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Tessa David is an Agent in the Books Division. She joined PFD in 2014 as a graduate in English Literature from Edinburgh University.
What she is seeking: Adult fiction: Literary, historical, high concept psychological thrillers and literary/ commercial crossover fiction. "I have a particular weak spot for books set in wild and remote locations – think tiny islands or windswept moors; add in a murder or love story (or both) and I’m hooked."
Children’s fiction: Fast paced and adventurous middle grade with series potential.
Non-fiction: History, philosophy, nature writing, popular science, cookery, and any and all types of narrative non-fiction. "Three of my favourite books are When Breath Becomes Air, The Outrun and The Shepherd’s Life."
How to submit: Please send us the first three chapters of your novel or non-fiction project, as well as a full synopsis. In the body of the email, please write a covering letter, including brief details about your writing career. tdavid@pfd.co.uk
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Rory Scarfe is Agency Director. Rory began his career as a publisher, first at Simon & Schuster before heading up the Sport list at HarperCollins. Transferring to the agency side of the business, he spent four years at Furniss Lawton/ James Grant before joining The Blair Partnership.
What he is seeking: He represents a range of clients across commercial fiction and non-fiction as well as screenwriters and brands. Rory is on the look-out for storytellers of all stripes, who have the passion and ambition to see their work reach the greatest audience.
How to submit: Please attach the first three chapters of your manuscript with a one page synopsis, or, in the case of non-fiction, your proposal document alongside a writing sample, to: submissions@theblairpartnership.com
After splitting his childhood between Edinburgh, Ohio and Watford, Donald gained a BA in English and History at Queen Mary, University of London and a MA in English Literature from University College London. He is the son of a professional footballer and has a beginner’s knowledge of Russian. He began his publishing career at Penguin Press – working on a variety of non-fiction titles – before moving to A P Watt, then the world’s oldest literary agency. There he worked for five years with a number of acclaimed and prize-winning authors and began building a list of fiction and non-fiction for adults. He joined Watson, Little as an agent in 2013. He was the Secretary of the Association of Authors’ Agents (AAA) from 2017-19.
What he is seeking: Donald is building his list and is interested in literary fiction and well-written commercial fiction, particularly debut authors, as well as memoir. In non-fiction, he is keen to see writing on history, popular science, nature, music, sport, film and technology.
How to submit: Send all queries to submissions@watsonlittle.com. For fiction, send approximately 10,000 words or the nearest equivalent. Please send this as a single document, taken from the beginning of the book. For non-fiction send a proposal.