UK literary agents who specialise in science fiction and fantasy

[I, Brian]

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

[DarkBunni]

speak to me, what do literary agents do again?

[KSeriphyn]

Thanks for the list Brian. The percentages are reasonable too. In Australia, a few agents I was interested in wanted 20 - 22% for local authors!

[Scorpiomale]

Hi there I am currently looking for an agent for a science-fiction / fantasy / adventure story. I am new at all of this but would like my work to be published and maybe eventually become a film.

[mistri]

Has anyone discovered any others lately?

[ctg]

Anubis Literary Agency 6 Birdhaven Close, Lighthorne, Warwick CV35 0BE Tel No: 01926 642588 Fax No: 01926 642588 Email: writestuff@btinternet.com Contact Steve Calcutt Genre fiction: crime, thrillers, horror, science fiction, fantasy (home 15%, USA/translation 20%). No other material considered. Send 50pp, a one-page synopsis and sae (essential). No reading fee. No telephone calls. Works with the Marsh Agency Ltd on translation rights. For information about agency writers' seminars contact: writestuff2@btinternet.com. Authors: Clients include Lesley Asquith, Christopher Golden, J.F. Gonzalez, Anthea Ingham, Tim Lebbon, Sarah Pinborough, Adam Roberts, Steve Savile, Brett A. Savory. Founded 1994.

[ctg]

In 1971 Diana Tyler and Michael Bakewell formed MBA Literary Agents Ltd to promote the work of writers for television, radio, film and theatre, the media in which they both worked following a period in BBC drama departments.

The agency flourished through their excellent contacts and soon expanded into fiction, non-fiction and fantasy/science fiction books.

Michael left the firm in 1974 but steady growth under managing director Diana Tyler has enabled a wide range of writers in all fields, more recently including children's books, to work on cross-media projects.

MBA's ethos is exemplified by the absolute commitment of all members of the agency to nurturing and building long-term successful careers for each client.

Registered in England No. 1021584, VAT No. 234 6063 79

Registered office: 8 Fairfax Mansions, Finchley Road, London NW3 6JY

Member of Association of Authors’ Agents and The Personal Managers’ Association

Associate Member of The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain

MBA Literary Agents Limited

[David Gullen]

Since PFD imploded last year I think their genre agents were part of the mass exodus to United Agents
At any rate, Robery Kirby, (who represents Joe Abercrombie, John Clute, Alasdiar Reynolds, Christopher Priest and more) is with UA, so they should be added to the list.

They do take email subs but have some specific requirements, so check their guidelines (of course you will )

United Agents
12-26 Lexington Street
London, W1F 0LE
t. +44 (0) 20 3214 0800
f. +44 (0) 20 3214 0801

(can't put up the web or mail parts as my posts count dropped after the crash, but just google United Agents and you'll get there)