Abi Fellows
Literary Agent
Abi has incredibly broad experience in the industry, having started in bookselling at Blackwell's in 2001 following her BA in English Literature at Bristol University. After a stint on the sales team of Faber and Faber and a return to education to complete an MA in modernism and postmodernism at University College London, Abi began her agenting career with Georgina Capel Associates in 2004, assisting the primary agents and handling journalism and translation rights for the team. Abi then moved into literary scouting at RR Ltd for seven years, working with overseas publishers and TV and film production companies in the UK. In 2019 she returned to agenting at The Good Literary Agency, building a list focused on amplifying and championing writers from backgrounds that had traditionally been marginalised. In 2023, Abi joined DHH Literary Agency.
Abi was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards (aka the Nibbies) in 2023.
Abi also has experience as a school governor with particular involvement in the schools literacy programmes and their work with children who have special educational needs and are disabled. She currently sits on the board of New Writing South, having joined as a Trustee in 2023.
Abi was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards (aka the Nibbies) in 2023.
Abi also has experience as a school governor with particular involvement in the schools literacy programmes and their work with children who have special educational needs and are disabled. She currently sits on the board of New Writing South, having joined as a Trustee in 2023.
MANUSCRIPT WISHLIST
Abi has broad tastes, working across adult and children’s publishing (middle grade and YA, no picture books), in fiction and non-fiction.
Abi is a champion of under-represented voices, whether they be found in a pacy rom-com, a dark literary novel, or a historical story uncovering forgotten perspectives. Abi is excited by non-fiction which provokes discussion and broadens minds, whether this be literary memoir, polemic, recovered histories, culture studies or commercial self-help.
Abi is not looking for horror, sci-fi and fantasy or cookery.
Favourite authors include Tove Jansson, Olivia Laing, Salena Godden, Bolu Babalola, Carmen Maria Machado and Emma Donoghue.
Abi is a champion of under-represented voices, whether they be found in a pacy rom-com, a dark literary novel, or a historical story uncovering forgotten perspectives. Abi is excited by non-fiction which provokes discussion and broadens minds, whether this be literary memoir, polemic, recovered histories, culture studies or commercial self-help.
Abi is not looking for horror, sci-fi and fantasy or cookery.
Favourite authors include Tove Jansson, Olivia Laing, Salena Godden, Bolu Babalola, Carmen Maria Machado and Emma Donoghue.
SUBMIT TO ABI
*PLEASE NOTE: ABI IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS*
af.submission@dhhliteraryagency.com
For fiction, please send your cover letter, one-page synopsis and first three chapters.
For non-fiction, please send a proposal (including overview of book's main idea, information about you the author / why you are the person to write the book, an outline of full book with chapter breakdowns / descriptions and sources, a sample chapter and, if these are available to you, media links, advance praise, comparable titles).
af.submission@dhhliteraryagency.com
For fiction, please send your cover letter, one-page synopsis and first three chapters.
For non-fiction, please send a proposal (including overview of book's main idea, information about you the author / why you are the person to write the book, an outline of full book with chapter breakdowns / descriptions and sources, a sample chapter and, if these are available to you, media links, advance praise, comparable titles).
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