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Josey Dunham

An agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates (see other agents at this agency).

About

Josey began her career as an intern on the UK TV production of Time Team and wrote guest articles for British Archaeology magazine before moving to California and gaining experience at Counterpoint Press. She joined Kimberley Cameron & Associates as an assistant in 2013, then went on to work on the Harper Collins editorial team in San Francisco. She later joined Pearson, where she worked on Biological Science 6th edition. After becoming a mother, she transitioned to developmental editing for commercial fiction and had the privilege of working with authors at all stages of their publishing journey. In 2026, she returned to Kimberley Cameron & Associates—this time as a literary agent, bringing more than a decade of editorial and publishing experience.

She holds a master’s degree in Archaeology for Screen Media from Bristol University and has an unrelenting passion for reading, finding distinctive voices, and helping authors succeed on their publishing journey.

Josey is drawn to curious, optimistic, independent voices with a unique perspective, a delight in the absurd, and a strong sense of place. She admires tight pacing, high concept plots, and clever observational insights that communicate warmth and empathy for the reader alongside a strong foundation of sensory, immersive world building. Eccentric communities rooted in believable histories and relationships are always intriguing.

Country

United States

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Fiction Open

Josey is seeking unconventional but logical middle grade and young adult fiction and enjoys crossover genres. In adult commercial fiction she is looking for romance-mystery crossovers, high-stakes cozy or contemporary romance and romantic stories with supernatural or unusual elements. She is also searching for intelligent, well-paced mysteries, contemporary character-driven private investigator fiction and whodunnits with compelling relationships, humorous, voice-first women’s fiction, distinctive comic voices and elegant prose with a succinct but insightful narrative style. She is looking for strong voices that surprise her, as well as storytelling that leads to contemplation long after the last word is read. She is always open to diverse, neurodivergent, under-represented and marginalized voices.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades.

Genres:

General
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Romantic Mystery

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 25 Sep 2026

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