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Agents Specialising in Rights

6 Warwick Court

London, WC1R 5DJ
United Kingdom

Contacts

  • William Hamilton
  • Sara Fisher
  • Victoria Hobbs
  • Euan Thorneycroft
  • Jennifer Custer
  • Sarah Molloy

Full-length MSS. Literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction, children's, performance rights. Also handles adult literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction; 20% of list is for children's market.

Handles picture books, fiction for 5-8 and 9-12 year-olds, teenage fiction, series fiction, film/TV tie-ins and non-fiction.

No science fiction, screenplays, poetry or short stories except for established clients.

Agents in USA and all European countries and Japan. Fiction and non-fiction from age 5 to young adult.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Does not accept submissions via email or through this website.
  • Submissions should be printed no smaller than 12 point Times New Roman font.
  • Double-spaced and printed on one side only of A4 paper.
  • Consist of the first three chapters or approximately the first fifty pages to a natural break.
  • Be accompanied by a covering letter and brief synopsis.
  • Please include return postage if you require the material to be returned. AM Heath is not responsible for material once it has been posted back.
  • Does not accept International Reply Coupons, please include an email address if submitting from overseas.
  • Endeavours to respond to all submissions within four weeks of receipt
  • Does not accept picture books.

Overseas associates in USA, Europe, South America, Japan and the Far East.

Clients include Prof. Christopher Andrew, Nadeem Aslam, Bella Bathurst, Anita Brookner, Prof. Kathleen Burk, Joseph Connolly, Stevie Davies, John Dougherty, Geoff Dyer, R.J. Ellory, Katie Fforde, Graham Hancock, Tobias Hill, Conn Iggulden, Marina Lewycka, Lucy Mangan, Hilary Mantel, Maggie O'Farrell, Tim Pears, Susan Price, Ben Richards, Clive Stafford Smith, Barbara Trapido.

Children's authors include Nicholas Allan, John Dougherty, Nick Gifford, Joanna Nadin, Susan Price, John Singleton, Rose Wilkins, Leslie Wilson, the Estates of Noel Streatfeild, Helen Cresswell and Joan Aiken.

Founded 1919.

enquiries@amheath.com
020-7242 2811
020-7242 2711

Rights
Rua Visconde de Piraja
414 s1 1108 Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro, 22410-002
Brazil

Contacts:

  • Lucia Riff
  • Laura Riff
  • João Paulo Riff

Founded in 1991 by Lucia Riff in a partnership with Carmen Balcells and Cristina de Mello e Souza.

Represents Brazilian authors for Brazil and also for foreign territories.

Also represents foreign Publishing Houses and Literary Agencies in the Portuguese Language markets (Brazil and Portugal).

Formerlu Agência Literária Balcells Mello e Souza Riff slc Ltda., or simply Agência Literária BMSR.

lucia@agenciariff.com.br
(55-21) 2287-6299
(55-21) 2267-6393

Rights
Bastager 3

Vedbaek, DK-2950
Denmark

Contact

  • Ib H. Lauritzen

Representing authors via literary agencies and publishers for whom we sell rights in Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Work with all types of copyright and the majority of the business and people represented come from Canada and the United States.

ihl@bookman.dk
(45) 45 89 25 20
(45) 45 89 25 01

Radio | Rights | TV
29 Wardour Street

London, W1D 6PS
United Kingdom

Agents

  • Georgina Capel (literary)
  • Anita Land (TV)

Submission guidelines

Long list of clients - Specialist with rights and broadcasting.

Founded 1999

rosie@capelland.co.uk
020-7734 2414
020-7734 8101

Via Guido de Ruggiero 28

Rome, 00142
Italy

President

  • Karin von Prellwitz

Directors

  • Norbert von Prellwitz
  • Pina Ocello von Prellwitz

Founded 1962.

International licensing agency representing publishing houses, agents and authors of adult and children's books worldwide.

General and literary fiction, non-fiction, humanities.

Promoting authors and publishers worldwide. Reading fee.

Eulama SRL website
eulama@fastwebnet.it
(06) 540 7309
(06) 540 7309

Rights | Theatre
110 West 40th Street

New York, NY 10018
United States

Agents

  • Peter Sawyer
  • Carolyn French
  • Carmen La Via
  • Kevin McShane

Full-length MS, theatrical performance rights.

