David Headley
DHH Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 9/28/2025
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Agent Bio
David Headley studied theology in London and Durham before co-founding and becoming the Managing Director of Goldsboro Books.
He spent 26 years establishing Goldsboro Books, has won awards for bookselling, has been included multiple times in The Bookseller’s Top 100 most influential people in publishing over the last ten years, and is the Managing Director of the DHH Literary Agency which he founded in 2008.
He represents an eclectic range of best‑selling and award‑winning authors.
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- Barrow
- Alison Bartlett
- Graham Bell
- A. D. Björg Ægisdottir
- Eva Bridgestock
- R.C. Brown
- Tom Burston
- Paul Carter
- Andrea Carver
- Will Collard
- Paul Fraser Conway
- James Craven
- M.W.
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Fiction
- Fiction
Nonfiction
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DHH Literary
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