Elena Berry
Junior Agent
Status: OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
I am looking for:
FICTION
✓ Character-driven speculative fiction
✓ Female-led literary and crossover fiction
✓ Book club fiction
✓ Contemporary rom-coms
✓ Sweeping love stories (historical or contemporary)
✓ Crime & psychological thrillers
✓ Female-led fantasy
✓ Romantasy
✗ Children’s books
✗ YA
✗ Police procedurals
✗ Cosy crime
✗ Epic sci-fi
✗ Poetry
✗ Plays
✗ Screenplays
✗ Non-fiction of any kind
Elena is currently OPEN for submissions.
Please send your cover letter, one-page synopsis and first three chapters as attachments; not in the body of the email.
For more information on how to submit, head to our submissions page
About Elena
Elena studied English at the University of Bristol and went on to complete an MA in Publishing at UCL. She later interned at the Australian Financial Review in Sydney, gaining hands-on editorial experience. She joined DHH Literary Agency in 2024 as David Headley’s assistant, working across the agency, Goldsboro Books, and Capital Crime. Over the past 18 months, while supporting David’s client list, Elena has developed wide-ranging industry experience that will shape her approach as she begins to build her own list, and help support the rights department alongside Helen Edwards.