Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums - View Single Post - UK literary agents who specialise in science fiction and fantasy

I, Brian · 2nd January 2006, 10:03 AM

UK literary agents who specialise in science fiction and fantasy

You'll notice that not many are listed here. Although other agencies will work with science fiction and fantasy manuscripts, they are not many, and many more actively state that they will not accept submissions for the genre.

What does this mean? It means that you have to be all the more professional in your approach to literary agents in the first place.

Please also note that these agencies are looking for submissions for novels. Short stories are of little financial worth to an agency, and publishers tend to only risk issuing anthologies when they know the author name will sell, or else it is associated with a well publicised competition, such as the Nebula Short Story Awards. And you need to be magazine printed to enter for that.

NOTE: All of the ones listed are reputable established agencies, that do not ask for reading fees, and who recover their main fees as percentantile royalties from books sales of the authors they represent.

Mic Cheetham Literary Agency
11-12 Dover Street
London
W1S 4LJ
Tel: 020 7495 2002
Fax: 020 7495 5777
Director: Mic Cheetham
Takes: General and literary fiction, science fiction, some non-fiction. works with the Marsh Agency for foreign rights.
Fees: home 10%, overseas 20%
Website: http://www.miccheetham.com/
No unsolicited manuscripts

Dorian Literary Agency (DLA)
Upper Thornhill
27 Church Road
St Marychurch
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 4QY
Tel/fax: 01803 312095
Proprietor: Mrs D. Lumley
Takes: women's fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, crime, thrillers, and mainstream
Fees: home 10%, USA 15%, translation 20-25%
No unsolicited manuscripts

Londond Independent Books
26 Chalcot Crescent
London
NW1 8YD
Tel: 020 7706 0486
Fax: 020 7724 3122
Proprietor: Carolyn Whitaker
Takes: Commercial, fantasy, and etenage fiction.
Fees: home 15%, overseas 20%

Marjacq Scripts
34 Devonshire Place
London
W1G 6JW
Tel: 020 7935 9499
Fax: 020 7935 9115
Takes: Crime, thrillers, science fiction, women's commercial fiction
Fees: home 10%, overseas 20%
Website: http://www.marjacq.com/

PFD
(incorporating A.D. Peters & Co. Ltd, Fraser and Dunlop Scripts Ltd, Fraser & Dunlop Ltd, June Hall Literary Agency Ltd, Watergate Film Services Ltd)
Drury House
34-43 Russell Street
London
WC2b 5HA
Tel: 020 7344 1000
Fax: 020 7836 9539
Takes: Full range of fiction
Fees: home 10%, overseas 20%
Website: http://www.pfd.co.uk

Sheil Land Associates Ltd
(incorporating Richard Scott Simon Ltd 1971 and Christy & Moore Ltd 1912)
43 Doughty Street
London
WC1N 2LF
Tel: 020 7405 9351
Fax: 020 7831 2127
Takes: commercial fiction and non-fiction, including military, history, fantasy, romance, rime, thrillers
Fees: home 15%, overseas 20%
Website: http://www.sheilland.co.uk

Artellus Limited
30 Dorset House
Gloucester Place
London
NW1 5AD
Tel: 020 7935 6972
Fax: 020 7487 5957
Takes: crime, science fiction, historical, contemporary and literary fiction; non-fiction
Fees: home 10%, overseas 20%

John Jarrold
Top Flat
117 All Saints Street
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3BG
01424 440653
Takes: science fiction, fantasy
Fees: home 15%, overseas 20%
http://www.sff.net/people/john-jarrold/about.html

2nd January 2006, 10:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
I, Brian Admin and Tea-boy Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,452 Blog Entries: 1	UK literary agents who specialise in science fiction and fantasy UK literary agents who specialise in science fiction and fantasy You'll notice that not many are listed here. Although other agencies will work with science fiction and fantasy manuscripts, they are not many, and many more actively state that they will not accept submissions for the genre. What does this mean? It means that you have to be all the more professional in your approach to literary agents in the first place. Please also note that these agencies are looking for submissions for novels. Short stories are of little financial worth to an agency, and publishers tend to only risk issuing anthologies when they know the author name will sell, or else it is associated with a well publicised competition, such as the Nebula Short Story Awards. And you need to be magazine printed to enter for that. NOTE: All of the ones listed are reputable established agencies, that do not ask for reading fees, and who recover their main fees as percentantile royalties from books sales of the authors they represent. Mic Cheetham Literary Agency 11-12 Dover Street London W1S 4LJ Tel: 020 7495 2002 Fax: 020 7495 5777 Director: Mic Cheetham Takes: General and literary fiction, science fiction, some non-fiction. works with the Marsh Agency for foreign rights. Fees: home 10%, overseas 20% Website: http://www.miccheetham.com/ No unsolicited manuscripts Dorian Literary Agency (DLA) Upper Thornhill 27 Church Road St Marychurch Torquay Devon TQ1 4QY Tel/fax: 01803 312095 Proprietor: Mrs D. Lumley Takes: women's fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, crime, thrillers, and mainstream Fees: home 10%, USA 15%, translation 20-25% No unsolicited manuscripts Londond Independent Books 26 Chalcot Crescent London NW1 8YD Tel: 020 7706 0486 Fax: 020 7724 3122 Proprietor: Carolyn Whitaker Takes: Commercial, fantasy, and etenage fiction. Fees: home 15%, overseas 20% Marjacq Scripts 34 Devonshire Place London W1G 6JW Tel: 020 7935 9499 Fax: 020 7935 9115 Takes: Crime, thrillers, science fiction, women's commercial fiction Fees: home 10%, overseas 20% Website: http://www.marjacq.com/ PFD (incorporating A.D. Peters & Co. Ltd, Fraser and Dunlop Scripts Ltd, Fraser & Dunlop Ltd, June Hall Literary Agency Ltd, Watergate Film Services Ltd) Drury House 34-43 Russell Street London WC2b 5HA Tel: 020 7344 1000 Fax: 020 7836 9539 Takes: Full range of fiction Fees: home 10%, overseas 20% Website: http://www.pfd.co.uk Sheil Land Associates Ltd (incorporating Richard Scott Simon Ltd 1971 and Christy & Moore Ltd 1912) 43 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LF Tel: 020 7405 9351 Fax: 020 7831 2127 Takes: commercial fiction and non-fiction, including military, history, fantasy, romance, rime, thrillers Fees: home 15%, overseas 20% Website: http://www.sheilland.co.uk Artellus Limited 30 Dorset House Gloucester Place London NW1 5AD Tel: 020 7935 6972 Fax: 020 7487 5957 Takes: crime, science fiction, historical, contemporary and literary fiction; non-fiction Fees: home 10%, overseas 20% John Jarrold Top Flat 117 All Saints Street Hastings East Sussex TN34 3BG 01424 440653 Takes: science fiction, fantasy Fees: home 15%, overseas 20% http://www.sff.net/people/john-jarrold/about.html