Laurie Robertson is an agent representing books and journalism, and is actively building a list of adult fiction and non-fiction.
After completing a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, she worked in the sales team at Dorling Kindersley before joining Peters Fraser + Dunlop in 2017. She began building her own list in 2020. On the fiction side she represents a range of genres, alongside a smaller non-fiction list. She represents several Sunday Times bestselling authors, and her clients have been shortlisted for and won numerous prizes, including The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, The Jhalak Prize, The Indie Debut Fiction Prize, The Somerset Maugham Award, The Diverse Book Awards, The Dublin Literary Award, The Edge Hill Prize, The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, The Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year and The Guild of Food Writers Specialist Cookery Book Award.
What I'm looking for...
I am actively seeking literary, bookclub and upmarket commercial fiction. I’m drawn to strong, original voices, uplifting narratives and clever storytelling. Fiction with deep emotional hooks, complex characters that become part of your life, stories with beautiful, memorable prose and sentences you can’t help but underline and write down in whatever paper or device available.
I have a particular love for historical fiction, always on the lookout for a timeless, epic love story, and open to genre-blending fiction, especially where it leans into speculative or romance elements. Some fiction I have enjoyed recently includes In Memoriam by Alice Winn, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, The Wedding People by Alison Espach… anything from Curtis Sittenfeld, Ann Patchett or Elena Ferrante.
On the non-fiction side, I am looking for stories that surprise and challenge you, that make you laugh as well as make you think and narrative non-fiction that reads like fiction. I also represent cookery and am actively looking for food writers that can transport you, whether that be to a place or a feeling, celebrating food and the joy of eating.
I am always looking for feminist narratives both in fiction and in non-fiction, and I’m particularly interested in voices from underrepresented backgrounds.
I’m afraid I am not currently looking for children’s or YA, crime, thriller or horror.
