Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency
Likely Open
UK
Updated: 8/29/2025
Agent Bio

Andrew Lownie founded the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency in 1988 after becoming a director at John Farquharson in 1986.

Educated at Cambridge and Edinburgh, he holds a doctorate and worked as a bookseller and journalist before entering publishing.

According to Publishers Marketplace, Andrew Lownie has regularly been the top selling agent in the world .

He has also three times been shortlisted for ‘Agent of the Year’ at the British Bookseller Awards.

Research Links
Clients
  • Joyce Cary
  • Julian MacLaren-Ross
  • Cathy Glass
  • Casey Watson
  • Daniel Tammet
Book Sales
  • The Cambridge Guide To Literature In English
  • The Oxford Classical Dictionary
  • Born On A Blue Day
  • The Magdalene Legacy
  • The Shadow Of Solomon
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