John Baker An agent with Peters Fraser + Dunlop (see other agents at this agency). About John Baker is a genre fiction agent, specialising in fantasy, science fiction, horror and commercial crime and thriller for adult and YA readers.During his career, John’s authors have won the Future Worlds Prize, the Imagined Futures Prize, been shortlisted for the Bradford Bose Prize, the Jhalak Prize, the Fab Prize, the BFSA, the BFA, the Shirley Jackson Awards, the Stoker Awards, have been featured on the Sunday Times & USA Today Bestseller Charts and have been adapted for global cinematic release by Oscar-winning collaborators. This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 84 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country United Kingdom AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower John Baker's overall average response time is slower than most agents. Fiction Open John is looking for anything under the broad church of speculative fiction, be it fantasy, science fiction, horror, romantasy, or literary speculative. John’s new role includes a foray into returnable crime & thriller, usually of the more propulsive, adventurous variety.John has built a reputation as a champion of underrepresented voices and stories, be it from creators hailing from the global majority and their diasporas or neurodiverse authors and naturally gravitates towards this kind of storytelling. In short, if he’s never read a story like yours before, he wants to see it.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Subgenre: Magic Realism Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Urban Fantasy Horror Subgenres: Gothic, Magic Realism, Psychological Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime Romance Subgenre: Romantic Fantasy Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Hard Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: Email. 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 @agentbakerbooksInstagram @pfdagentsX (Twitter) @pfdagents 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. John Baker 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. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 44 min | 142.3 mean avg | 174.5 median | 176 max days (800.3 std dev) Pending 2 responses are pending (138 min | 141.5 mean avg | 141.5 median | 145 max days waiting | 814.3 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. (75.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted. Most recent response reported was received on 15 Dec 2025. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Nov 2025. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:44 UTC (less than a minute ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! 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