This is a list of the major UK literary agencies, by order of the year of their establishment, including selected notable clients.
Literary agencies
See also
- List of largest UK book publishers
References
- AP Watt United Agents, retrieved 19 May 2015^
- Charlotte Williams, "Trewin made literary head at WME", The Bookseller, 18 June 2012.^
- Writers' Copyright Association, Directory of Literary Agents.^
- Johnson & Alcock, Agents.^
- Lucy Hancock, LinkedIn.com.^
- Sonia Land, LinkedIn.com.^
- Sheil Land Associates, Authors A–E.^
- Sheil Land Associates, Authors F–L.^
- Sheil Land Associates, Authors M–R.^
- ”Sheil Land Associates Ltd” Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook 2016 (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016).^
- Greene & Heaton, About Us - The Agency.^
- Greene & Heaton, About Us - Carol Heaton.^
- About, Janklow & Nesbit (UK).^
- Janklow & Nesbit (UK), People - Claire Conrad.^
- Sathnam Sanghera, Agent Provocateur, The Financial Times, 29 January 2002.^
- Mandy, Independent Talent Group.^
- Sanghera, Agent Provocateur.^
- Wendy Mitchell. London agency ICM changes name to Independent Screen Daily, 31 August 2007, retrieved 16 April 2026^
- Ed Victor Literary Agency, Welcome.^
- Ed Victor Ltd. www.edvictor.com, retrieved 2018-06-28^
- About Us Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency^
- Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency, Darley Anderson - Proprietor.^
- DGA, About DGA.^
- LAW Literary Agents London – Lucas Alexander Whitley Literary Agency lawagency.co.uk^
- "Literary Agents", Ragged.^
- "Agents", LAW.^
- AGA Literary Agents – Annette Green Authors' Agency annettegreenagency.co.uk^
- The Flamingo Book of New French Writing, "No Brie, but lots of ecstasy by Helen Stevenson", Independent, 14 July 1999.^
- Tony Gould. Hot writing in a cold climate The Spectator, 23 May 1998^
- Georgia de Chamberet. Independent voices Bookanista, 6 September 2018, retrieved 16 April 2026^
- Bodleian Libraries,, Bodleian Libraries Archive, BookBlast.^
- "About Us", Jenny Brown Associates.^
- Joel Rickett, Flying a United flag, The Bookseller, 3 April 2008.^
- Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: HC Wins Self-Published Novel In Major Buy Publishers Weekly, 10 October 2013, retrieved 28 January 2014^
- Katherine Cowdrey. Writers House UK closes The Bookseller, 19 June 2017^
- Madeleine Milburn, "Why Choose Our Literary agency", Madeleine Milburn Ltd.^
- Coen and O'Halloran join Madeleine Milburn, The Bookseller.^
- Sarah Shaffi. Fierce auction for debut author's book soars over seven figures The Bookseller, 14 October 2015, retrieved 16 April 2026^
- Katie Allen. Hardman & Swainson Launch New Agency The Bookseller, 14 June 2012^
- Ferguson joins Hardman & Swainson, The Bookseller.^
- Elise Dillsworth David Higham Associates^
- Submissions elise Dillsworth Literary Agency^
- Joshua Farrington. Kingsford and Campbell launch new literary and marketing agency www.thebookseller.com, 21 May 2014, retrieved 21 February 2019^
- Julie Vuong. A year on from inception, Greyhound still buzzes with racetrack energy The Bookseller, 31 March 2023, retrieved 2024-01-31^
- Lisa Campbell. Patrick Walsh goes solo with new agency The Bookseller, 13 June 2016^
- Katherine Cowdrey. The Good Agency secures ACE grant worth half a million www.thebookseller.com, 20 December 2017, retrieved 21 February 2019^
- Matilda Battersby. The Good Literary Agency founders 'heartbroken' to close agency after funding bid 'fails' The Bookseller, 16 January 2025, retrieved 16 April 2026^
- Danielle Lett. Could this new Suffolk agency help you publish your first book? East Anglian Daily Times, 1 October 2020^