James Catchpole
The Catchpole Agency
Likely Open
Updated: 6/8/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
James is a children's literary agent at The Catchpole Agency and a picturebook author.
He started reading for the agency shortly after it was founded by his mother in 1995, graduating to writing editorial notes after finishing school.
He studied music at Oxford, followed by an M-Phil in Musicology and Performance.
He comes to agenting from an editorial perspective, from a love of words and their rhythm, and of the structure and power of narrative.
His musical studies inform his editing, as he views singing as the business of unearthing the music latent in language.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Board Books
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
Nonfiction
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About The Catchpole Agency
Agency Profile
The Catchpole Agency - illustrated childrens' book specialists. Literary agents representing writers and illustrators. From picture books to YA.
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