Lorella Belli, Lorella Belli Literary Agency (LBLA)
Fiction (from literary to genre - in particular women's fiction, crime, thrillers, historical) and general non-fiction. Most of my writers were first time authors when I took them on and many are now bestsellers and award-winners; keen on books with an international and multicultural element/potential, and journalists with interesting and topical book ideas.

Peter Buckman, Ampersand Agency
Handles literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction. Contemporary and historical novels, crime, thrillers, women’s fiction, memoirs, history, biography, cookery - anything as long as it's well written. No fantasy / sci-fi / horror though. SPACE AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY

Jon Elek, AP Watt
Jon represents a wide range of authors, from music books and poetry to commercial fiction, popular philosophy, cookery and memoir. He is very keen to expand his commercial fiction list and would welcome proposals for romantic comedies, high-tech thrillers and crime novels. SPACE AVAILABLE

Zöe King, Darley Anderson
Zöe is an Associate Agent for the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. She is interested in any commercial fiction (nothing literary, please) and all types of commercial non fiction with mass market appeal ranging from narrative non fiction to pop psychology, pop science as well as more niche books but with breakout appeal. LATE ADDITION - GOOD AVAILABILITY

David Llewelyn, Conville & Walsh
David is the Chief Talent Scout for Conville & Walsh - a leading international literary agency. He deals exclusively with debut novelists, and is interested in all types of fiction and non-fiction. He boasts a formidable record in unearthing new talent. SPACE AVAILABLE

Andrew Lownie, Andrew Lownie Literary Agency
Andrew is one the UK's leading non-fiction agents, with a special interest in history and biography. SPACE AVAILABLE

Lynne Patrick, Creme de la Crime Publishers
Creme de la Crime is set up to encourage and develop new crime writing talent. Lynne welcomes crime novels with elements of other genres: erotica, horror or historical, for example, or futurecrime. SPACE AVAILABLE

Claire Siemaszkiewicz, Total-E-Bound (Erotic Romance Publishers)
Seeking erotic, romantic fiction. See company website for more info about the current publishing catalogue. SPACE AVAILABLE

David Smith, Annette Green Authors' Agents
David is a partner in the agency, and is looking for fiction and non-fiction of all kinds. His aim is to give excellence the exposure it deserves.  His only requirements are great subjects or stories, compelling characters and exceptional writing. DAVID SMITH WILL, DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES UNABLE TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL. HE HAS AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ALL HIS ONE-TO-ONE BOOKINGS BY TELEPHONE. DELEGATE DETAILS HAVE BEEN PASSED TO DAVID WHO WILL REBOOK THESE APPOINTMENTS INDIVIDUALLY. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE FESTIVAL OFFICE ABOUT THIS, AS WE DO NOT KEEP DAVID'S DIARY.

Jo Unwin, Conville & Walsh
Jo joined Conville and Walsh as an agent in 2008, leaving behind a successful career as a writer for children’s television and consultant for Aardman Features. Jo says "I’ll be starting at C & W with a completely clean slate, so please do send me your book projects! I’m looking to build a quality list of both British and international writers." LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE

Beverley Birch, info
Beverley is both an author and a children's fiction editor at Hodder Children's Books. At the Festival, she'll be acting as both book doctor and talent scout. BOOKED

Julia Churchill, Greenhouse Literary Agency
The Greenhouse agency handles authors writing for children and young adults. The agency does not handle adult fiction or non-fiction. LIMITED SPACE

Jamie Coleman, Toby Eady Associates
Jamie is an agent with Toby Eady Associates, where he is developing his own list of authors. He's interested in all genres, other than fantasy. The agency tends towards the literary, though with some thriller, crime and historical as well. Jamie is never sure how to describe what he’s looking for, but he knows it when he reads it. DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES JAMIE COLEMAN'S COLLEAGUE SAMAR HAMMAM WIL BE TAKING ALL HIS ONE-TO-ONE SLOTS. HIS FIELDS OF INTEREST REMAIN THE SAME.

Barry Cunningham, The Chicken House
Barry is arguably the best known children's publisher in the world, whose authors have included Roald Dahl, JK Rowling, and countless other bestsellers. See the website for more info. BOOKED

Lucy Gilmour, Harlequin Mills & Boon
Lucy is interested to see commercial fiction over the full range published by Mills & Boon - which includes historical, crime and thrillers, as well as the traditional romance and erotica. BOOKED.

