About Emily
Emily is an agent at The Blair Partnership. Before becoming an agent, she spent a decade working at HarperCollins, Orion and Little, Brown, where she was latterly Publisher of Sphere Non-Fiction. Her earlier publishing work included Sunday Times bestsellers, award winners and titles sold for TV options, which she edited and published during that decade.
What Emily is looking for
Emily is looking for non-fiction aimed at big, mainstream audiences, written by experts in their fields or by authors with established platforms. She is especially keen on history, true crime, accessible pop science, stories centred on animals, practical cookery with a fresh angle, and puzzle and humour books. She is not looking for fiction at this time.
Submissions
At the time of checking (November 2026), Emily is closed to submissions. Ideas are considered if they meet four criteria, which should be covered in the email: a hook, an existing adult audience, strong reasons the author is the right person to write it, and flair or illustrations. Her submissions address is on the agency's website. It usually responds within 12 weeks.
Compiled from The Blair Partnership's own website. Check there for the latest before you submit.
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