Our literary agents specialise in bestselling commercial fiction including thrillers, mysteries, crime, horror, fantasy, women's, chick-lit, accessible literary, comedy, children's and YA fiction. We have film and TV agents in the UK and US who help to bring our bestselling books to the big and small screen.
The Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency was founded by Darley Anderson in 1988 and is based in London, with an office in Hay on Wye.
We welcome new submissions...
Please send a query letter, including a brief biography, a synopsis and the first three chapters with a SAE.
Read our full submission guidelines
I've got the best agent in London
Martina Cole
There are agents, there are good agents, there are super agents, and then there's Darley Anderson
Lee Child
Recent Bestsellers
A Book of Bones
John Connolly
No 1 Irish Bestseller (17/4/19)
The Brookland Girls
Margaret Dickinson
The heartfelt sequel to The Poppy Girls: It is the early...
The Searcher
Tana French
Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect...
Authors' news
Latest and greatest news
Our Journal...
Thursday 2nd February
My interests lie in rom-com, love stories, commercial historical fiction, book club, and in female-driven novels with a slightly darker edge. Across all of these I am always looking for a strong hook – a set-up that...
Wednesday 18th January
Roses are red, violets are blue, and boy oh boy, do we have the pitch event for you! Romance writers unite! This Valentine s Day we’ve got an event designed especially for you. We’re on the hunt for the next best...