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Jane Graham Maw 0

An agent with Graham Maw Christie Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Jane was shortlisted for the British Book Awards: Literary Agent of the Year in 2023. She has over 25 years' experience in the publishing industry and has worked in rights, contracts and marketing, as well in commissioning and as a publishing director. She has also ghostwritten books for celebrities and experts. Jane is often asked to give talks or workshops to writers' groups or at literary festivals on how to get a non-fiction book deal and she has worked as a mentor for The Arkbound Foundation, a charity that aims to improve diversity within publishing, and she is a trustee of Spark Sisterhood, a charity for teenage girls leaving the care system. Jane has an English Degree (Cambridge) and also holds a postgraduate certificate from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). She is driven by a desire to champion quality writing with a clear message.

Country & Professional Associations

United Kingdom Member of AAA

Nonfiction Open

For general non-fiction she seeks out activists, psychologists, creatives, change-makers and thought-leaders. On the narrative/memoir side she is looking for beautifully crafted books that take the reader somewhere new – a time, a place, or an experience, while managing to be universally appealing. The topics her authors write about are often aligned to the changes readers are seeking post-pandemic.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream, Personal.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: Business/Finance, Children/Family (General, Parenting/Child care, Pregnancy/Childbirth), Health/Medicine, History (General, Biographies), Lifestyle (Cooking, Crafts, Diet, Food and Drink, Gardening, Mind-body-spirit), Memoir, Philosophy, Science, Society/Culture (General, Current events).
Types/Lengths:
Book Book
Submissions:
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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2024
Last Audited: 31 Jan 2024 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 19 Feb 2018

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