Caroline Hardman
Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency
Likely Open
Updated: 9/2/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Caroline loves discovering and developing new writers, working editorially to hone manuscripts, placing them with the right editors and selling rights globally.
She co‑founded Hardman & Swainson after agent roles at the Christopher Little Literary Agency and The Marsh Agency (where she specialised in translation rights), represents a growing list of critically‑praised, up‑and‑coming and bestselling authors (many she has worked with from debut), grew up in south Manchester, and holds a 1st‑class BA and an MA with distinction in English Literature from the University of Leeds.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
Not Available or None Listed
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Big Idea
- Current Affairs
- Feminism
- Health & Wellness
- Lifestyle
- Medicine
- Memoirs
- Mental Health
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Personal Development
- Popular Science
- Psychology
- Wellness
Genres Not Represented
- Film/tv Scripts
- Poetry
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About Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency
Agency Profile
Founded in 2012, Hardman & Swainson is a dynamic London-based literary agency. We pride ourselves on providing an excellent service to our authors, working closely with them at all stages of their careers.
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