Author Q&A: Triona Campbell

Author Q&A: Triona Campbell

Triona Campbell worked closely with Blue Pencil Agency’s head editor and founder Sara Sarre on a YA novel, after which she successfully acquired an agent and a three-book deal with Scholastic UK. In this Author Q&A, Triona describes working as a film...
How to Write Emotion

How to Write Emotion

Reading is above all else an emotional experience. We read to connect with characters, to experience their emotions and to compare them to our own. Nailing emotion is therefore essential to writing compelling fiction. But how to be sure to write emotion in a way that...
Ask an Agent: Olivia Maidment from Madeleine Milburn

Ask an Agent: Olivia Maidment from Madeleine Milburn

Olivia Maidment joined the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency in 2020. Previously, she worked with award-winning authors and global literary brands during her time at The Blair Partnership and United Agents. As well as representing a list of literary, upmarket and book...
Author Q&A: Saloni Surah

Author Q&A: Saloni Surah

Saloni Surah worked closely with Blue Pencil Agency’s head editor and founder Sara Sarre on an Early Reader book Flora Investigates: The Case Of The Missing Gold Eggs which she has recently self-published. We were curious about her self-publishing journey – an...
Ask an Agent: Rebeka Finch from Darley Anderson

Ask an Agent: Rebeka Finch from Darley Anderson

Rebeka joined the Darley Anderson Literary Agency as Darley’s Assistant in November 2019. She enjoys reading submissions, particularly new adult, contemporary romance fiction, and fantasy/romantasy fiction, and working on the Agency’s social media. Rebeka...
Ask an Agent: Samantha Brace from Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Ask an Agent: Samantha Brace from Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Sam Brace is an Agent building a list of crime and reading group fiction. Alongside working on her own list, Sam looks after podcasts for Peters Fraser + Dunlop. At PFD’s digital-first imprint Agora Books, Sam launched the Lost the Plot Writers Competition as...