Jessica Woollard An agent with David Higham Associates (see other agents at this agency). About I have been a literary agent for thirty years, beginning my career at Toby Eady Associates when China was his main focus. I worked first for Alexandra Pringle then went on to become a Director before leaving ten years later for The Marsh Agency. I joined DHA in January 2016 on returning from Mumbai where I had been living and working as an agent remotely for five years.Authors I work with have gone on to win or be shortlisted for major prizes including the Booker, Baillie Gifford, Boardman Tasker, Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, Costa, Cundhill History Prize, Guardian First Book Award, National Book Award, Waterstones Book of the Year, Wainwright, Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, Somerset Maugham, Dolman and Greenaway 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 also represent some literary fiction – the way we relate to land often plays a key role here – and international literary fiction with a particular focus on South East Asia, Japan and Africa. Authors include Stanley Donwood, Benjamin Myers, Lola Shoneyin, Tan Twan Eng and the estate of Taichi Yamada.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Genres: GeneralLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open I represent a diverse range of narrative non-fiction and have always been attracted to memoir, (I was the agent for H is for Hawk). Working with books that change the way we see the world or can deftly interweave multiple strands – Underland, Entangled Life, Pathogenesis to name a few – is incredibly exciting to me. I represent academics, activists, artists, scientists and journalists including Rob Cowen, Nick Hayes, Jay Griffiths, Lucy Jones, Jonathan Kennedy, Julia Lovell, Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris and Merlin Sheldrake.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Economics. History: General, See guidelines. Memoir. Nature/Environment: General, Environmental issues, Nature. Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines. Science. Sexuality/Gender: Gender studies. Society/Culture: General, Current events, Pop culture.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Instagram @davidhighambooksX (Twitter) @DHAbooks For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Jessica Woollard Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. 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