Inside the mind of a literary agent: What authors need to know
What does it really take to stand out to a literary agent when thousands of manuscripts are competing for attention?
We sat down with Alice Sutherland-Hawes, founder and literary agent of ASH Literary, to get her perspective on what makes a submission impossible to ignore, the realities of the author–agent relationship and why aspiring authors need to understand the business behind publishing.
Alice also shares how the role of the literary agent is changing, what she's seeing in today's book market and what she's looking forward to at The London Book Fair 2027.
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