Laura Macdougall
United Agents, Ltd
Likely Open
Updated: 11/3/2025
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Laura started her publishing career in 2010 in the fiction department of Hodder & Stoughton, working with authors like David Nicholls and Stephen King.
She works closely with a huge range of writers across fiction and non-fiction at different career stages.
She reads widely, with a list reflecting broad tastes.
Her background in classical languages and philosophy fuels an interest in books tackling questions of identity and the events shaping human lives, alongside great writing and new perspectives.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Book Club
- Historical Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Romance
Nonfiction
- Grief
- History
- Illustrated Nonfiction
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Nature
- Politics
- Popular Science
- Psychology
- Sports
Genres Not Represented
- Young Adult
- Children's Books
- Science-fiction
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Mind/body/spirit
- Cooking
- Food
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About United Agents, Ltd
Agency Profile
United Agents is a leading literary agency, representing authors working across a broad range of genre, from commercial and literary fiction to acclaimed biography and specialist non-fiction, as well as writers and illustrators of books for children and young adults.
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