No reading fee, but no unsolicited submissions.

agency@fifioscard.com
212-764-1100

Children's Books | Fiction | Film | Rights
28 Gray's Inn Crescent

Westville , KwaZulu-Natal 3630
South Africa
  • Chief Executive Frances Bond
  • Chief Editor Eileen Molver

Founded 1985.

Full length MSS. Fiction and non-fiction; juvenile and children's literature.

Consultancy service on contracts and copyright.

Preliminary phone call or letter and sase required. Reading fee terms on application.

Frances Bond Literary Services website
fbond@mweb.co.za
(031) 2662007

Rights
Via Caradosso 12

Milan, 20123
Italy

Directors

  • Laura Grandi
  • Stefano Tettamanti

Founded 1988.

Provides publicity and foreign rights consultation for publishers and authors as well as sub-agent services.

Charges a reading fee. Will suggest revision where appropriate.

agenzia@grandieassociati.it
(02) 469 55 41/481 8

425 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017
United States

Directors

  • Phyllis Westberg: (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children. Dramatic Rights)
  • Craig Tenney: (Fiction, Children. Print and Electronic Permissions)
  • Pamela Malpas: (Fiction, Non-Fiction. Translation)
  • Jake Elwell: (Fiction, Non-Fiction)
  • Don Laventhall: (Motion Picture and Television Rights)
  • Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke: (Assistant to Phyllis. Dramatic Permissions)

Founded 1929. We work in partnership with the following agencies

EUROPE

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Sells rights internationally on behalf of UK/US agencies and publishers. Agent for UK and international authors, including children's writers. Fiction, non-fiction and children's fiction. Does not represent children's picture books, poetry or scripts for film, T.V, radio or theatre.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Send a short, 1-page synopsis and the first three chapters (double or 1.5 spaced) with a covering letter. If sending by post include an S.A.E for the return of your material.
  • Email submissions@andrewnurnburg.com with files of less than 3mb and in .doc or .pdf format

Founded 1977

Association of Authors' Agents

(Sofia)

Andrew Nurnberg Associates (London)

Agence Hoffman (Paris)

Liepman AG (Zürich)

Agenzia Letteraria Internazionale (Milan)

212-759-8600
212-759-9428

216 East 75th Street
Suite 1e
New York, NY 10021
United States

President

  • Jean V. Naggar

Agents

  • Alice Tasman
  • Mollie Glick
  • Jennifer Weltz
  • Jessica Regel

Mainstream commercial and literary fiction (no formula fiction);

Non-fiction: psychology, science, biography, performance rights.

Send query letter (via email only - jvnla@jvnla.com) to the agent you feel is best fitted for your work.

Founded 1978.

212-794-1082

Children's Books | Rights
88 Holmfield Road

Leicester, LE2 1SB
United Kingdom

Agents

  • Jennifer Luithlen
  • Penny Luithlen

Not looking for new clients.

Children's fiction (home 15%, overseas 20%), performance rights (15%).

Founded 1986.

0116-273 8863

Rights
Caixa Postal 19051

Sao Paulo, 04505-970
Spain
Karin Schindler and Suely Pedro dos Santos Rights Representatives website
kschind@terr.com.br
suelypedrosantos@uol.com.br
55-11-5041-9177

29 Addison Place

London, W11 4RJ
United Kingdom

Lavinia Trevor Literary Agency

Lavinia Trevor Literary Agency is an independent agency established in 1993 by Lavinia Trevor, who is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents.

The agency represents writers of both fiction (commercial and literary) and general non-fiction (including popular science).

Wherever appropriate they also handle and exploit underlying rights in clients’ books (e.g. translation, US, audio) usually working with co-agents around the world.

For film/television rights they work with The Agency, a distinguished independent theatrical agency also based in London.

is an independent agency established in 1993 by Lavinia Trevor, who is a member of the Association of Authors' Agents.

The agency represents writers of both fiction (commercial and literary) and general non-fiction (including popular science).

Wherever appropriate they also handle and exploit underlying rights in clients’ books (e.g. translation, US, audio) usually working with co-agents around the world.

For film/television rights they work with The Agency, a distinguished independent theatrical agency also based in London.

