Sarah Williams

An agent with Sophie Hicks Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Sarah Williams hails from Vancouver, Canada and began her publishing career first in publicity and then editorial in the world of Canadian publishing. She crossed the Atlantic when she was hired by Ed Victor in 2010 where she began building her diverse list. In 2014 she joined the Sophie Hicks Agency where she is now a director of the agency. Sarah represents a wide range of authors in both fiction and non-fiction: literary and commercial fiction writers, as well as writers who work within the areas of food, lifestyle, personal development, popular science, travel, sport, nature and memoir. Her authors have been UK and global bestsellers and their books optioned and adapted for film and television.
Sarah was named a Rising Star by The Bookseller in 2016. She has a PhD in English literature, is a graduate of the publishing program at Columbia University and is on the faculty of the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University, Exeter College.
Sarah runs the film and television side of the Sophie Hicks Agency and works closely with film and television scouts, agents, production companies and studios to sell the dramatic rights to our clients' written work.

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Country of Publication

United Kingdom

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In fiction, she would love to find a surprising and excellently plotted multi-generational family story, a novel as unputdownable as The Paper Palace, and is perpetually hoping for something akin to The English Patient - a sweeping love story with colliding geographies. A twisty thriller is always welcome.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres
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.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

She is always on the lookout for creative, engaging storytellers and is currently hoping to hear from writers of narrative non-fiction of most types – memoir, travel, nature, science, and explorations of the intricacies of the human experience.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Lifestyle: Cooking, Food and Drink.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026

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