{"id":20,"name":"Emma Finn","url":"emma-finn","department":{"id":1,"name":"Books","url":"books"},"phone":"+44 (0) 20 7393 4200","email":"emma.finn@cwagency.co.uk","summary":"","bio":"

Please send all submissions to emma.submissions@cwagency.co.uk.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>

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I am lucky to represent an actively growing list of writers of both fiction and narrative non-fiction.\u00a0On the fiction side, I read widely so don't like to be too prescriptive, but I do love novels that explore those moments that define our lives and collective experience: stories about falling in or out of love; dealing with loss; navigating complexity, uncertainty, ambition or morality.<\/span><\/p>

I am firmly on the hunt for gripping, atmospheric thrillers and ambitious, character-driven mystery or suspense with a fresh hook, angle or setting. And my eternal weak spot is knotty novels about families, relationships of all kinds, that are sharply observed with a clever psychology.<\/span><\/p>

For what it\u2019s worth, a few writers I admire include Maggie O\u2019Farrell, Celeste Ng, Katherine Heiny, Liz Moore, Sally Rooney, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ann Patchett, Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters, Zadie Smith and Elizabeth Strout. Above all I\u2019m drawn to a strong voice, characters I want to drop everything to spend time with, and confident writing that grabs you by the hand from the first page and pulls you headlong into a memorable story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I\u2019m afraid I don't represent children's books or YA.<\/span><\/p>

In non-fiction I'd love to see\u00a0big ideas books that help us to think about the world today - alternative histories, psychology, anthropology and popular science, memoir, and genre-blending narrative non-fiction that fuses the author's expertise and personal interest. I also love great narrative food writing (I adore Nigel Slater.)<\/span><\/p>

Editorial work is one of my favourite parts of the job so I'm always committed to helping writers get their work into the best possible shape to share with publishers. I'm happy to hear from authors with initial queries, or you can be in touchwith my assistant Katie on\u00a0<\/span>katie.kennaway@cwagency.co.uk<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

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