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Jemima Forrester

An agent with David Higham Associates (see other agents at this agency).

About

Prior to joining David Higham in 2016, I was Senior Commissioning Editor at Orion Publishing Group and working collaboratively and editorially with my authors is something I have brought into my role as an agent.

This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 112 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country & Year Established

United Kingdom
Agent since 2016

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

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Human-created work only; no AI use allowed
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In fiction I love distinctive narrative voices, well-paced plots with a great hook, and complex female characters. I’m often drawn to humour, quirky or unusual narrators, moral dilemmas and stories about sisters.

My favourite non-client books of recent years include Sorrow and Bliss; Such a Fun Age; My Sister the Serial Killer; Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow; In Memoriam; The Familiars; The Night Circus; The Flat Share; and anything by Maggie O’Farrell, Margaret Atwood or Curtis Sittenfeld.

Audience:

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

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, 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.

Submissions:

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

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In non-fiction, I am looking for innovative lifestyle and popular-culture projects, unique personal stories and humour. Recent favourites include Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton, How To Murder Your Life by Cat Marnell and Help Me! by Marianne Power.

Audience:

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

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Lifestyle: General, Cooking, Food and Drink.
Memoir.
Society/Culture: Current events.

Submissions:

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

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Jemima Forrester Submission Statistics

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1 response is pending (27 days waiting). 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 112 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 112 days.)
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:50 UTC (2 hours, 54 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2026

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