About Clare
Clare Coombes is an agent at The Liverpool Literary Agency, which she set up in 2020 as the first literary agency based in Liverpool. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing professionally, and has published two novels, Definitions (2015) and We Are of Dust (2018).
What Clare is looking for
Clare would most like to see historical fiction, crime fiction, psychological thrillers and women's fiction. As a new agent, she is open to strong writing with a clear hook, excluding non-fiction, children's books and YA. The agency as a whole accepts adult fiction of all genres and upper NA and crossover fantasy and science fiction, but does not take scripts, non-fiction, poetry, picture books, children's books, chapter books, short stories or YA.
Submissions
At the time of checking (November 2026), the agency is open to submissions. Clare accepts work from writers born in, or now living in, the North of England. Send a cover email covering you, the genre, blurb, inspirations, comparable titles and why the book will stand out, plus a synopsis and the first three chapters (or first 5,000 words) as a Word document with numbered pages. The email address is on the agency's website. No reply within 12 weeks should be taken as a no.
Compiled from The Liverpool Literary Agency's own website. Check there for the latest before you submit.