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Marilia Savvides

An agent with The Plot Agency

About

Marilia began her career in publishing at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, where she spent eight years, first as International Rights Agent where she represented and sold translation rights across the agency’s client list, and later as Literary Agent, building her own list of authors. In 2019, she joined 42MP, where she worked as a Literary Agent for four years, helping to launch and set up the Book Division.

She has a Law Degree from UCL and is a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course in New York. She was selected as a Bookseller Rising Star in 2018, and was also a returning member of the faculty at the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University, for several years.

She is proud to represent an eclectic and talented list of writers and works closely with them on strategy and vision for their books and careers. From editing manuscripts, building pitches, securing the best publishing deals, and exploring book to film opportunities, The Plot Agency is dedicated to building and growing authors’ careers and protecting their rights, always with a global vision.

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Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

AI Policy

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I am often drawn to darker tales that weave together excellent characters and an impossible-to-put-down story, though I also love a smart, multilayered rom-com in the style of Emily Henry. I am very hands-on editorially, and love working with my authors to shape their manuscripts, and love discovering debut authors, helping them find a home for their books. I’m on the hunt for high-concept thrillers, crime, rom-com, psychological suspense, horror and speculative, genre-bending fiction. No Fantasy please! I’m also always on the lookout for reading group fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult or Liane Moriarty.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults.

Genres:

General
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Subgenre: Psychological

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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On the non-fiction side I am especially interested in pop science / psychology, narrative history, true crime and investigative journalism.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
History.
Memoir.
Psychology.
Science.
Society/Culture: Crime.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:45 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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