The Write and Wrong Podcast | Writing Tips, Book Publishing and Literary Agents
Sep 14, 2026 · 29 min · 13 segments
Literary agent, Philippa Sitters is with Jamie this week to chat about her career in publishing from a high intensity start with a major talent agency all the way through to starting her own agency…
Philippa SittersGuestJamieHostUm, so let's talk about your list then.
Um, as an agent, what, uh, what, what kinds of age ranges and genres is it that you represent and, and that you're looking for?
Well, so there's always gonna be an anomaly here and there, but I represent-
[chuckles]
Mm-hmm
... um, for trade publishing, with the occasional exception with regards to sometimes I have an academic book that comes along, sell it to a university press.
I have authors who have written children's books alongside their adult stuff that I've managed to find publishers for.
I've had, um, adult novelists who've written poetry, for example, and also, you know, sold that too.
But primarily it's, um, it's long-form narrative nonfiction, uh, of all sorts.
Um, but, uh, probably not really heavy, serious political stuff or, um, uh, uh, self-help, um, things like that.
I, I find it really hard to remember what I don't represent 'cause I never think about it.
Okay.
Yeah.
And then novel-wise, I mean, um, oh gosh, where do you begin? Uh, [sighs] where do you begin?
[chuckles]
Um, you know, book love, I'd like to find some kind of crime thrillery things.
Mm-hmm
Um, so let's talk about your list then.
Um, as an agent, what, uh, what, what kinds of age ranges and genres is it that you represent and, and that you're looking for?
Well, so there's always gonna be an anomaly here and there, but I represent-
[chuckles]
Mm-hmm
... um, for trade publishing, with the occasional exception with regards to sometimes I have an academic book that comes along, sell it to a university press.
I have authors who have written children's books alongside their adult stuff that I've managed to find publishers for.
I've had, um, adult novelists who've written poetry, for example, and also, you know, sold that too.
But primarily it's, um, it's long-form narrative nonfiction, uh, of all sorts.
Um, but, uh, probably not really heavy, serious political stuff or, um, uh, uh, self-help, um, things like that.
I, I find it really hard to remember what I don't represent 'cause I never think about it.
Okay.
Yeah.
And then novel-wise, I mean, um, oh gosh, where do you begin? Uh, [sighs] where do you begin?
[chuckles]
Um, you know, book love, I'd like to find some kind of crime thrillery things.
Mm-hmm
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