Agency

Jemima Hunt heads up The Writers’ Practice as agent and editor. A former journalist based in New York and Brazil, Jemima represents an eclectic mix of writers and specialises in international stories, fiction and memoir. She’s held two Creative Writing Fellowships at the University of Oxford and works closely with private clients as a book coach. The Writers’ Practice is always looking for new talent to add to our list of writers. We read every submission made to us.

If you would like us to consider your work for representation then please contact jemima@thewriterspractice.com

Foreign rights are handled by Camilla Ferrier at The Marsh Agency.

Film and TV rights are handled by Penni Killick at The Artists Partnership.

How to submit –

For fiction, please send the first three chapters and a very brief synopsis of your novel, (500 words) and a few lines of biography.

For non-fiction, I’d love to see 10 – 15 pages including a pitch: what the book is about, who your readership is, why the book is important. Include at least one chapter of sample text of the narrative, a book outline including chapter summaries and a brief biography

Agency Fees: Industry standard 15 per cent on all UK and Commonwealth print rights; 20 per cent for the rest of the world. Digital, ebook, audible, dramatic rights variable according to publisher and precedent.

Terms & Conditions: The agency is not responsible for projects undertaken by the consultancy, and authors contracted to the agency will be under no obligation to seek any advice from the consultancy. However, work deemed suitable and with the agreement of the author will be passed to the agency for consideration, while there might be occasion for work to be passed from the agency to the consultancy. Again, authors will always be ultimately responsible for their work, and any decisions surrounding it. No contract will be entered into without the prior agreement of the author.