020-7603 5254
(0870) 129 0838

Rights
Studiestraede 35

Copenhagen , K DK-1455
Denmark

Director

  • Anneli Høier with Monica Gram

The agency was founded in 1951 by Albrecht Leonhardt.

Specialising in selling German literature to Scandinavia.

In 1995 the agency was restructured and is now a leading international rights agency.

anneli@leonhardt-hoier.dk
(33) 13 25 23
(33) 13 49 92

Rights | Translation | Writers
Englischviertelstrasse 59

Zurich, CH-8032
Switzerland

Contacts

  • Eva Koralnik
  • Ruth Weibel

Founded 1949

Represent publishing houses and agencies from the USA, UK, Canada, France and Israel exclusively for German language publication rights.

Represents authors, agents and publishers from all over the world for German translation rights, and selected international authors for world rights.

Also handle world rights for international authors and represent estates such as Anne Frank

info@liepmanagency.com
(044) 261 76 60

Children's Books | Fiction | Film | Rights
353 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10016
United States

Adult

  • Eugene H. Winick
  • Elizabeth Winick

Juvenile

  • Edward Necarsulmer IV

Film TV

  • Evva Joan Pryor

Head of Children's Dept

  • Edward Necarsulmer IV

Founded 1928.

Adult Fiction:
Please send a query letter, synopsis, author bio, the first two chapters, and a SASE.

Adult Nonfiction:
Please send an outline and all that is required for fiction guidelines above.

Children:
Middle Grade and YA: Please send a query letter, the first three pages of manuscript, and a SASE
Picture Books: Please send a query letter. One picture book manuscript only, and a SASE.

Film and Dramatic Rights:
Please send query, synopsis, and a SASE.

Submissions should be mailed to:

McIntosh & Otis, Inc., Attn: (*Please reference department*) + address
But no unsolicited MSS for novels; query first. No submissions by email. No reading fee. Will suggest revision.

 

212-687-7400

Rights
Klosbachstrasse 110

Zurich, CH-8032
Switzerland

Contacts

  • Sabine Ibach
  • Sebastian Ritscher

Represent German language publishing rights as exclusive representatives on behalf of international clients.

info@mohrbooks.com
(043) 244 8626

Rights | Translation | Writers
Jupiterstrasse 1

Zurich, CH-8032
Switzerland

The Fritz Agency has over 40 years' experience licensing translation rights to German language publishers on behalf of agents and publishers in the English speaking world.

Gradually expanding its services as a full service author agency, representing German language writers domestically and internationally.

(+41) 44 388 41 40

Via GB Moroni 22

Milan, 20146
Italy

Director

  • Piergiorgio Nicolazzini

Literary and commercial fiction.

Non-fiction.

Represents English speaking writers in the Italian market and Italian writing in English and South American markets.

info@pnla.it
(+39) 02 487 13365
(+39) 02 487 13365

Rights
Yu-Business Centre
Blvd Mihaila Pupina 10b /I, 5th Floor, Suite 4
Belgrade, 11070
Serbia

Director

  • Predraq Milenkovic

Foreign Rights

  • Ana Milenkovic

Specialises in representing American and British authors in former Eastern Europe

Covering 15 languages.

ana@pip.co.yu
office@pip.co.yu
(+381) 11 3119880

Rights
Milk Studios
34 Southern Row
London, W10 5AN
United Kingdom

Proprietor:

  • Tassy Barham

Specialises in representing European and American authors, agents and publishers in Brazil.

Founded 1999.

Tassy Barham Associates website
tassy@tassybarham.com
+44 20 7229 86

Rights | Translation
Sakuragi Building 4f
6-7-3 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 107-0062
Japan

Managing Director

  • Hamish Macaskill

Handles work by English-language writers living in Japan; arranges Japanese translations for internationally established publishers, agents and authors; arranges Japanese contracts for Japanese versions of all media. Standard commission: 10%.

Own representatives in New York and London.

Founded 1979.

The English Agency (Japan) Ltd website
info@eaj.co.jp
03-3406 5385

Fiction | Non-Fiction | Rights | Theatre | TV
9465 Wilshire Boulevard

Beverly Hills, California CA 90212
United States

Contact

  • Alan Nevins

Fiction and non-fiction, plays, film.

TV rights, performance rights.

