Lucy Irvine
Darley Anderson Children’s Books
Likely Open
Updated: 6/7/2026
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Lucy Irvine joined Darley Anderson as a literary agent in November 2025 after eight years at PFD, bringing with her an award-winning list of authors.
Her authors have won, been shortlisted or nominated for a variety of accolades including the Carnegie Medal for Writing & Illustration, the Week Junior Book Awards, the Branford Boase Awards, the British Book Awards, and picked as Waterstones Book of the Month.
Lucy is actively building her list, with a focus on middle-grade, YA, New Adult and fantasy fiction.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Contemporary Fiction
- Fantasy
- Historical Fiction
- Horror
- Middle Grade
- Mystery
- New Adult Fiction
- Romantasy
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- Young Adult
Nonfiction
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Darley Anderson Children’s Books
Agency Profile
The Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency specialises in children’s books for all readers. The DACBA list includes picture books, younger fiction, middle grade, YA and crossover fiction and non-fiction titles for all ages. The Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency was founded in 2008, and is based in London. The agency has become one of the largest and most exciting specialist children’s agencies in the UK.
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