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Lina Langlee 0

An agent with The North Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Lina is originally from Sweden but has been living in Scotland since 2008. After working in publishing, notably at Canongate and Black & White, she became a literary agent in 2018. She was shortlisted for the RNA ‘Agent of the Year’ award in 2019 and 2020.

Country & Year Established

United Kingdom Agent since 2018

Fiction Temp Closed

Lina is looking for books across genres: commercial fiction with a great hook, accessible literary fiction, speculative or high concept books that remain very readable, smart SFF & horror, crime fiction that stands out, fun and moving Middle Grade, and “big emotion” Young Adult. Across genres/age ranges, she prefers books that are fun and uplifting.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime.
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

In terms of non-fiction, Lina is interested either in “the small made big” or “the big made small”: specialists that can make really niche subjects accessible and interesting to a wider market, or deeply personal accounts of the big issues we might all one day tackle.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream, Personal.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
Book Book
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
OK No OK
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2023
Last Audited: 01 Oct 2023 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 18 Jun 2019

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