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We specialise in commercial, page-turning, conversation-starting fiction. We’re talking heart stopping thrillers, ‘have you read this yet?!’ books, laugh out loud rom-coms, steamy romances, addictive crime, sweeping love stories, breathtaking romantasy, to name but a few.

Please submit using the form below. Feel free to tick more than one genre box to narrow down the best agent for you.

Your submission should consist of:

  • A cover letter containing a one-line elevator pitch, a short blurb, the target market and genre of your work, and a short author biography including any competitions or prizes you have won for writing.
  • A one-page synopsis
  • The first 3 chapters or 50 pages of your work

For advice on the perfect cover letter, see this page

If you have written children’s, middle-grade or YA, please submit your work to our children’s agency: https://www.darleyandersonchildrens.com

Please DO NOT submit screenplays, poetry, non-fiction, novellas or erotica.

We ONLY accept email submissions via our online submissions portal. If you send us anything via post, do not expect a return.

We read every submission and aim to get back to you within 8-12 weeks. Please let us know if another agency requests your full manuscript or offers representation.

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    How To

    To send your submission to us, please use the form below.
    You will need to include:

    A cover letter (either as an attachment, or in the body of the email)
    A one page synopsis of the book
    The first three consecutive chapters of your book

    Please include all attachments as a PDF or Word document only. We are unable to open any other attachment formats or links to downloadable material.

    Your cover letter should include a one-line elevator pitch, a short blurb, the genre and target market of your work and a short author bio (including any writing prizes or competitions you have won)

     

    For more information on what to include in your cover letter, please click here.

    For more information on what to include in your synopsis, please click here.

    We aim to respond to all submissions within 8-12 weeks. If you have not heard from us after 12 weeks, do get back in touch and let us know.

    Please be in touch if another agent requests your full manuscript or offers representation.

    Unfortunately, due to the volume of submissions that we receive we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt. Nor do we accept submissions made by hand or in person.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Will you acknowledge receipt of my submission?
    Unfortunately, we are unable to provide receipt of submission, but we encourage you to include a read receipt on your email, or to cc’ yourself so be sure the email was sent.

    When will I hear back from you?
    We read every submission that comes to us and aim to respond within 8-12 weeks.

    Who should I send my submission to?
    Please find full agent wishlists on their team profiles here. If an agent receives a submission that is better suited to another agent, we will share this internally.

    Can I submit to more than one agent?
    We ask that you only submit to one agent. We discuss and share submissions internally to ensure that the every submission is given the best possible consideration.

    Can you provide feedback on my submission?
    Unfortunately, due to the number of submissions we receive each week, we are unable to provide personalized feedback to individual submissions.

    What font and formatting to you require?
    We don’t specify exact formatting requirements, but please choose a font and line spacing that allows for easy reading. Where possible, please include your synopsis and chapters as attachments, rather than in the body of the email.