The Firm website
query@thefirmbooks.com
310-860-8132

Fiction | Film | Non-Fiction | Rights | TV
431 2nd Street
Ste 300
Hudson, Wisconsin WI 54016
United States

Contact

  • Jonathon Lazear,
  • Christi Cardenas,
  • Julie Mayo,
  • Anne Blackstone

Founded 1984.

Adult fiction and non-fiction; film and TV rights; foreign language rights; audio, video and electronic rights.

No reading fee. No unsolicited MSS; 2-3pp query first with sase for response. No faxed queries.

admin@lazear.com
715-531-0012

Rights | Theatre
1 Union Square West
Suite 815
New York, NY 10003
United States

Contact

  • Tonda Marton

Stage plays and musicals.

Principally foreign language licensing.

Association of Authors' Representatives

The website of the American agents’ association (http://www.aar-online.org) offers a list of members, suggested points to raise with an agent who offers to represent you, and some further guidance on the author/agent relationship.

info@martonagency.com
212-255-1908
212-691-9061

Film | Radio | Rights | Screenwriters | Theatre | TV
6th Floor, Fairgate House
78 New Oxford Street
London, WC1A 1HB
United Kingdom

Directors

  • Charlotte Knight
  • Martin Knight

Contact

  • Tanya Tillett

The Rod Hall AgencyThe Rod Hall Agency was formed in May 1997 to represent playwrights and screenwriters, writers who also direct, directors and stage and screen rights in selected novels.

Specialises in writers for stage, screen and radio but also deals in TV and film rights in novels and non-fiction and represents writer/directors. Email synopsis and intro in first instance, with a showreel if you are a writer/director.

No reading fee.

was formed in May 1997 to represent playwrights and screenwriters, writers who also direct, directors and stage and screen rights in selected novels.

Specialises in writers for stage, screen and radio but also deals in TV and film rights in novels and non-fiction and represents writer/directors. Email synopsis and intro in first instance, with a showreel if you are a writer/director.

No reading fee.

office@rodhallagency.com
020-7079 7987
(0845) 6384094

Rights
PO Box 3820

Bath, BA2 4WY
United Kingdom

Agent

  • Susie Adams

Rights consultancy and subsidiary rights agent on behalf of packagers, literary agents and publishers: foreign language and co-edition rights worldwide, UK serial, book club, merchandise and other sub rights.

So no authors.

The Susie Adams Rights Agency website
susieara@aol.com

3rd Floor
64 Great Titchfield Street
London, W1W 7QH
United Kingdom

Agents

  • Laura Susijn
  • Nicola Barr

Specialises in world rights in English- and non-English-language literature: literary fiction and general non-fiction

No self-help, science-fiction, fantasy, romance, sagas, computer, illustrated, business, military, screenplays.
Submission of manuscripts:

Please send a synopsis and two sample chapters only to this address, if sending by post or by e-mail to info@thesusijnagency.com

Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for a reply and include an email address for response. If you would like your material returned please clearly state this on your submission and include a stamped self-addressed envelope.
 
No reading fee.

Authors include Peter Ackroyd, Bidisha, Jon Butler and Bruno Vincent, Uzma Aslam Khan, Robin Baker, Abdelkader Benali, Robert Craig, Tessa De Loo, Gwynne Dyer, Travis Elborough, Radhika Jha, Kolton Lee, Karen Mcleod, Jeffrey Moore, Karl Shaw, Paul Sussman, Dubravka Ugrešic, Alex Wheatle, Adam Zameenzad.

Founded 1998.

info@thesusijnagency.com
020-7580 6341
020-7580 8626

Meyersplan 5

Karlshamn, S-374 33
Sweden

Director

  • Ulf Töregård

Represents authors, agents and publishers in Scandinavia and Holland for rights

Fiction, non-fiction and children's books.

ulf.toregard@sanetoregard.se
(+46) 0454 - 843 40

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York , NY 10019
United States

Executive VP Owen Laster

Senior VPs

  • Jennifer Rudolph Walsh
  • Suzanne Gluck
  • Joni Evans
  • Mel Berger
  • Jay Mandel
  • Tracy Fisher

General fiction and non-fiction (home 15%, overseas 20%, performance rights 15%). 

Will suggest revision. No reading fee. 

Association of Authors' Representatives

212-586-5100
212-246-3583