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Welcome to my personal list of literary agents and publishers / editors who acquire commercial fiction (literary and genre for adults). The list helped me find a literary agent who robbed me, and editors who published me. More about this list...

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Hachette (see viarious imprints)

Hachette Ireland
Ciara Doorley - Editorial Director

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Hallmark Publishing (Crown Media)
www.hallmarkchannel.com/hallmark-publishing/
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/hallmark-publishing/were-taking-submissions
Bryn Stacey Donovan
staceydonovan@crownmedia.com
Open Submissions: hallmarkpublishing@crownmedia.com

Contemporary fiction set in the US only; looking for wholesome or “sweet” romance novels and cozy mystery novels of around 75,000 – 90,000 words in length.

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Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Random House UK)
www.penguin.co.uk/company/publishers/penguin-general/hamish-hamilton.html
Nikki Christer
Hannah Chukwu
Simon Prosser
Hermione Thompson
hthompson@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk

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Hanover Square Press (HarperCollins | Harlequin)
195 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10007
www.hanoversqpress.com
Grace Towery
Grace.Towery@HarperCollins.com
Peter Joseph
Peter.Joseph@harpercollins.com
John Glynn
John.Glynn@harpercollins.com

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Harper Inspire (HarperCollins)
www.harperinspire.co.uk
Periodic Open Submissions
Rose Sandy (non-fiction currently)
rose.sandy@harpercollins.co.uk

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HarperNorth (HarperCollins)
www.harpernorth.co.uk
Open submissions, send to:
submissions@harpernorth.co.uk
Genevieve Pegg
genevieve.pegg@hapercollins.co.uk
Daisy Watt
daisy.watt@harpercollins.co.uk

Submissions open to authors from/resident in the North of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and North Wales.

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Harper / Harper Perennial (HarperCollins)
www.harpercollins.com/pages/harperbooks-imprints
Emily Griffin
emily.griffin@harpercollins.com
Terry Karten
terry.karten@harpercollins.com
Erin Wicks MOVED TO ZANDO PROJECTS
erin.wicks@harpercollins.com
Noah Eaker
Mary Gaule
Sara Nelson
sara.nelson@harpercollins.com
David Howe
david.howe@harpercollins.com

Some editors work across imprints

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Harper Collins
1350 Avenue of the Americas,
New York NY 10019.
Includes various imprints: Touchstone, William Morrow, HarperOne, Avon (www.avonbooks.com)…
Sulay Hernandez
Sulay.hernandez@harpercollins.com
Jennifer Brehl, likes fast thrillers
jennifer.brehl@harpercollins.com
Lyssa Keusch
lyssa.keusch@harpercillons.com
David Highfill
david.highfill@harpercollins.com
Henry Ferris
henry.ferris@harpercollins.com
Kathy Schneider
Kathy.Schneider@harpercollins.com
Laurie Chittenden
laurie.chittenden@harpercollins.com
Katherine Nintzel, MARINER
katherine.nintzel@harpercollins.com
Daniella Wexler (HarperOne, HarperVia, Amistad)
Elizabeth Mitchell (HarperOne)
Gretchen Schmid (HarperVia)
gretchen.schmid@harpercollins.com
Juan Milà (HarperVia)
Emily Graff

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Harper Collins, Canada | Harlequin
2 Bloor Street East, 20th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A8
416.975.9334
www.harpercollins.ca
Patrick Crean
patrick.crean@harpercollins.com
Lisa Rundle
lisa.rundle@harpercollins.com
Julia McDowell
Errin Toma

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HarperCollins Ireland
https://corporate.harpercollins.co.uk/for-authors/writeforharpercollinsireland/
Open submissions, send to:
opensubmissions@harpercollins.ie
Conor Nagle, Publisher
Kate Elton, Managing Director
Catherine Gough, Commissioning Editor

"We will only consider work that has either originated in Ireland or is likely to be of particular interest to Irish audiences."

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HarperCollins, UK (HCUK) | HarperFiction | One More Chapter
https://corporate.harpercollins.co.uk/what-we-publish/
Charlie Redmayne
Jane Johnson
jane.johnson@harpercollins.co.uk
Patrick Janson Smith TURNED TO AGENTING
patrick.janson-smith@harpercollins.co.uk
Lynne Drew, publisher, fiction
lynne.drew@harpercollins.co.uk
Julia Wisdom, crime, thrillers
Julia.wisdom@harpercollins.co.uk
Kate Elton
Kimberley Young - Executive Publisher (HarperFiction and One More Chapter)
Kathryn Cheshire Commissioning Editor (HarperFiction, One More Chapter)
kathryn.cheshire@harpercollins.co.uk
Sophie Churcher (HarperFiction)
Katie Lumsden
Charlotte Brabbin
charlotte.brabbin@harpercollins.co.uk
Martha Ashby
martha.ashby@harpercollins.co.uk
Natasha Bardon (Voyager)
natasha.bardon@harpercollins.co.uk
Judy DeGrottole

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HarperVoyager
www.harpervoyagerbooks.com
Angela Craft
David Pomerico
Kayleigh Webb
Pam Jaffee

SCI-FI

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Haus Publishing
www.hauspublishing.com
submissions@hauspublishing.com

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Hawk Publishing Group,
6420 S. Richmond Ave.,
Tulsa OK 74136.
www.hawkpub.com
William Bernhardt, publisher
Lauren Williams Submissions editor

Website down at time of posting

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Hawthorne Books
www.hawthornebooks.com
Rhonda Hughes
rhughes@hawthornebooks.com
Adam O'Connor Rodriguez
adamor@hawthornebooks.com

