About Catherine
Catherine Clarke is Agent & Managing Director at Felicity Bryan Associates. She has been building a list of adult non-fiction and children's fiction writers since 2001. She was named Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2017 and was President of the Association of Authors' Agents from 2022 to 2024. In 2003 she co-founded the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize. Her listed authors include Dame Claire Bertschinger DBE DL, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Sir John Lister-Kaye, Morten H. Christiansen and the Estate of Liza Picard. She manages literary estates with Michele Topham.
What Catherine is looking for
Catherine represents a broad range of serious non-fiction writers, including those working in history, nature writing, biography and philosophy. She also represents bestselling and prizewinning writers for children and young adults. She has a particular interest in history, philosophy and biography, especially where the author has academic expertise. Nature writing with a touch of compelling memoir also appeals to her. The agency itself does not take high-concept science fiction, educational textbooks, erotica, graphic novels, picture books or translations of already published works.
Submissions
Use the agency's online portal; postal submissions are not accepted. The portal link is on the agency's website. At the time of checking (November 2026), the agency is not accepting fantasy, romantasy, SFF, or children's and YA submissions. For fiction, once a full draft is ready, send the first three chapters (up to 10,000 words) and a one-page synopsis. For subject-led non-fiction, send a proposal with about 5,000 words of sample text. For narrative non-fiction and memoir, send the first 10,000 words. No reply within twelve weeks means no further material will be requested.
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