Interview with Literary Agent Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont joined Marjacq in 2017; she started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to UTA. Before that she was senior…
Literary Agents
Rejection stinks: Tips for authors on handling rejections
Jonny Geller is the joint CEO of Curtis Brown. Jonny represents a wide range of bestselling and award winning writers. His clients include: William Boyd,…
Coming at the book backward
Kelly Pietrangeli had a brilliant idea for a book. She and her friends had discovered a powerful way of managing the chaos and anxiety that…
Interview with Literary Agent Harry Illingworth
Harry Illingworth is a literary agent at DHH Literary Agency, where he specialises in genre fiction and is actively building his list. He is also…
Inclusivity and diversity in publishing: Interview with literary agent Isobel Dixon
Isobel Dixon grew up in South Africa, studied in Scotland and now works in London. She is a director of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency…
5 Tips for starting out as an agent
Hattie Grunewald is an agent at Blake Friedmann agency. She assists Carole Blake, handles short fiction and permissions on behalf of Blake Friedmann clients, and…
How agents handle rejection: Juliet Pickering interview
Juliet Pickering is an agent at Blake Friedmann, representing a list of both fiction and non-fiction authors. Her interests range from literary to bookclub fiction,…
7 things your agent wants you to know
Thérèse Coen is Rights Agent at Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency. She handles translation rights for the agency’s clients in all foreign language territories, and is building…
Five things every Agent’s Assistant needs
Alice Sutherland-Hawes works as assistant to Hilary Delamere at The Agency (London) Limited where she assists on a client list which includes Malorie Blackman and…
What makes a bestseller?
Jonny Geller is a literary agent and joint CEO of Curtis Brown. Here he follows up with some thoughts following a recent Tedx talk he…
5 tips for attracting an agent
Louise Buckley is an agent at Zeno Agency. She became an agent after spending six years working at Pan Macmillan and Dorling Kindersley publishers. Here are her…
On founding a literary agency: Bryony Woods interview
Bryony co-founded DKW Literary Agency in 2012, where she now represents everything from quirky children’s fiction through to YA and adult fiction and non-fiction. Bryony…
On being a literary agent at book fairs: Ella Kahn interview
Ella Kahn is co-founder and literary agent at Diamond Kahn & Woods, where she represents a wide range of children’s and YA fiction, and adult…
The top 5 skills a literary agent needs
This is a guest post by Rory Scarfe. Rory spent several years as a non-fiction publisher before becoming a literary agent, where he has worked with a…
On being a Literary Agent in India: Sherna Khambatta interview
Sherna Khambatta founded Sherna Khambatta Literary Agency in 2007 after gaining a Msc. in Publishing. At the time, the publishing system in India didn’t have many…
