About us

The Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency is one of the UK’s leading literary agencies representing a bestselling roster of clients. Our particular areas of interest include fiction, all types of children’s books and non-fiction, in particular human-interest stories and memoirs.

Caroline Sheldon founded the agency after working at Hutchinson/Arrow as publisher of women’s fiction and children’s books. Penny Holroyde joined the agency as an agent in 2004 after working both in the UK at Walker Books and in the USA as rights director for Candlewick Press with involvement in all aspects of publishing including the sale of film rights.

We have close contacts with all the major UK publishing houses. We are also very active in the selling of media, American, translation and merchandising rights.

We believe we have a reputation for submitting only manuscripts of a very high quality and that editors put submissions from us to the top of their pile.

Our list will always be open to new authors and illustrators—whether they be unpublished or mid-career. However, we are extremely selective. We only take on writers whose work we love.

We are a member of the Association of Authors’ Agents.

Email us at: carolinesheldon@carolinesheldon.co.uk or pennyholroyde@carolinesheldon.co.uk