RCW Literary Agency is one of the world’s leading literary agencies, representing some of the most successful, notable, and bestselling authors across a wide range of genres, including literary and commercial fiction, crime and thrillers, children’s and YA, and non-fiction. Founded in 1967 by Deborah Rogers, and later joined by Pat White and Gill Coleridge, the agency has built an unrivalled reputation for discovering and nurturing new writers. Based in Notting Hill, London, RCW works with authors at all stages of their careers to develop and manage their publishing internationally, with a focus on building lasting author careers across markets.

United Agents (UA) is a talent and literary agency headquartered in Soho, London, England. In 2007, UA set up a literary division and, further to the acquisition of A.P. Watt, now represents writers across fiction, non-fiction, history and children’s books, as well as illustrators. Their authors have won many of the world’s most prestigious literary prizes (including the Booker Prize, the Costa Novel of the Year, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Windham Campbell Prize, the Carnegie Medal, and the Guardian Children’s Book Award) and appeared at the top of the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller lists. Clients include John Banville, Julian Barnes, Tessa Hadley, and the estate of Helen Dunmore.

Established in 1935, David Higham Associates represents an outstanding range of writers of commercial and literary fiction in all media and languages, and are the leading agency for children’s authors and illustrators. From giants of modern literature to commercial fiction, crime fiction, and emerging talent that finds a place in pop culture, David Higham Associates work with some of the most exciting fiction writers in the world. Authors include Alexander McCall Smith, Paula Hawkins, Naomi Alderman, Harriet Tyce, Robert Macfarlane, J.M. Coetzee, Jacqueline Wilson, and our writer Myfanwy Millward.

Peters Fraser + Dunlop (PFD) is a talent and literary agency based in London, England. One of the oldest agencies in Britain, dating from 1924, PFD was a co-founder of the Association of Authors’ Agents. It is home to a distinguished and varied client list, including Jeanette Winterson, Helen Rappaport, Simon Schama, Sarah Raven, Chris Patten, Bear Grylls, and such estates as V.S. Pritchett and E.M. Forster. They represent our writer Susie Bower.

A full-service agency for clients across fiction, children’s & YA. Neil Blair founded The Blair Partnership in 2011, with J.K. Rowling as his first client. Best known for building J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, for the past ten years they have represented J.K. Rowling’s literary work and helped to shape and grow the Wizarding World franchise.

Madeleine Milburn founded the agency described by the Bookseller  as ‘a major force in publishing’ in 2012. Madeleine was chosen as one of the book trade’s Rising Stars and in 2017 she was one of a small handful of agents to be included in the Bookseller’s list of the 100 most influential people in the book trade, alongside the likes of J.K. Rowling. She has appeared in the list every year since, and introduced to readers many new writers who have become household names.

In 2018, Madeleine won Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards. She was praised for her ‘prolific deal-making.’ In 2020, she was shortlisted again for the same award. She represents our Editorial Director Lizzy Goudsmit Kay (writing as Elizabeth Kay).

Mushens Entertainment is a leading U.K. literary agency that represents a diverse range of authors, from Sunday Times  bestsellers to actors, brands, and award-nominated authors. Juliet Mushens has been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year four times. She represents a bestselling and critically acclaimed list, from historical fiction to crime fiction, from Young Adult to science fiction, including debut authors and No.1 bestseller Jessie Burton, multi-million-copy bestseller Taran Matharu, and Richard Osman. Juliet Mushens represents our very own Krystle Appiah and Katie Khan.

Founded in 1963, Greene & Heaton Ltd is a literary agency working closely with their clients to polish their proposals, edit their texts, and to give advice about positioning in the fast-changing publishing industry. Their literary agents handle straightforward book representation and contract negotiation to film and TV adaptations. Authors include Sarah Waters, Sebastian Barry, P.D. James and Jenny Offill.

The A.M. Heath literary agency was founded in 1919 by Audrey Heath and Alice May Spinks. Hilary Mantel was the agency’s fourth Booker Prize winner, with Wolf Hall  in 2009. In 2012, her follow-up volume, Bring Up the Bodies, repeated the feat, making Hilary the first writer in history to win two Booker Prizes with successive novels—and the first to win with a direct sequel. A.M. Heath represent our writing coach Kate Riordan and our writing member Brooke Hardwick.

A leading literary agency based in the heart of Soho, London. The Soho Agency was founded in 2019, bringing together the literary agents of LAW (Lucas Alexander Whitley) and Factual Management—two agencies with long-term reputations and stellar clients—to form an expanded company with the dedicated staff, complementary skills and imagination to be active in all areas of international literary representation. They represent Nicholas Sparks, Andy McNab, Kate Mosse, Sophie Kinsella, Ben Fogle, Chris Riddell, Lauren Child, and our very own writing coach Emylia Hall.

YMU work closely with writers and creators to develop ideas, shape material, and find the best publishing partners for their books. Their team has decades of publishing experience, a granular understanding of the U.K., U.S., and translation markets, and they can offer expert guidance on film/TV, streaming and podcast opportunities.