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Emily Glenister

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

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Emily Glenister trained to be an actress at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2010 before working as an agent and agent's assistant in offices that represented the likes of Charlotte Rampling, Sir Roger Moore, Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow. In 2020, after assisting David Headley for four years in all aspects of the agency, Emily was made an Associate Agent, before becoming an Agent at the tail-end of 2021 and then a Director in 2023.

Country & Year Established

United Kingdom Agent since 2020

Fiction Open

Emily is looking for female-led commercial and book club fiction, with an emphasis on diverse / own voices. At present, Emily is looking for a fresh, new take on psych thrillers; witty and observant rom-coms, epic love stories, historical fiction with a strong focus on women and book club fiction along the lines of Jessie Burton. She's also partial to a little magical realism (think The Midnight Library and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue). Concept-led mysteries - whether historical or contemporary - are also very high on the wish list and if an original horror novel / ghost story landed in her inbox, she would be delighted. To give you an idea of Emily's taste, some of her favourite reads from the last couple of years (besides her clients' books) are: Wahala by Nikki May, Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan, The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean, The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper and The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralSubgenres: Gothic, Historical, Magic Realism, Women's Fiction.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Romance RomanceOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Folklore/Mythology (Ghost stories).

Submissions:

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

Nonfiction Open

In non-fiction, Emily is keen to expand her list and is looking in the areas of history (specifically the monarchy, medicine and women), pop culture, biographies / autobiographies / memoir (from / about those with an established public platform) and true crime.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Lengths:
Book Book
Styles:

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

Topics:

History (General, Biographies, History by epoch, History of countries/regions, See guidelines), Memoir, Society/Culture (General, Crime, Pop culture).

Submissions:

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

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AccuracyWe have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Pending2 responses are pending (36 min | 46.0 mean avg | 46.0 median | 56 max days waiting | 14.1 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

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The agent will try to make a decision within 120 days. (50.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 120 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 Nov 2023.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 22 Sep 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 09 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 18 Mar 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 12 Apr 2021

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