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Alice Sutherland-Hawes
ASH Literary
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About
Alice Sutherland-Hawes is a UK-based literary agent and the founder of ASH Literary. She has a background in rights and has worked across the publishing industry before establishing her own agency. She represents a range of adult and children's fiction and nonfiction with a focus on international markets.
Currently Looking For
ASH Literary is a Children’s & YA focused agency set up in 2020 by Alice Sutherland-Hawes. Alice has been agenting for six years, most recently at Madeleine Milburn Agency and before that with Hilary Delamere at The Agency (London) Ltd. She has so far launched the careers of Namina Forna, Kereen Getten and Poonam Mistry, to name a few. Fun facts about me: My other passion is film, particularly animated film. My favourite CGI studio is Dreamworks, stopmotion is Laika and hand-drawn is Studio Ghibli. You just cannot beat the magic of animation. I also really love dogs and appreciate the odd photo of them.
Submission Guidelines
We are actively seeking creators working across picture books through to Young Adult, including graphic novels. For picture books we look for something fresh, a little quirky and definitely fun. We like to see texts tackling subjects in a new way and teaching the reader without being didactic. Some recent favourites include Look Up by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, Hair Love by Matthew Cherry and Vashti Harrison, and Oi Puppies! by Kes Gray and Jim Field. In Middle Grade we are looking for magical realism and adventures both contemporary and fantastical, with a standout voice and unforgettable characters. Some recent favourites include The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski, Bloom by Nicola Skinner, and Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. In Young Adult we are looking for delightful rom-coms, road trips and high school drama, along with the first year of college and subverted tropes. Some recent YA favourites include Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen, and You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson. In graphic novels across all ages, we are looking for the fun, the surreal and the serious. We love fantasy, contemporary and magical realism, and are happy looking at script samples or full pitches with art. Some recent favourites include Spinning by Tillie Walden, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, and Stargazing by Jen Wang, along with the work of Joe Todd-Stanton. Across all age ranges and genres we ar
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