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An agent with Rogers, Coleridge and White Literary Agency (RCW) (see other agents at this agency).

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Sam Copeland was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the 2020 and 2021 British Book Awards and selected for the Bookseller's Most Influential People in Publishing in 2020. He was a bookseller for a number of years, before starting in publishing in 2001. He joined Rogers, Coleridge and White in 2006 and was made a director in 2016. He has an extremely diverse list of award-winning and bestselling authors, representing writers of both literary and commercial fiction and all genres (including book group, upmarket fiction, crime and thrillers, speculative fiction and historical fiction), children’s and YA, and a smattering of quality non-fiction, and is always open to submissions of the highest standard. He is excited by debuts! His writers have won or been shortlisted for over 20 major prizes including the Booker, Costa, National Book Awards, Carnegie, Waterstone’s Book of the Year, Waterstone’s Children’s Book of the Year, Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, Irish Book Awards, CWA Dagger, Dylan Thomas, Theakston’s, Branford Boase, Eisner and Arthur C Clarke and many more.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to those not from the US for Children's and YA fiction.
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 60 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country, Year Established, and Professional Associations

United Kingdom Agent since 2001 Member of AAA

Fiction Open
Audience:

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

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralSubgenre: Historical.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Nonfiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:
Book Book
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Pending1 response is pending (109 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

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The agent will try to make a decision within 60 days. (50.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Mar 2024
Last Audited: 11 Feb 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 01 Mar 2018

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