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Hannah Sheppard
Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency
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About
Hannah Sheppard is the founder of the Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency, an independent UK-based literary agency. She previously worked at the agency DHH Literary Agency before launching her own agency. She represents a range of adult fiction and nonfiction with a particular interest in literary and commercial fiction.
Currently Looking For
I’d like the next… There is nothing more exciting to me than finding a new author to join the agency. Please use the form below to send me your submission. I represent both adult and children’s fiction (as well as a small amount of non-fiction) and, more than anything, I want to be entertained by a great story while caring deeply about your characters. In general, I love bold, distinctive voices, intriguing stories with a strong hook and flawed characters with something to learn. I want characters who are truly diverse – let’s be inclusive, body positive and joyful in our representation. I also like big, mind-bending ideas and combinations of genres that feel fresh and create something new… And more specifically, I’m on the lookout for: Children’s/YA Fiction Wishlist A note on picture books – while I do represent a small number of these, it is usually where the author is also writing for another age group and the reality is that I probably need to fall in love with the work for an older age group first. Children’s and YA books I have loved recently: When Women were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill, No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter, Unraveller by Frances Hardinge, Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber, Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn, Greenwild by Pari Thomson, Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. Adult Fiction Wishlist Adult fiction I have loved recently: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio, The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd, Babel by R. F. Kuang, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin, Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney, The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith, Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter, Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major, The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean, Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) Non-Fiction Wishlist I only represent a small amount of non-fiction but where I do it tends to be narrative non-fiction or books that align with my feminism, seek to make the world a better place, and will ultimately help us take down the white, capitalist patriarchy. Non-fiction I have loved recently: Untamed by Glennon Doyle, Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui, Period Power by Maisie Hill, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability and Making Space by Amanda Leduc, Heal Your Way Forward: The Co-Conspirator’s Guide to an Antiracist future by Myisha T Hill, Everyday Utopia by Kristen R. Ghodsee, Doppleganger by Naomi Klein, Experiments in Imagining Otherwise by Lola Olufemi
Submission Guidelines
Cover letter, first three chapters (or first 10,000 words, whichever is shorter), and synopsis. For non-fiction: cover letter, proposal, sample chapters, and book overview. Submissions open 1st-7th monthly (Hannah: Sept-Nov, then closed until Feb 2027; Louise: reopens Oct). Do not submit: short story collections, novellas, poetry, screenplays, AI-generated work, or by post.
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