What is your role at the agency? Assistant to Tanera Simons. How did you get into publishing? I studied law at university and then worked in aviation for 20 years until I decided to pursue working with my real love – books! I started as an intern here at Darley Anderson before becoming Tanera’s permanent…
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Meet the Team – Clare Wallace
It’s time to meet our third and final member of the Darley Anderson Children’s Book team – agent Clare Wallace! Clare has headed up the children’s agency for a number of years now and is on the lookout for new talent to add to her glittering list. Read on to find out what she looks…
Meet the Team – Chloe Davis
Quickly following on from our last Meet the Team post, we’re carrying on the Children’s Book Agency theme. This week, it’s the turn of Chloe Davis, the children’s agency assistant, who gives us an insight into what her typical day looks like, as well as how she got into Publishing. First of all, what is…
Meet the Team – Lydia Silver
Our Meet the Team series is back! In this second post, we speak to children’s book agent Lydia Silver about her journey to agenting and what she looks for in submissions. First of all, what is your role at the agency? I’m one of the children’s agents, so I represent authors writing for children, from…
Meet the Team – Rebeka Finch
It’s the start of 2020, so to ring in the new decade we’re doing a Meet the Team series. The final years of the 2010s brought lots of changes to the Agency and a number of fresh faces have joined the ranks. In this series of posts, you’ll get a little insight into who we…
Manuscript Wishlist: Camilla Wray
As it’s the beginning of a shiny, fresh new year we thought we would get our fantastic agents to write up their manuscript wishlists for 2015. We’re kicking things off with what Camilla Wray hopes to find in her lovely slushpile… #MSWL If I could wish upon a storytelling star… As agents we’re always looking…