Vicki Marsdon

An agent with High Spot Literary (see other agents at this agency).

About

Vicki has worked in the publishing industry for over 40 years.
She started her career in the sales and marketing department of Heinemann Education before taking on the role of Educational Publisher. She developed the successful children’s list at Reed Publishing NZ, where she produced many award-winning books before working as Children’s Publisher at Penguin and then Associate Publisher at Harper Collins NZ.
After four years as a literary agent with Wordlink Literary, Vicki started High Spot Literary with business partner and fellow agent Nadine Rubin Nathan where she works with talented authors across a range of genres.

Important: The agency may accept only certain genres at different times. As always, check the current guidelines before submitting.

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New Zealand

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Audience:

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

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Aug 2026

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