Richard Pike

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Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (February 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

I joined C&W as a Literary Agent in 2017, following ten years in the publishing industry at Hachette UK and Curtis Brown. I'm proud to represent a list of bestselling and award-winning writers.

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Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

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I am proud to represent several novelists, writing for both adult and young adult readerships. I am looking to expand my list of fiction writers, especially in the areas of crime and reading group fiction.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres

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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I am actively looking to represent compelling non-fiction and welcome submissions. I am drawn to a broad range of subjects, while I am particularly looking for investigative journalism and agenda-setting writing about contemporary society. I'm experienced at working with academics, experts, journalists, or simply great storytellers writing about science, medicine, nature and the environment, food, history, health and wellbeing, true crime, psychology, politics and current affairs. I'm also looking to represent illustrated lifestyle and cookery projects.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Health/Medicine.
Lifestyle: General, Cooking, Food and Drink, Mind-body-spirit.
Nature/Environment.
Politics/Political Science.
Psychology.
Science.
Society/Culture: Crime, Current events.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026