About Kathryn
Kathryn Ross co-founded Fraser Ross Associates with Lindsey Fraser in 2002. Before setting up the agency, she and Lindsey ran the readership development agency Scottish Book Trust for ten years. Their earlier work was mainly in teaching and bookselling in the UK and overseas. Kathryn has sat on judging panels for the Nestlé Smarties, Whitbread and Fidler literary prizes, contributes to writing and illustration courses, and has mentored writers. The pair also manage the Young Walter Scott Prize.
What Kathryn is looking for
The agency describes itself as a literary agency working with writers and illustrators, and it does not consider poetry, playscripts, screenplays or individual short stories. Alongside its representation work, the agency also offers consultancy and training on readership development, book selection and reading promotions.
Submissions
At the time of checking (November 2026), the agency is closed to submissions. When open, it accepts unsolicited work by post and email and asks writers to follow its guidelines. Emails should use the contact form on the submissions page or the agency address, which is on the agency's website, with Word or RTF attachments rather than PDFs. For a novel, send the first three chapters as one document with a synopsis and total word count. No reply after eight weeks means the submission is not being taken further.
Compiled from Fraser Ross Associates's own website. Check there for the latest before you submit.
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