Peter Buckman An agent with The Ampersand Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Peter Buckman was the youngest member of the editorial board of Penguin Books before moving to New York to be a commissioning editor with the New American Library. He then became a full-time writer, producing books, films, plays, journalism, and many scripts for television and radio.In 2003 he set up The Ampersand Agency with the family support of The Buckman Agency and the guidance of Peter Janson-Smith, the veteran agent who counted Ian Fleming among his clients. The first writer taken on by Ampersand was Vikas Swarup, whose book turned into Slumdog Millionaire, and among Peter’s other clients are crime writers Quentin Bates and Helen Black, historical novelists J D Davies and Cora Harrison, thriller writers Beverley Jones and Rachel Lynch, and non-fiction writers Sean O’Driscoll and Alex Rogers. Peter also looks after the Estates of Georgette Heyer, H. R. F. Keating, Angela Thirkell, John James, and Winifred Foley. He loves a good story, whether fiction or non-fiction, that is peopled by credible characters and told in a distinctive voice. Want more insight into the agent's preferences? Read our interview. Country & Year Established United Kingdom Agent since 2003 Professional Associations Member of AAA AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Simultaneous submissions: Unknown. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... 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Peter Buckman 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: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy: We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months. Pending 1 response is pending (27 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days 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! 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