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Samuel Hodder

The last time the agent had an active listing on Duotrope, the agent was affiliated with Blake Friedmann Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (February 2023). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Before joining Blake Friedmann, I graduated in Psychology from University of Warwick, and completed a Masters in Publishing, before working for several years as an editor for psychology research. I joined the agency in 2015, initially in our Contracts and Finance department, and I’m now actively building my own list of authors. I am keen to see a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books.

Country & Year Established

United Kingdom
Agent since 2015

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

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In literary and contemporary fiction, I love distinctive voices, dark themes, and complex characters (e.g. Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, Adele by Leila Slimani, Kevin Barry’s Dark Lies the Island), coming-of-age novels, and novels that explore the loss of innocence, desire, deceit, class, or the world of work. I am passionate about LGBTQIA+ stories, in all their glorious diversity, and enjoy a pitch-black or offbeat sense of humour. In historical fiction, I love novels so immersive they can show readers a different way of thinking and being. My favourite historical novels include The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gower, and all the novels of Mary Renault! In crime and thrillers, I love an unusual, evocative setting (e.g. The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin) but would like to read anything from psychological suspense to the truly macabre. I enjoy thriller writing that explores contemporary society and its tensions – such as the novels of Liane Moriarty and Sabine Durrant – but please send me your unsettling, gothic and uncanny stories too. I’m a huge fan of Shirley Jackson’s novels and Andrew Michael Hurley’s. I also welcome speculative fiction, including fantasy, science-fiction, and the supernatural, where I would like to see novels centred on the characters’ psychological journeys e.g. the Earthsea novels by Ursula K Le Guin, and The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Children.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Supernatural
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Supernatural
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

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.

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In non-fiction I would like to see: narrative history (political and social), especially British, classical, and ancient history (I love Tom Holland’s books); true historical crime that reads like fiction (e.g. The Suspicions of Dr Whicher by Kate Summerscale); politics, current affairs, and economics; books that make big ideas accessible (e.g. Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall); books on LGBTQIA+ subjects; nature writing; visual culture; pop culture; popular science; and psychology and personal development.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Children.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Economics.
History: General, Biographies.
Lifestyle: Mind-body-spirit, excluding Cooking, Food and Drink.
Nature/Environment: Environmental issues, Nature.
Politics/Political Science.
Psychology.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.
Society/Culture: General, Crime, Current events, Pop culture.
Travel.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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