James Spackman
The bks Agency
Likely Closed
Updated: 6/6/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
James is an alumnus of the Bloomsbury Publishing Graduate Scheme and progressed through sales and marketing roles at Bloomsbury John Murray and Hodder & Stoughton helping create bestsellers.
He went on to be MD of Watkins a division of Osprey Group.
He is Publisher of Pursuit at Profile Books coaches book trade people in presentation skills as The Book Pitch Doctor and is founder of The Spare Room Project.
He is the author of "How to Pitch a Book: The Insider’s Guide to Publishing Persuasion".
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Graphic Novels
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Music
- Sports
- Travel
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About The bks Agency
Agency Profile
The bks Agency is a London-based Literary Management Agency that represents over 100 authors with a global reach in selling rights across domestic, foreign, audio, film & television. Our projects span a wide range of fiction & non-fiction genres.
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