Sallyanne Sweeney

Sallyanne Sweeney

International Creative Agency
Likely Closed
UK
Updated: 6/2/2026
Agent Bio

Sallyanne Sweeney joined the agency in 2013 and has built a list spanning fiction nonfiction and illustration across children’s and adult publishing.

Originally from Dublin she studied English at Trinity College and completed an MPhil in American Literature at Queens College Cambridge.

Her clients have included Sunday Times and Irish Times bestsellers and have won honours including the British Book Awards Irish Book Awards Rooney Prize for Irish Literature Waterstones Children’s Book Prize Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards and the YA Book Prize.

Known for close editorial work she guides debut writers into long term careers while helping established voices reach new audiences.

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Clients
  • Alex Dunne
  • Imogen Usherwood
  • Emma Simpson
  • Sue Rainsford
  • Sue Leonard
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