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Head of Zeus (See Aria, Aries)
5-8 Hardwick Street 1st Floor East London EC1R 4RG, UK
www.headofzeus.com
Clare Gordon
Laura Palmer
laura@headofzeus.com
Rosie de Courcy
Martina Arzu
Holly Domney
holly@headofzeus.com

Unsolicited, unagented open submissions

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Henery Press
3411 Preston Road Suite C13-301 Frisco, TX 75034
www.henerypress.com

Cozy mystery books

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Henry Holt and Co, Inc,
175 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY 10010,
(646) 307-5095
Also: 115 W 18th Street,
New York, NY 10011,
www.henryholt.com www.hholt.com
Caroline Zancan
caroline.zancan@hholt.com
Amy Einhorn
James Melia
james.melia@hholt.com
Shannon Criss
shannon.criss@hholt.com
Ruby Rose Lee
Retha Powers
Tim Duggan

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Hera Books (Canelo)
www.herabooks.com
submissions@herabooks.com
Lindsey Mooney - leaving after company bought by Canelo
Iain Millar
Keshini Naidoo

Open fiction submissions

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Highland Press
Submissions Department
PO Box 2292
High Springs, FL 32655
Please direct all email queries in the body of an email (no unsolicited attachments) to: Submissions.hp@gmail.com
General questions about Highland Press Publishing should be addressed to: The.Highland.Press@gmail.com
If you wish to send a partial query via regular mail, please send the necessary cover letter, brief synopsis, marketing plan, and the first three chapters.

NOT MUCH INFO

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The History Press
97 St George’s Place
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3QB, UK
www.thehistorypress.co.uk
Simon Wright, commissioning editor JOINED SCRIBE
Open manuscript submissions to: web@thehistorypress.co.uk

Non-Fiction and limited Historical Fiction

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History Through Fiction
3050 Old Hwy 8, #328 Roseville, MN 55113
www.historythroughfiction.com
Periodic open submissions, send to:
Colin Mustful
editor@historythroughfiction.com

Historical Novels inspired by true events and people

In the subject line, include the title and word count of your manuscript. In the body of your email, please include a brief query introducing yourself and your work, a synopsis of your novel, and a brief biographical sketch of the author. As an attachment, please include the first 10-20 pages of your manuscript.

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Histria Books | Addison & Highsmith
www.histriabooks.com
Dana Ungureanu, Acquisitions Manager
info@histriabooks.com

Open Submissions for historical: fiction, mystery, thrillers...

ATTENTION: Read their publishing contracts carefully / seek advice before signing.

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Hobart Books
21 Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DS, United Kingdom
www.hobartbooks.com
info@hobartbooks.com

Thrillers, Espionage, Crime

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Hodder Headline | Hodder Stoughton | Hodder Studio | Sceptre | Coronet
338 Euston Road,
London NW1 3BH,
www.hodderheadline.co.uk
www.hodder.co.uk
Nick Sayers, Publisher
Vicki Mellor, thrillers
vicki.mellor@headline.co.uk
Frankie Edwards (Headline Review)
frankie.edwards@headline.co.uk
Mary-Anne Harrington (Headline)
Clare Foss - Executive Editor (Headline)
Kimberley Atkins
Sherise Hobbs
Katie Sunley
katie.sunley@headline.co.uk
Ella Gordon (Wildfire / Headline)
ella.gordon@headline.co.uk
Serena Arthur (Wildfire / Headline)
serena.arthur@headline.co.uk
Olivia Barber
Sara Adams
Rebecca Folland, Rights
Bethany Wickington
bethany.wickington@hodder.co.uk
Lily Cooper
lily.cooper@hodder.co.uk
Amy Batley
Josie Humber
josie.humber@headline.co.uk
Carolyn Mays
Claire Baldwin
Francine Toon (Sceptre)
francine.toon@hodder.co.uk
Carole Welch (Sceptre)
(Joanna) Jo Dingley (Sceptre)
Molly Powell
Eve Hall
Kate Byrne (Headline Accent, Eternal)
Kwaku Osei-Afrifa (Hodder Studio)
Bea Fitzgerald (Hodder Studio)
Sara Adams (Hodder Studio)
Melissa Cox (Coronet)
melissa.cox@hodder.co.uk

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Hogarth Books (Penguin Random House)
www.hogarthbooks.com
firstinitiallastname@penguinrandomhouse.com
Parisa Ebrahimi
Jillian Buckley
Darryl Oliver
David Ebershoff
Jamia Wilson

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Holland House Books
www.hhousebooks.com
Submissions to pmbooks@hhousebooks.com addressed to the Editor Phaidra Robinson.

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HQ Stories (HarperCollins UK HCUK)
www.hqstories.co.uk
Katie Seaman
Cicely Aspinall
Emily Kitchin
emily.kitchin@harpercollins.co.uk
Manpreet Grewal
Kate Mills

HQ Digital (HarperCollins UK Digital-First Imprint)
https://harpercollins.co.uk/collections/hq-digital
Open submissions, send to:
hqdigital@harpercollins.co.uk
Dushi Horti
Belinda Toor - Editorial Director
Cat Camacho - Sr Commissioning Editor, Thrillers

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Now: Mariner | Clarion)
www.hmhbooks.com
www.marinerbooks.com
Rakia Clark - Executive Editor, Mariner
rakia.clark@hmhco.com
Millicent Bennett
millicent.bennet@hmhco.com
Gabriella Abbate
Rick Wolff
Naomi Gibbs
Jaime Levine
jlevine@hmhco.com

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Hyperion A Unit of ABC, Inc.
A Division of The Walt Disney Company
15th Floor, 114 5th Avenue
New York NY 10011
www.hyperionbooks.com
Sylvie Frank
Regan Winter
Kelsey Sullivan
Christine Collins
Cassidy Leyendecker

DISNEY HYPERION

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