Emily Glenister

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

About

Emily Glenister trained to be an actress at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2010 before working as a theatrical agent and 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 Agent in 2020 before becoming a Director of the company in 2022.
Emily's client list includes Sunday Times top ten bestseller Heather Darwent, TikTok sensation Suzie Edge and top ten Kindle bestseller, Becca Day.

Important: This agent is open to queries only on Mondays and Fridays.

Country & Year Established

United Kingdom

Agent since 2020

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Collapse section Fiction Open

✓ Gripping and page-turning commercial fiction
✓ Upmarket commercial fiction
✓ Rich people doing terrible things
✓ Crime and psychological thrillers
✓ Witty, contemporary and observant romcoms
✓ Epic love stories
✓ Smart and quick-witted historical fiction
✓ Gothic fiction (historical OR contemporary)
✓ Female focus and dual timeline narrative
✓ Book club fiction
✓ Historical fantasy
✓ Fun retellings (not Greek mythology, please)
✓ Horror novel / ghost story
✓ Short story collections with a ghost / horror theme

Audience:

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

Genres:

General Subgenres: Gothic, Historical, Magic Realism, Women's Fiction
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

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.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

✓ Historical (monarchy, medicine or women)
✓ Pop culture
✓ Biographies, autobiographies and memoirs
✓ True crime

Audience:

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

Lengths:

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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Emily Glenister Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We 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.

Pending

4 responses are pending (17 min | 22.3 mean avg | 23.5 median | 25 max days waiting | 3.8 std dev) from 4 different members

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 120 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 120 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 12 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jan 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 19:26 UTC (3 hours, 23 minutes ago).

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Diana Beaumont
Broo Doherty
Tom Drake-Lee CLOSED

Abi Fellows
David H Headley
Harry Illingworth

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Dates

Last Updated: 09 Aug 2026

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