Polly Ho-Yen is the award-winning author of Boy in the Tower, Where Monsters Lie and Fly Me Home. She is our partnering author for Middle Grade writers during our #DACBaccess open month. Here’s why Polly is supporting the open month, and her top tips on putting together a submission: ‘There was a winding line of children waiting…
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Why We’re Launching the #DACBaccess
Last week, we announced the launch of our open submissions month for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic writers and illustrators. Running from the 1st – 30th November, our open month is designed to give aspiring writers the chance to get feedback from both agents and our brilliant partnering authors, and we’re excited to get reading….
Chris Carter Tops the Sunday Times Hardback Bestseller List for the First Time
With his new novel The Caller (S & S) Chris Carter has beaten established authors like Joanna Trollope, Katie Fforde, Neal Gaiman and Sophie Kinsella to the No 1 spot on the ST List in its first week of publication. The Caller is Chris Carter’s eighth serial killer novel featuring Robert Hunter. Carter’s sales…
Darley ‘the Deal’ does the Double with Lee and Martina
Lee Child’s Night School is the No.1 Bestselling Hardback Fiction title of 2016. And Martina Cole’s Betrayal is the No.2 Bestselling Hardback Fiction title of 2016. Nicknamed Darley ‘the Deal’ by Martina many years ago, Darley discovered Lee and Martina when they were unpublished. Their success is no flash in the pan. They have both…
Agency Newsletter
Hello! There’s always a lot going on at the agency, with authors, rights, submissions etc. but we always want to keep you in the loop. The newsletter is, again, packed with news. August is usually a quiet month in publishing – but not for the DA Agency. Our debut authors are enjoying immense success around…
Agency Newsletter
Hello, This month has been a scorcher and we have got some hot new titles to while away the long summer afternoons. As well as exciting new titles and chart news, literary legend Martina Cole was at the Harrogate Festival speaking to Peter James about her incredible career and success, Tim Weaver’s hugely popular Missing podcast…
The Darley Anderson Blog 