Here are four UK agents expanding their client lists. Veronique Baxter represents a wide range of authors, but is particularly interested in literary fiction, children’s writing and thought-provoking non-fiction of all kinds. Georgia Garrett represents writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction and children’s books. Jo Bell is seeking crime, thrillers & suspense, contemporary romance, women’s fiction spanning commercial, literary & historical, and humor. Max Edwards accepts both fiction and non-fiction. He represents genre fiction and YA novelists.
Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists.
You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: Agents Seeking Clients
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Georgia Garrett of Rogers, Coleridge & White
Georgia Garrett joined Rogers, Coleridge and White as a director in 2011, having been a director of AP Watt and an agent at the Wylie Agency. Prior to that she was editorial director at Picador and an editor at Victor Gollancz.
What she is seeking: She represents writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction and children’s books.
How to submit: "Submissions should include a covering letter telling us about yourself and the background to the book. In the case of fiction they should consist of 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." Send your submission to: honor@rcwlitagency.com
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Ms. Veronique Baxter of David Higham Associates Ltd
Veronique joined David Higham in 1999 after studying Law at Bristol University. She was made a director of the company in 2007.
What she is seeking: She represents a wide range of authors, including many award-winners, but is particularly interested in literary fiction, children’s writing and thought-provoking non-fiction of all kinds.
How to submit: Please send a one-page synopsis that gives a full explanation of the plot, and the first three chapters or up to fifty pages (double spaced). Read submission details HERE.
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Jo Bell of Bell Lomax Moreton Agency
Jo began merchandising books on family holidays at the age of 6, showing that publishing runs in the family! Now with nearly 18 years of working in the industry, Jo joins the team with a wealth of experience. She has worked for HarperCollins as Children’s Sales Director and also Parragon Books as the UK Sales Director dealing with editorial teams, licensors and major retailers across the UK.
What she is seeking: Jo is building her list and really enjoys reading a strong voice in a story packed with passion & intrigue. Currently Jo is seeking crime, thrillers & suspense, contemporary romance, women’s fiction spanning commercial, literary & historical, and humor.
How to submit: All submissions can be emailed to agency@bell-lomax.co.uk Please do not send submissions addressed for the attention of more than one agent within the agency.
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Max Edwards of Aevitas
Max Edwards joined ACM UK at its foundation in 2019. Before that he worked at a number of literary agencies including United Agents and Rogers, Coleridge and White, as well as founding his own agency, Apple Tree Literary. He was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2021.
What he is seeking: Max represents both non-fiction and fiction, with a focus on the former. He works with a number of journalists, thinkers, memoirists, nature writers and academics writing for a trade audience, as well as adult fiction, predominantly commercial, SFF and crime novelists. In non-fiction, Max is looking for experts telling a new story for a trade audience; incredible memoirs and untold histories; journalists looking to take their stories long-form; and smart and original ideas. Recent favourite non-fiction books he doesn’t represent include Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn, Otherlands by Thomas Halliday, Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe; and A Class of Their Own by Matt Knott.
In fiction, Max is looking for commercial and genre novels, and is a massive fan of novels that mix genres in a unique way. He’s a sucker for high concepts, smart plots and unique characters – twists and turns, good (and bad) guys with depth and life. Favourites include Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel; Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus; the Windham and Banerjee series by Abir Mukherjee; and Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries.
Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists.
You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: Agents Seeking Clients
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Georgia Garrett joined Rogers, Coleridge and White as a director in 2011, having been a director of AP Watt and an agent at the Wylie Agency. Prior to that she was editorial director at Picador and an editor at Victor Gollancz.
What she is seeking: She represents writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction and children’s books.
How to submit: "Submissions should include a covering letter telling us about yourself and the background to the book. In the case of fiction they should consist of 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." Send your submission to: honor@rcwlitagency.com
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Veronique joined David Higham in 1999 after studying Law at Bristol University. She was made a director of the company in 2007.
What she is seeking: She represents a wide range of authors, including many award-winners, but is particularly interested in literary fiction, children’s writing and thought-provoking non-fiction of all kinds.
How to submit: Please send a one-page synopsis that gives a full explanation of the plot, and the first three chapters or up to fifty pages (double spaced). Read submission details HERE.
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Jo began merchandising books on family holidays at the age of 6, showing that publishing runs in the family! Now with nearly 18 years of working in the industry, Jo joins the team with a wealth of experience. She has worked for HarperCollins as Children’s Sales Director and also Parragon Books as the UK Sales Director dealing with editorial teams, licensors and major retailers across the UK.
What she is seeking: Jo is building her list and really enjoys reading a strong voice in a story packed with passion & intrigue. Currently Jo is seeking crime, thrillers & suspense, contemporary romance, women’s fiction spanning commercial, literary & historical, and humor.
How to submit: All submissions can be emailed to agency@bell-lomax.co.uk Please do not send submissions addressed for the attention of more than one agent within the agency.
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Max Edwards joined ACM UK at its foundation in 2019. Before that he worked at a number of literary agencies including United Agents and Rogers, Coleridge and White, as well as founding his own agency, Apple Tree Literary. He was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2021.
What he is seeking: Max represents both non-fiction and fiction, with a focus on the former. He works with a number of journalists, thinkers, memoirists, nature writers and academics writing for a trade audience, as well as adult fiction, predominantly commercial, SFF and crime novelists. In non-fiction, Max is looking for experts telling a new story for a trade audience; incredible memoirs and untold histories; journalists looking to take their stories long-form; and smart and original ideas. Recent favourite non-fiction books he doesn’t represent include Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn, Otherlands by Thomas Halliday, Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe; and A Class of Their Own by Matt Knott.
In fiction, Max is looking for commercial and genre novels, and is a massive fan of novels that mix genres in a unique way. He’s a sucker for high concepts, smart plots and unique characters – twists and turns, good (and bad) guys with depth and life. Favourites include Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel; Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus; the Windham and Banerjee series by Abir Mukherjee; and Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries.
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