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Marilia Savvides 5

An agent with The Plot Agency

About

Marilia began her career in publishing at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, where she spent eight years, first as International Rights Agent where she represented and sold translation rights across the agency’s client list, and later as Literary Agent, building her own list of authors. In 2019, she joined 42MP, where she worked as a Literary Agent for four years, helping to launch and set up the Book Division. She has a Law Degree from UCL and is a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course in New York. She was selected as a Bookseller Rising Star in 2018, and was also a returning member of the faculty at the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University, for several years. She is proud to represent an eclectic and talented list of writers and works closely with them on strategy and vision for their books and careers. From editing manuscripts, building pitches, securing the best publishing deals, and exploring book to film opportunities, The Plot Agency is dedicated to building and growing authors’ careers and protecting their rights, always with a global vision.

Country & Professional Associations

United Kingdom Member of AAA

Fiction Temp Closed

I am often drawn to darker tales that weave together excellent characters and an impossible-to-put-down story, though I also love a smart, multilayered rom-com in the style of Emily Henry. I am very hands-on editorially, and love working with my authors to shape their manuscripts, and love discovering debut authors, helping them find a home for their books. I’m on the hunt for high-concept thrillers, crime, rom-com, psychological suspense, horror and speculative, genre-bending fiction. No Fantasy please! I’m also always on the lookout for reading group fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult or Liane Moriarty.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerSubgenre: Psychological.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
Novel Novel
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
OK No OK
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Nonfiction Temp Closed

On the non-fiction side I am especially interested in pop science / psychology, narrative history, true crime and investigative journalism.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: History, Memoir, Psychology, Science, Society/Culture (Crime).
Types/Lengths:
Book Book
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
OK No OK
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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Mar 2024
Last Audited: 04 Mar 2024 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 28 Feb 2018

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