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Samar Hamman

An agent with Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency

About

Samar founded Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency in 2013 after six years as a Director at Toby Eady Associates. Prior to that she worked as a literary scout in New York City for Linda Clark Associates. She is a primary agent, but works with other agencies to represent their rights in translation. She lives in London with her fella and two kids. Favourites: sunny days. playlists. reading. road trips. hiking. fireworks. the kids. discovery. recovery. the end of recovery. this job. the next bold move.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

AI Policy

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

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

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Fantasy, Science Fiction), including:
General

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.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

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

Lengths:

Book

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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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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