HS-LA is a boutique agency run by Hannah Sheppard. Hannah puts authors at the heart of everything she does; from helping you to develop your ideas for commercial success with expert, collaborative editorial work, to being your number one fan and shouting about your stories as loudly as she can – she is here to build careers that flourish. Hannah wants publishing to embrace the change that’s needed to open the doors to a wider range of voices and aims for the Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency to be part of driving that change.
Fun facts about me
In 2021 I ran a half-marathon every month (it was a stupid thought I had at the beginning of the year, partly as a result of pandemic cabin fever I think, to see if I could do it and linked to the realisation that a half marathon is 21k which matched the year). I love to swim and paddle board – I can’t wait for the warmer weather to get back out on the boards. In winter you’re more likely to find me doing some knitting or crochet – but I am horribly slow at both. I live on the south coast of England with my husband, and our cat who came free with the house we moved into. We’re both smitten. Submission Guidelines Our submission window is from the 1st to the 7th of each month. During that time please visit the submissions page on our website and use the submission form. Please do not email submissions – these will not be read. Guidelines & Details,,, Vital Info enquiries@ Website Agent
Fiction
Children's, Commercial, Crime, Domestic Thriller, General, Gothic, Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Psychological Thriller, Romance, Thriller, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Feminism and women\'s issues
Favorite sub-genres
#Dis, #ownvoices, Accessible Literary Fiction, Activism, Adult, Adult Horror, Adult Rom Com, African Diaspora, African Fantasy, Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, Asian Diaspora, Asian Fantasy, Asian Horror, BIPOC, BIPOC Fantasy, BIPOC Horror, BIPOC Mystery, Chicklit, Children's, Commercial MG, Commercial Women's Fiction, Commercial YA, Commercial adult fiction, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Contemporary Young Adult, Cozy Mystery, Cozy mysteries, Crime & Thriller, Crime Fiction, Cross-genre, Dark Female Friendships, Disability, Diversity, Domestic Fiction, Female Friendships, Feminism, Feminist, Feminist Horror, Found Families, Funny MG, Gothic, Gothic Horror, Grounded fantasy, High Concept, High-Concept Literary Commercial Fiction, High-concept YA, High-concept YA/MG, Humor, Humor YA, LGBT YA, LGBTQ Contemporary, LGBTQ Romance, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ rom coms, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAP, MG, MG Fantasy, MG Horror, MG adventure, MG contemporary, MG mystery, Magic, Magic Realism, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade Adventure, Middle Grade Contemporary, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade Horror, Middle Grade Humor, Middle Grade Mystery, Middle grade magical realism, Monsters, Mothers and Daughters, Mysteries, Mystery / Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature Writing, Own Voices, Paranormal, Paranormal Horror, Psychological Thrillers, Rom-com, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Speculative, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Thriller, Thriller, Thrillers, Time Travel Romance, Underrepresented Voices, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket Women's Fiction, Women's Fiction, Worldbuilding, YA, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Contemporary Romance with layers, YA Crossover, YA Fantasy, YA Rom-Coms, YA RomCom, YA Romance, YA Thrillers, YA horror, YA rom com, Young Adult, beach reads, body horror, book club fiction, commercial middle grade, commerical, commerical women's fiction, contemporary MG, contemporary middle grade, contemporary women's fiction, crossover, crossover appeal, dark academia, diverse and own voices, diverse voices, feminine narratives, horror, locked room, love stories, queer horror, queer narratives, witches I’d like the next… There is nothing more exciting to me than finding a new author to join the agency. Please use the form be