Margaret Halton
PEW Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 9/15/2025
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Margaret Halton joined PEW as an Agent in 2018, where she now handles the Agency's translation rights.
She studied English at Oxford and has had a varied career working for publishing houses and literary agencies on both sides of the Atlantic.
In recent years she has developed her own list of authors, focusing mainly on fiction.
She loves novels that pack an emotional punch with characters you feel you get to know personally.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Fiction
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
- Children's Picture Books
- Poetry
- Academic Works
- Scripts
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About PEW Literary
Agency Profile
PEW Literary is a literary agency founded by Patrick Walsh, an experienced agent who has helped a roll call of best-selling and award-winning authors to launch their writing lives.
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