Fiction, non-fiction, children's, biography, travel. Full-length MSS (home 12%, overseas 20%), short MSS (12%/20%), film and radio (15%/20%), TV (15%/15%). Will suggest revision.
Authors include Charlotte Bingham, Terence Brady, Peter Willet, and the Estate of John Bingham.
First established as a literary and dramatists' agency in 1896, Sayle ScreenFirst established as a literary and dramatists' agency in 1896, Sayle Screen has evolved into one of London's leading and longest standing independent agencies, now representing writers, directors and producers for film, television, stage and new media
Specialises in scripts for film, TV, theatre and radio. Represents film and TV rights in fiction and non-fiction for The Sayle Literary Agency, Greene and Heaton Ltd and Peter Robinson Ltd. Works in conjunction with agents in New York and Los Angeles.
Preliminary letter and return postage essential. Only accepts submissions by post, no email submissions.
Approximately 100 writers; the agency also represents directors for both film and television.
has evolved into one of London's leading and longest standing independent agencies, now representing writers, directors and producers for film, television, stage and new media Read more
Micheline Steinberg Associates was founded in 1985.
The agency represents writers for stage, television, film, radio and animation, as well as writer-directors.
MSA also acts for a number of literary estates and negotiates dramatic rights for novelists represented by associated literary agencies.
For enquiries, client lists, requests for performing rights and information about submitting scripts, please contact info@steinplays.com. (NB: Please note they are unable to accept unsolicited script submissions by email.)
was founded in 1985.
The agency represents writers for stage, television, film, radio and animation, as well as writer-directors.
MSA also acts for a number of literary estates and negotiates dramatic rights for novelists represented by associated literary agencies. Read more
Recently established (2002), specialises in Theatre, Radio, Television and Film scripts, and related material on an ad hoc basis. Maintaining a high-quality client list, we represent and advise both experienced writers and those new to the business.
Does not represent poetry, short stories, science fiction and fantasy or children's writing. Read more
‘I have often been asked how I came to write. The best answer is that I needed the money. When I started I was 35 and had failed in every enterprise I had ever attempted. . .
Beloved children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has died at the age of 72. Murphy was best known for writing children's book series The Worst Witch and The Large Family.
Writing suspense is all about building tension. Writing romance is also all about building tension-just a different kind. These rising tensions can be achieved in all sorts of different ways. Please note: my way may be very different than your way. Take my words as suggestions or thought provokers as you discover what works best for you. Read more
At 30, the Normal People author is already the most talked-about novelist of her generation. As she readies her third novel, she's bracing for more (unwanted) attention
The subscription newsletter platform Substack announced on Wednesday it had signed an exclusive deal with Salman Rushdie - but he is just the latest in a growing number of authors making the leap to write serialised fiction delivered straight to the inboxes of subscribers who pay a monthly fee.
Much has been written about the style and mood of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971). Commentators are fond of identifying influences ranging from Costa-Gavras' Z and the Maysles brothers work, to the more recently noted Kartemquin documentaries of the 1960s. Read more
The first time I considered the relationship between fiction and research was during a writing workshop-my first-while I watched the professor eviscerate some poor kid's story about World War II. And yeah, the story was bad. I remember the protagonist being told to "take cover" and then performing several combat rolls to do so. Read more
Thirty years ago, Helen Mirren stepped into the role of Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, and an icon was born. In the series Prime Suspect (which ran from 1991-2006), Mirren's Tennison created an indelible archetype of the female investigator: a take-no-crap leader battling the overtly misogynist and often corrupt institution that she nevertheless believed in very deeply.
"Platform Nine and Three-Quarters (Platform 9 ¾) is a platform at King's Cross Station in London. Magically concealed behind the barrier between Muggle Platforms Nine and Ten, this Platform is where Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry students board the Hogwarts Express on 1 September, in order to attend school. Read more
In a follow to Monday's (August 30) update on the United States' market, NPD BookScan's research team has released a genre-specific look at the thriller and suspense category, finding that US sales have dropped six percent in the last year. Read more
What was it like seeing book sales explode during the coronavirus pandemic? Jonathan Karp, Simon & Schuster's president and CEO, couldn't help quoting Charles Dickens: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Read more
'When you read a book, you're totally lost in your own private world, and society says that's a good and a wonderful thing. But if you play a game by yourself, it's this weird, fucked-up socially damaging activity.'
