Londoner by birth, I studied for my degree in Russian and Spanish at Cambridge and lived in Moscow for a year before making my way back to the UK to start my publishing career. I started out as an intern at the Bent Agency in 2014 and went on to spend five years working as a literary scout, scouring the UK market for the very best children’s and adult books to recommend to international publishers. I was named as one of the ’30 under 30′ publishing professionals to watch on the London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards shortlist in 2018. As an agent, I am delighted to now have the opportunity to work with talented authors to bring their books into the world, and I welcome submissions from authors based anywhere."
What she is seeking: "My list spans both children’s and adult books across a variety of genres. Across the board, my tastes lean towards commercial, entertaining, accessible books with clever hooks and something to say about the world. I am particularly interested in seeing submissions from writers from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.
In children’s books, I am looking for middle-grade and young adult fiction of all genres. For middle-grade, my favourite books combine a quirky voice or setting and a sense of fun with a strong emotional core.
I have a particular love for YA fantasy and in this space I’m on the hunt for books that do something different in a very crowded market; interesting settings, intricate worldbuilding and unusual magic systems are all things that excite me. I am also looking for eye-opening science fiction and speculative fiction for teens, as well as horror and deviously twisty thrillers.
Some of my favourite children’s and YA books: Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell, Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens, Lockwood & Co by Jonathan Stroud, The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Scythe by Neal Shusterman, Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, Sadie by Courtney Summers.
I do not represent children’s non-fiction, picture books, or any fiction for an audience younger than middle grade.
On the adult side, I am looking for fantasy and science fiction with strong commercial appeal, and particularly books that break away from the very traditional classics of these genres. I love impeccable, innovative world building, characters who feel like real people, and writing that changes the way I see the world. I am a big horror fan and would particularly like to see horror with a social conscience – send me terrifying fiction for the Get Out audience.
How to submit: Read guidelines HERE.
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Before becoming an agent, Carter was editorial director at Chatto & Windus and then Harvill Secker, publishing books ranging from Roger Deakin’s Waterlog, early in her career there, to Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus shortly before she left to become an agent. She also led the publication in English of Irène Némirovsky’s Suite Française.
What she is seeking: I am interested in all types of writing, in particular cooking and food journalism, comedy and travel writing. I love literary fiction, contemporary as well as historical novels, crime fiction and thrillers.
How to submit: Read guidelines HERE.
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Claudia Young of Greene & Heaton Ltd
How to submit: Read guidelines HERE.
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Claudia Young joined the agency in 2009. Claudia also works closely with radio and television production companies, and the speakers and presenters side of the agency.
What she is seeking: Claudia is interested in all types of writing, in particular cooking and food journalism, comedy and travel writing. Claudia loves literary fiction, contemporary as well as historical novels, crime fiction and thrillers.
How to submit: Submissions should be sent by email to submissions@greeneheaton.co.uk. Please attach a synopsis and the first three chapters (or about fifty pages) in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Mention the name of your preferred agent in the subject line of your email. Children’s or YA submissions should also be clearly marked in the subject line.
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Matthew Marland joined Rogers, Coleridge & White in 2016 after working at Conville & Walsh. He has a BA and MA in English Literature. Matthew works closely with Natasha Fairweather, Peter Robinson, and Peter Straus, and is also building his own list.
What he is seeking: He is actively building a list of literary fiction and non-fiction writers. Matthew represents novelists, journalists and academics as well as a handful of poets.
How to submit: Send a query to matthewm@rcwlitagency.com For fiction send the first three chapters or approximately the first fifty pages of the work to a natural break, and a brief synopsis. Non-fiction submissions should take the form of a proposal up to twenty pages in length explaining what the work is about and why you are best placed to write it.
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