About Shanika
Shanika Hyslop is a Literary Agent at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV and Film Agency, where she was welcomed as a new agent in a Q&A dated 25 November 2025. She began her career in TV and film before moving into publishing, with roles at Hachette, Curtis Brown, Bloomsbury and Penguin Random House. Earlier, she worked in editorial at Hachette, Bloomsbury and Penguin Random House, editing and managing bestselling and award-winning books.
What Shanika is looking for
Shanika is building a list in the commercial, upmarket and book-club space, with a particular focus on fiction by women for women. Her publishing remit leans toward the commercial end of speculative fiction, especially magical realism. The agency does not accept TV, film or theatre scripts, poetry or picture books.
Submissions
At the time of checking (November 2026), all agents were open to submissions. Submissions go through the forms on the agency's website only, not by post or email. Manuscripts and synopses should be Word documents at 1.5 or double spacing. Adult fiction needs a one-page synopsis plus the first three chapters or first 10,000 words, while non-fiction needs a proposal and a sample of 5,000 to 10,000 words. Both go in one document. A strong one-line pitch often decides whether a submission succeeds, Shanika has said.
Compiled from Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV and Film Agency's own website. Check there for the latest before you submit.
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