Literary agents

You’ve finished your manuscript, re-written and edited as much as you can… and you think your book is ready to be published. However, most publishers of commercial fiction and/or non-fiction now only consider manuscripts sent to them by literary agents. In this section of the site you’ll find a host of articles on the role of the literary agent and how to approach them with your book.

Article
5 min read
27th July 2012
Edited
12th October 2020
Mark Le Fanu, General Secretary of the Society of Authors, explains when it is necessary for an author to have an agent.
Article
5 min read
27th July 2012
Edited
10th December 2020
If you are lucky enough to get attention from several agents, and are required to make a choice, the time-honoured way of getting to know each other...