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Doug Young

An agent with PEW Literary (see other agents at this agency).

About

Doug Young has worked in the book industry for over three decades, latterly as a publishing director at Penguin Random House, where he worked for 17 years. He joined PEW in 2019 and is interested in hearing from writers with a story to tell, mainly but not exclusively in the form of non-fiction, and people who write in a distinctive voice or from a fresh perspective. His range of interests is broad – including history, popular science and politics, as well as memoir and the occasional off-the-wall novel.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

AI Policy

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
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.
Politics/Political Science.
Science.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 24 Jun 2026

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