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Hattie Grünewald

An agent with The Blair Partnership (see other agents at this agency).

About

I represent commercial and upmarket fiction, including book club fiction, crime and thriller, historical and contemporary fiction, and some non-fiction in the areas of lifestyle and personal development.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Collapse section Fiction Open

I am currently open to commercial and upmarket fiction submissions with a strong pitch, believable characters and an engaging voice. In contemporary fiction, I am looking for zeitgeisty novels. These may tackle complex issues or feature captivating and multi-layered family dramas, high concept love stories and other conversation-starting topics with a “you need to read this” quality.

In historical fiction, I’m looking for unusual, escapist settings or characters that are often overlooked by history – from atmospheric gothic fiction through to sweeping historical romance.

In crime and thriller, I’m looking for ambitious, immaculately-plotted detective fiction, tense, page-turning psychological thrillers and humorous yet clever cosy crime. Regional crime stories are always high on my wish list, as well as a strong sense of character and novels that use the crime genre to explore broader social issues. My favourite authors are Tana French, Elizabeth Gilbert, Liane Moriarty and Margaret Atwood. I am always looking for books from marginalised authors. I am interested in LGBTQ+ stories and books that aren’t afraid to call themselves feminist. I am always keen to see books about mental health, as well as books by disabled or chronically ill authors.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Women's Fiction
Mystery/Crime 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...
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Lifestyle.

Submissions:

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

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Hattie Grünewald Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Pending
2 responses are pending (13 min | 75.5 mean avg | 75.5 median | 138 max days waiting | 88.4 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 84 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 84 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 04 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:59 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 13 Aug 2026

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