Caro Clarke
Portobello Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 9/8/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Caro Clarke is the founder and literary agent at Portobello Literary who launched the agency in 2022 after twelve years working in publishing houses including Transworld PRH and Canongate Books as a Senior Rights Manager.
They were named Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2021 and a Bookseller Rising Star in 2024.
In 2019 they co founded the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented nature writers and now run a Substack discussing industry topics sharing agency news and giving craft advice.
They focus on demystifying publishing and helping emerging writers develop their craft and build their careers.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Crime
- Fantasy
- Queer
- Speculative Fiction
Nonfiction
- Big Idea
- Cookbooks
- Feminism
- Food
- Memoirs
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Popular Science
- Queer
- Travel
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Portobello Literary
Agency Profile
A literary agency based in Edinburgh.
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