Kay Peddle
Colwill & Peddle
Likely Open
Updated: 1/30/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Kay spent over a decade as an editor at Penguin Random House and The Bodley Head, where they worked on important books, before becoming a literary agent in 2019 and creating Kay Peddle Literary.
They previously worked at the online human rights magazine, Lacuna.
They are looking for books that spark discussion, change opinions and reveal hidden aspects of familiar stories by writers who prioritize the craft of writing.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
Not Available or None Listed
Nonfiction
- Current Affairs
- Food
- History
- Journalism
- Memoirs
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Nature
- Politics
- Popular Science
- Social Justice
- Travel
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Colwill & Peddle
Agency Profile
Colwill & Peddle is a new, independent literary agency with a difference. Founded by Charlotte Colwill, a former bookseller, and Kay Peddle, a former editor, our agency draws on that respective industry experience to find and nurture a new generation of writers who break the mould.
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