Charlotte Seymour An agent with Johnson & Alcock Ltd (see other agents at this agency). About Charlotte Seymour studied French & Italian, and began her career in publishing as a literary scout at Eccles Fisher Associates, before becoming an agent at Andrew Nurnberg Associates in 2015. In 2022 she joined Johnson & Alcock, where she continues to build a list across fiction and non fiction.Charlotte represents authors based across the UK and internationally, from New Zealand to Nigeria, whose works have been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, and won or been nominated for prizes including the Goldsmiths Prize, Northern Book Prize, Dublin Literary Award, White Review Short Story Prize, CWA daggers, National Book Awards (US) and PEN America Literary Awards, and international prizes including the Prix Goncourt and the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.Charlotte enjoys working editorially with her authors, bringing existing projects to fruition and helping come up with new ideas. As well as championing a few titles in translation every year, she is eager to see more submissions from new, original and underrepresented voices in English from around the world.Charlotte was Secretary of the Association of Authors’ Agents 2019-2021 and a Bookseller Rising Star 2021. She has been a judge for the Caledonia Novel Award and the London Short Story Prize, and supports the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize. Country & Year Established International Agent since 2015 Professional Associations Member of AAA AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Collapse section Fiction Open In fiction, Charlotte looks for book club and literary fiction as well as outstanding character- and voice-driven crime, thriller and suspense. She loves writing that crosses boundaries, whether geographic or linguistic or in bringing a twist to a genre.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: Open to all/most Genres, including: General Open to all/most Subgenres Mystery/Crime Subgenre: Crime Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles: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 In non-fiction, she is interested in accessible, engaging writing on a range of subjects including popular science, social and cultural history, reportage, nature, the arts, food and cookery. She especially loves hybrid books, for example, when in a memoir, the personal is interwoven with a bigger story or subject.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History: General, Biographies, See guidelines. Lifestyle: Cooking, Food and Drink. Memoir. Science: See guidelines. Society/Culture: Pop culture.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Instagram @charlotteseymour_booksX (Twitter) @ce_seymourInstagram @johnsonandalcockliteraryX (Twitter) @JohnsonAlcock For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Charlotte Seymour Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 90 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.) Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 08:15 UTC (1 hour, 30 minutes ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! 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