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Adam Gauntlett

An agent with Peters Fraser + Dunlop (see other agents at this agency).

About

Adam Gauntlett is an Agent in the Books Division and represents a wide array of prize-winning, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling authors. He joined the company in 2010, after completing his Masters in English Literature at King’s College, London. The Bookseller named Adam 2017’s Shooting Star. What I'm looking for... Upmarket-commercial fiction, series crime and thrillers, historical fiction, high-concept fiction, middle grade, narrative non-fiction, true crime, memoir, popular science/psychology and serious history. Genres aside, Adam is drawn to strong female leads, original voices, quirky and endearing narrators, and well-executed plot twists.

Country & Year Established

United Kingdom
Agent since 2010

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Subgenre: Historical
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Noir

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
History.
Memoir.
Psychology.
Science.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2026

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