Fiona Petheram is an agent in the Books division at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, an agency that has operated since 1924. She is also the agency's Head of Contracts and looks after its backlist. She spent over twenty years working with Michael Sissons and continues to represent his authors. Clients listed under her name on the agency's website include Sir Max Hastings (backlist), Neal Ascherson, The Estate of Paddy Ashdown, Christopher Duffy, Michael Heseltine, David Gentleman, Fiona MacCarthy and Philip Norman (Contemporary Classics).
Fiona Petheram's profile on the Peters Fraser + Dunlop website says she represents novelists, non-fiction writers and public figures, in London and New York. She also continues to represent the authors of Michael Sissons, and looks after the agency's backlist.
The agency accepts submissions only by email. Writers should send to one agent only, either to the agent or their assistant. For fiction, the agency asks for the first three chapters (or around fifty pages), a full synopsis and a covering letter, with a brief CV if appropriate. Non-fiction needs a detailed proposal with the covering letter and CV. The agency aims to reply within eight weeks and treats no reply after twelve weeks as a pass. Any AI use must be clearly disclosed. The email address is on the agency's website.
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