Harry Illingworth
Director & Literary Agent
Status: OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
I am looking for:
FICTION
✓ Genre fiction
✓ Novels that cross and defy genres with a clear commercial appeal
✓ Unique voices
✓ Strong hooks within crime and thriller
✓ High concept ideas
✓ Science fiction of all kinds
✓ Fantasy of all kinds
✓ Speculative and supernatural fiction
✓ Horror
✓ Spy stories
✓ Mould-breaking mysteries
I am not looking for:
✗ Screenplays
✗ YA unless there is a clear adult appeal
✗ Short stories / novellas
Harry is currently OPEN to submissions.
Please send your cover letter, first three chapters and a one-page synopsis, and ensure your chapters and synopsis are saved as Word Documents and sent as attachments.
For more information on how to submit, head to our submissions page
HARRY’S CLIENTS
About Harry
Harry is currently OPEN to submissions.
Harry went into publishing after studying English Literature and Creative Writing at Northumbria University. He completed internships at Michael O’Mara Books, HarperCollins and Pan Macmillan, gaining experience in different departments of the publishing industry, before starting to work at Goldsboro Books and D H H Literary Agency. He worked for five years as Marketing & Communications Manager at Goldsboro whilst developing his list for the agency, before focussing on being a full-time literary agent.
Harry’s client list includes prize-winning and Sunday Times bestselling authors such as Stuart Turton, Micaiah Johnson and Richard Swan, but also includes recent breakout debut novelists and Waterstones Thriller of the Month selected authors such as Tom Hindle and Femi Kayode.