Stories worth championing, from first draft to bookshelf.
Chapter House Literary is a boutique agency for fiction and narrative non-fiction. We work closely with our authors on the manuscript, the sale, and the career that follows.
Representing 50+ authors across fiction,
crime and narrative non-fiction. See our list
“Every book on the shelf began as a manuscript someone believed in.”
- Halcyon Press
- Marlowe & Finch
- Ashgrove Books
- Northlight
- Kestrel House
An agency built around the long life of a book.
Representation
We find the right editor and imprint for each book, negotiate the deal, and stay at your side through publication and beyond.
Editorial development
Before a manuscript goes out, we read it closely and work with you on structure, voice and pacing until it is ready.
Rights & licensing
Translation, audio, film and television: we look after the rights that carry your work to new readers and new formats.
Send us the book you can’t stop writing.
We read every query. We’re currently looking for literary and book-club fiction, crime and narrative non-fiction. Please allow up to eight weeks for a reply.
A query letter
A short introduction to you and your book: its hook, category and word count.
A one-page synopsis
The whole arc, ending included, so we can see where the story goes.
The opening chapters
The first three chapters or 50 pages, formatted as a single document.