Becky Bagnell

Becky Bagnell

Lindsay Literary Agency
Likely Open
UK
Updated: 9/18/2025
Agent Bio

Becky Bagnell founded The Lindsay Literary Agency in 2008 after more than 25 years in publishing.

She began reading manuscripts for Lilliput Press while a student at Trinity College Dublin and moved to Macmillan in London in 1996 where she worked as a commissioning editor.

Her agency specialises in writing for children from picture books to Young Adult fiction and non fiction for young people and focuses on finding unpublished authors their first publishing break.

The agency offers editorial advice manuscript development placement with publishers and strong contract negotiation.

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