About Charlotte
Charlotte Colwill is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle and became an agent in 2018. She began her career as a bookseller in independent bookshops in London and Melbourne, most recently running the children's department at Foyles on Charing Cross Road. She has also worked at Tibor Jones and the Jo Unwin Literary Agency, and has built her own list of authors.
What Charlotte is looking for
Charlotte is looking for fiction with a unique voice and a plot-driven story that compels the reader. In crime she wants fresh, page-turning work, such as procedurals with series potential or new kinds of incidental detective. She would also like horror with contemporary resonance or humour that delivers real scares. For children's books she is open to fiction and non-fiction for all ages, from chapter books to Young Adult. She is the only agent at the agency who represents children's fiction, and she is not accepting picture books.
Submissions
At the time of checking (November 2026), Charlotte is open to submissions. Email the address given on the agency's website with the subject line FAO, the agent's name, the genre, the title and the author's name. For fiction, include a synopsis of preferably no more than one page of A4. Submit to only one agent at a time. If there is no reply within 12 weeks, the agency will not pursue the submission.
Compiled from Colwill & Peddle's own website. Check there for the latest before you submit.
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