As international literary scouts, we look for the best in fiction and non fiction to be published in English, as well as in other major languages, on behalf of our international publishing clients and a film & T.V. company. Founded in 1983, we are one of the longest-standing scouting agencies in the UK;
our office is based in central London.
Grupo Companhia das Letras – formed by the merger between the publishing houses Companhia das Letras and Objetiva – publishes literary and commercial fiction, self-help, MBS and business, upmarket non fiction, and children's and YA.
We work across the Random House imprints, with Knopf, Random House, Doubleday and McClelland & Stewart, and their paperback imprints Vintage and Anchor, children’s and YA imprints, as well as the cookery imprint, Appetite.
CITIC Press is one of the leading publishers in China, publishing 700-900 titles a year including, in translation, quality non-fiction and both commercial and literary fiction.
Gyldendal has occupied a central position in Danish cultural life since its foundation in 1770, publishing literary and commercial fiction for adults, children and YA, and non fiction. In 2015 Gyldendal launched Flamingo, a digital-first imprint.
Heyday Films is a British production company founded by David Heyman in 1997, which has made, among others, the HARRY POTTER films, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS, PADDINGTON, GRAVITY and THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS. In 2015, Heyday formed Heyday Television in collaboration with NBC Universal International Studios.
A major Finnish publisher founded in 1890, which publishes literary and commercial fiction, non fiction, children’s and YA. We also work with Like, an independent house acquired by Otava in 2006.
www.otava.fi
Founded by Robert Laffont in 1941 and part of the Editis Group since 1990, Laffont publishes literary and commercial fiction, crime and thrillers on its La Bête Noire list, a wide range of general non fiction, and books for young adults.
www.laffont.fr
At Random House Germany, we work with the Penguin division (C. Bertelsmann, carl’s books, Knaus, Penguin Verlag, DVA, Siedler, Pantheon); the Blanvalet division (Blanvalet, Penhaligon, Limes); and children’s and YA (cbj, cbt).
Established in 1974, Patakis is a leading independent general publisher in Greece and is distinguished for its commitment to quality, publishing adult commercial and literary fiction, children’s fiction and non fiction, scientific books, educational books and dictionaries.
The Singel group was created in 2014. We work across the group with the literary houses: Nijgh & Van Ditmar, Querido, De Arbeiderspers, Athenaeum, De Geus; and the upmarket commercial house, Q.
Libri Kiadó was founded in Budapest in 2011 and publishes non fiction, upmarket commercial fiction and literary fiction, and children’s and YA. Imprints include Libri, Libri Pop, Park, Helikon and Jelenkor.
Rizzoli Libri is part of Gruppo Mondadori and comprises the three imprints Rizzoli, Fabbri and the paperback imprint BUR, publishing works of fiction and non-fiction, books for young adults and graphic novels.
Founded in 1770 with Gyldendal Denmark and subsequently becoming independent, Gyldendal has a strong international fiction list as well as many major Norwegian authors, a wide range of non fiction, and children’s and YA.
Founded in 1953, WL focuses on publishing literary prose and poetry by established and emerging authors. In non fiction, WL publishes biography, history, music and popular science, and also has a children’s and YA list.
Established in 2008, Objectiva is now part of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and comprises the imprints Objectiva, Alfaguara, Suma das Letras, Arena and Companhia das Letras, publishing literary and commercial fiction, general non fiction, and children’s and YA.
A leading publisher across the Spanish-speaking world, based in Barcelona and Madrid and comprising for adults: Plaza & Janes, Grijalbo, Suma das Letras, Aguilar, Rosa Dels Vents, Alfaguara, Debate, Taurus, Literatura Random House, Lumen, Reservoir and Debolsillo and Ediciones B; and Montena for children’s and YA.
ALBERT BONNIERS FÖRLAG
Founded in 1837 and one of the oldest and most respected publishing houses in Sweden, Bonniers publishes Swedish and translated fiction, poetry, and high quality non fiction. We also work with the Wahlstrom & Widstrand list.
Chi Ming Publishing Company was founded in 2011 by Sheng-Hsiu Lin. A steadily growing publisher in Taiwan, it currently publishes twenty to thirty titles a year in literary fiction, commercial fiction and non-fiction for adults.
Founded in 1945, Yapı Kredi Publications (YKY), offers its readers a selection of the highest quality works: literary fiction, non fiction, poetry, art books and graphic novels, children’s and YA, combining well-balanced Western and Eastern values.
Doubleday was founded in 1897 by Frank Nelson Doubleday. In 2008 Doubleday and Nan A. Talese became part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group at Penguin Random House LLC. They publish commercial fiction, literary fiction and upmarket non fiction.
Catherine worked alongside founder Anne Louise Fisher for ten years before taking over the company in 2015, on Anne Louise's retirement. Previously, she was managing director of Granta, deputy managing director of Chatto & Windus, and also worked at Transworld and at the literary agency Aitken & Stone (now Aitken Alexander).
Cecilia joined from another scouting agency and previously worked at the New York literary agency, Foundry. Cecilia focuses mainly on UK scouting, is Swedish and also reads Danish, Norwegian and French.
Liza joined after interning at literary and scouting agencies in Oxford, London and New York, and attending the Columbia Publishing Course.
Marzena joined from the Laura Cecil Literary Agency, and previously Andrew Nurnberg Associates, to scout children’s and YA books. Marzena is Polish and also reads German and Russian.
Rosie joined in March 2018 from Jonathan Clowes Literary Agents, and previously The Wylie Agency. Rosie focuses mainly on UK, Australian and Canadian scouting, and also reads French and German.
Thais moved to London after being an editor at Companhia das Letras in Brazil. After working in foreign rights at literary agency Andrew Nurnberg Associates, she joined the team in February 2015. She reads Portuguese and Spanish, and focuses mainly on the non-English language scouting.
Tomaso worked in our London office before moving to Istanbul from where he scouts non-English language books. He is Italian and also reads French and Spanish.
Polite note: we are unable to accept unsolicited submissions.
