The Bent Agency represents well over a century of experience in the publishing industry, and our agents have backgrounds in editorial, marketing, and subsidiary rights. Our list is diverse, which means we represent what we love, including writers of history, humor, lifestyle, inspiration, memoir, literary fiction, children’s books and commercial fiction.
Our Team at a glance
Nicola Barr — Literary Agent
Nicola Barr represents literary and commercial fiction for adults and children, and nonfiction in the areas of sports, popular science, popular culture, and social and cultural history. Read More.
Nicola is open to queries.
Jenny Bent — Literary Agent
Jenny Bent represents literary and commercial adult, young adult, and middle-grade fiction. She also represents nonfiction in the areas of memoir, humor and select narrative nonfiction. Read More.
Jenny is closed to queries.
Victoria Cappello — Literary Agent
Victoria Cappello represents commercial and literary adult fiction as well as narrative nonfiction. Read More.
Victoria is closed to queries.
Gemma Cooper — Literary Agent
Gemma Cooper represents authors and author/illustrators who write chapter books, middle-grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction, as well as select adult graphic novels. Read More.
Gemma is open to queries.
Nissa Cullen — Director of Operations
Nissa Cullen is our director of operations. Read More.
Nissa is closed to queries.
Claire Draper — Literary Agent
Claire Draper represents graphic novels for all ages, middle-grade and young adult fiction, feminist memoir and essay collections. Read More.
Claire is closed to queries.
Louise Fury — Literary Agent
Louise Fury represents adult, young adult and middle-grade fiction and nonfiction, as well as novels with a graphic element or illustrations. Read More.
Louise is open to queries.
Molly Ker Hawn — Literary Agent
Molly Ker Hawn represents authors who write for the young adult and middle-grade market, as well as select adult fiction and nonfiction. Read More.
Molly is open to queries.
Amelia Hodgson — Rights Agent
Amelia manages foreign rights for TBA’s clients. Read More.
Amelia is closed to queries.
Sarah Hornsley — Literary Agent
Sarah Hornsley represents commercial and accessible literary adult fiction and nonfiction in the area of memoir, lifestyle and narrative nonfiction. Read More.
Sarah is open to queries.
James Mustelier — Literary Agent
James Mustelier represents a range of literary and commercial adult, young adult, and middle-grade fiction. Read More.
James is open to queries.
Martha Perotto-Wills — Agency Assistant
Martha assists the Bent Agency’s London office. Read More.
Martha is closed to queries.
Zoë Plant — Literary Agent
Zoë Plant represents a range of adult fiction (sci-fi/fantasy, horror) as well as middle-grade and young adult fiction. Read More.
Zoë is closed to queries.
John Silbersack — Literary Agent
John Silbersack represents a wide range of adult fiction (mystery/thriller, literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy), adult nonfiction (history, current events, politics, biography, memoir, science and pop culture) as well as some young adult and middle-grade. Read More.
John is closed to queries.
Laurel Symonds — Literary Agent
Laurel Symonds represents authors and illustrators of children’s fiction and nonfiction, from picture books to young adult. Read More.
Laurel is open to queries.
Desiree Wilson — Literary Agent
Desiree Wilson represents horror, middle grade and young adult graphic novels, sci-fi, fantasy, narrative memoir, short story collections, and speculative fiction. Read More.
Desiree is closed to queries.