John Jarrold, John Jarrold Literary Agent
John specialises in representing sci-fi, fantasy and horror authors, writing for the adult market. He does not handle authors outside these genres. TRYING TO ARRANGE MORE SLOTS

Jane Johnson See personal website
Author of historical fiction (Crossed Bones / The Tenth Gift) and a tremendously successful publisher of fantasy fiction. Consultant to the Lord of the Rings film trilogy - and still works as Fiction Publishing Director for HarperCollins. Will look at historical fiction & fantasy. BOOKED

Jane Judd, Jane Judd Literary Agency
Interested in full-length fiction (from literary to genre – in particular women’s fiction, crime, historical and young adult) and general non-fiction (self-help, popular history, film/TV subjects, memoirs, biography, travel, women's issues). Would love to find quirky and surprising subjects in both fiction and non-fiction. (Personal interests include cats, Spanish, scuba diving, ballet and classical music.) TRYING TO ARRANGE MORE SLOTS

Meg Lewis, Harlequin Mills & Boon
Meg is interested to see commercial fiction over the full range published by Mills & Boon - which includes historical, crime and thrillers, as well as the traditional romance and erotica. BOOKED

Oliver Munson, Blake Friedmann
Oliver has particular interests in commercial fiction, popular non-fiction and sports writing. BOOKED.

Genevieve Pegg, Orion Publishing
Part of the Hachette Group, the UK's biggest publisher, Orion is particularly known for its outstanding crime & thriller list, but do see the website for the full range. Genevieve herself has tastes ranging from the gothic to the nostalgic, and handles both fiction & non-fiction. BOOKED

Isabel White, Isabel White Literary Agent
Eclectic tastes. Loves compelling, intelligent fiction and non-fiction projects from genuine experts. Prefers to avoid traditional romance & traditional fantasy. LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE

Clare Alexander, Aitken Alexander Associates
Clare specializes in literary and commercial fiction, and particularly relishes finding & working with new authors. She's been president of the Association of Authors' Agents, the Orion Literary Agent of the Year, among other distinctions. FULLY BOOKED

Tim Bates, Pollinger Ltd
Tim is an agent at Pollinger Limited responsible for adult books, both literary and commercial. He'd particularly like to meet crime / thriller writers. FULLY BOOKED

Simon Trewin, United Agents
Eclectic tastes, both fiction and non-fiction. Love the quirky, unconventional - and above all a challenge! BOOKED.

The Book Doctors are in

The core skill of agents is in identifying and selling marketable work. Book doctors are professional authors who excel at identifying editorial issues and offering constructive advice on how to fix it. Most delegates to the Festival will do well to book a mixture of slots with agents and book doctors, to get an all-round view of their work.

Please note that when a book doctor identifies work that may be marketable, they will alert the Festival organisers, who will in turn pass that work to a suitable agent.


Imran Ahmad (info)
A master of biography, but will happy advise on any creative non-fiction. SPACE AVAILABLE

Kate Allan (info)
One of the moving forces behind the Festival, Kate is also a successful romantic novelist and represents a short list of authors as a literary agent. BOOKED

Debi Alper (info)
Author of tough, urban comedies and a very experienced consultant with the Writers' Workshop. SPACE AVAILABLE

Julie Cohen (info)
Julie writes fun, emotional, and sometimes quite strange romantic novels for Headline’s Little Black Dress imprint and for Harlequin Mills & Boon. She's also a reader for Cornerstones Literary Consultancy. BOOKED

Emma Darwin (info)
A bestselling literary novelist, a course tutor for the Open University, and a hugely respected literary consultant for the Writers' Workshop. SPACE AVAILABLE

Emily Diamand (info)
Prize winning children's fiction author with Chicken House. BOOKED

Roger Ellory (info)
A limited number of book doctor slots are available with this bestselling, prize-winning thriller writer. BOOKED

Toby Frost (info)
Sci-fi and fantasy author with Mymidon Books. Happy to advise on any sci-fi, fantasy or horror fiction. BOOKED

Adèle Geras (info)
Adèle has written more than 90 books for adults, children and teenagers. Check out her website for more info. BOOKED

Veronica Henry (info)
Successful novelist and scriptwriter. Specialises in broad canvas relationship dramas, including Just a Family Affair and Marriage and Other Games. SPACE AVAILABLE

Sue Moorcroft (info)
Author of romantic fiction. Also author of Love Writing: How to make money writing romantic or erotic fiction. AVAILABLE

Fiona Shaw (info)
Author of a serious non-fiction autobiography and two literary historical novels. Also Royal Literary Fund fellow at York University.SPACE AVAILABLE

Jeremy Sheldon (info)
Jeremy is the author of literary fiction, and is also a well-known book doctor and workshop leader. Jeremy also has extensive experience as script consultant to the UK film industry, so he will look at screenplays as well as novels. AVAILABLE

Sally Spedding (info)
Writes haunting crime mysteries. Will look at crime, thrillers, horror ... anything creepy. AVAILABLE

Val Tyler (info)
A prize-shortlisted children's author, and a very experienced consultant for the Writers' Workshop. BOOKED