The Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency was founded in 1988 and is based in London with a regional office in the book town of Hay-on-Wye on the English/Welsh borders.

The Agency handles a broad range of mainstream commercial fiction and non-fiction including thrillers, mysteries, crime, horror, fantasy, accessible literary, comedy and a growing list of children’s fiction. Leading writers in their genres include Lee Child, Martina Cole, John Connolly, Alex Barclay, Paul Carson, Cathy Cassidy, Liz Allen, Sheila Quigley, Constance Briscoe, Patrick Lennon and Danny King.

It is also a market leader in women’s fiction including contemporary, chick lit, historical, women in jeopardy and sagas. Writers represented include Lesley Pearse, Carole Matthews, Joan Jonker, Anne Baker, Rani Manicka, Kira Cochrane, Rebecca Shaw, Annie Murray, Lynda Page, Freda Lightfoot, Margaret Dickinson, Linda Taylor, Bernardine Kennedy, Carmen Reid, Milly Johnson, Janet MacLeod Trotter and Elizabeth Waite.

The youngest writer to be taken on by the Agency was Kira Cochrane (at 24) and the oldest was Elizabeth Waite (at 70).

The Agency is also a leading Agent for Irish based writers of both fiction and non-fiction. These include John Connolly, Peter Sheridan, Alex Barclay, Paul Carson, Liz Allen, Astrid Longhurst, Pat Dunne, Clare Dowling, Maureen Martella, Patrick Lennon and Tana French.

The Agency is expanding its representation of non-fiction writers and is currently strong in the areas of memoir, health, popular psychology, self-help, animal books, inspirational and religious. Among the best-selling authors represented are Constance Briscoe, Adrian Plass, Kwong Kuen Shan, Jane Walmsley, Dr Paul Hauck, Allan and Barbara Pease (for selected titles) and Peter Sheridan.

The agency is building a prestigious children's list and among the bestselling authors represented are Cathy Cassidy, Kate Wild, Lisa Clark and Adrienne Kress. Our children's website can be found at: http://www.darleyandersonchildrens.com