Jonny Geller

Jonny Geller joined Curtis Brown in 1993 as an assistant after a short career as an actor. He became a literary agent in 1995 after discovering a novel on the unsolicited pile which went on to sell rights around the world. After taking part in a Management Buyout in 2001, he became CEO of the Agency in 2012 and is now CEO of The Curtis Brown Group, the parent company of Curtis Brown agency, C&W, Ed Victor Ltd, Curtis Brown Creative (CBC), Tavistock Wood, Markham Froggatt and Irwin, Cuba Productions and Chair of CBC.

Jonny represents a wide range of globally significant writers. Novelists, memoirists, Journalists, former Prime Ministers, thought leaders, business people, actors, musicians and screenwriters.

Jonny has previously been awarded Literary Agent of the Year and has been listed on The Bookseller’s 150 every year since its inception. He has also been named one of the Evening Standard's 1000 Most Influential People in London and was profiled in The Telegraph.

A regular speaker at conferences and events, Jonny hosted a TEDx Talk in 2016 on ‘What Makes a Bestseller’ and has appeared on the Only Takes Notes podcast. Recently, he did an interview for The Bookseller to commemorate Curtis Brown’s 125th anniversary. Jonny has also launched an online course for Curtis Brown Creative called ‘The Literary Agent’, where he explores the role of an agent and how authors can go about getting one.

Jonny is the author of one book, Yes, But is it Good for the Jews published by Penguin (2006), and produced a book to raise funds after the 2004 Tsunami entitled New Beginnings (Bloomsbury).

Country & Year Established

United Kingdom

Agent since 1995

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

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