Welcome to DKW
DKW is a dynamic and creative boutique literary agency providing a personal and professional management service to authors of outstanding fiction and non-fiction.
We provide a bespoke service and build lasting careers for our writers by matching them with the right editors and publishing houses, and negotiating the best possible publishing deals on their behalf. We handle everything from book representation to film and TV adaptations and other media rights.
Latest news
Sandra Lawrence’s LOST GARDENS OF THE WORLD is out now
All over the world, once-flourishing horticultural spaces have been abandoned and forgotten. From the once-crumbling grandeur of the Villa d’Este and the magic of the Lost Gardens of Heligan, to the sculptural surrealism of Las Pozas and the colourful rebirth of Le Jardin Majorelle, there are countless gardens around the world with fascinating stories to […]
Tom Huddleston’s THE WORLDS OF GEORGE RR MARTIN is out now
The Worlds of George R.R. Martin is an in-depth bringing together of the enormous range of inspirations behind Martin’s work – from historical borrowings as wide-ranging as the Roman empire, the Wars of the Roses and the Mongol conquests, to diverse literary and mythological texts, and Martin’s own family experience and biography. With A Song of Ice and […]
Daniel Aubrey longlisted for Scotland’s National Book Award
The Saltire Society has announced the longlists for Scotland’s National Book Awards, which ‘present a snapshot of Scotland’s vibrant literary landscape across Fiction, Non-Fiction, First Book, Poetry and Research’ and DKW are delighted that Daniel Aubrey’s debut novel Dark Island has been nominated in the First Book of the Year category. Dark Island was also recently shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut […]
First trailer released for Paramount+ UK’s adaptation of Jayne Cowie’s CURFEW
DKW are very excited to share the trailer for CURFEW, the TV adaptation of Jayne Cowie’s AFTER DARK (PRH Century, 2022). All 6 episodes will be released on Paramount+ on 10th October 2024, and with its stellar cast and provocative, timely themes, the series is already garnering a huge amount of buzz in the UK press: […]
Submissions
Submissions
We are always excited to read submissions from potential new clients. We welcome and actively encourage submissions from authors of all backgrounds, including those currently under-represented in publishing.
Whilst we do consider submissions from international authors, given that we are based in the United Kingdom, we feel that US-based authors will generally be better served by a US-based agent.
For guidelines on how to submit to each agent, please see their individual preferences on their agent pages (above). Please do not send your work to more than one of us. If we feel that your submission is more suited to another agent within the agency, we will pass it on to them.
We do not believe in asking authors to send us their material on an exclusive basis, as it is not in your best interests to do so; however, we do ask that you let us know if another agent is considering your full manuscript.
We do not charge a reading fee.
Contact
For translation, TV, film and other media rights information, please see the Rights page.
All other enquiries should be directed to info@dkwlitagency.co.uk. Please note submissions sent to this email address will not be read.
Address:
Diamond Kahn & Woods Literary Agency Ltd.,
Salisbury House,
29 Finsbury Circus,
London EC2M 5QQ
Tel: 0203 514 6544