Kate Shaw

About

After eighteen years as a literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates and The Viney Agency, Kate Shaw founded The Shaw Agency in 2019.
During Kate’s career she has discovered New York Times-bestselling and Sunday Times-bestselling writers and represented Reese and other Bookclub picks that have won major awards and sold millions of copies worldwide in dozens of languages and been adapted into major film & TV series.
Kate’s mission is to inspire her clients to be the finest writers they can be, to support and advise them on all aspects of their writing careers, to negotiate the best deals for them across the world; and to discover and nurture new talent.

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Country & Year Established

United Kingdom

Agent since 2001

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Member of AAA

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ages, Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

General
Mystery/Crime Subgenre: Crime
Suspense/Thriller Subgenre: Crime

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ages, Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: General, Current events, Social issues.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Last Updated: 28 May 2026

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