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Ms. Francesca Riccardi

Kate Nash Literary Agency

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Francesca Riccardi

Kate Nash Literary Agency

Oxford
Website:
katenashlit.co.uk/
Twitter (X):
@litagentfran
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Family Saga
Gothic
Historical
Horror
LGBTQ+
Multicultural
Mystery
Romance
  • Romance, Contemporary
  • Romance, Historical
  • Romance, Paranormal
Speculative
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction

Non-Fiction

none
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Known Clients (current & past)
Helen Blair
Heather Burnside
Charlotte Cross
Morgan Cry
Katie Daysh
Chris Griffiths
Alis Hawkins
Hannah Hendy
Janet Hunter
Tess James-Mackey
Nasheema Lennon
David Mark
Jane McParkes
Jenny Morris
June O'Sullivan
Stella Oni
Fulton Ross
Daniel Sellers
Alison Watterson
Author Comments
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afaningita
07/19/2025 07:42 PM
I've tried to query a 99K book a few times but the query doesn't submit because my word count is over 90K, which I'm assuming is a limit put in place by the agent. Yet I see multiple books queried to this agent in the past 30 days that exceed 90K. Are people fibbing about word count on the form? (Which I'm not going to do.) Is it genre-specific...are they selecting a different genre despite what they have entered for their own project data? (If I did it, it would be a misrepresentation of the book, so I won't.) I'm confused how those queries are going through. Maybe it's a very recent change?

There's a comment further down here from March that the agency don't take manuscripts over 120K. I don't see anything on the agency website at all (either the 90K limit or 120k).

Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
07/17/2025 02:01 PM
Profile Update: Genres updated.
mdcowsert
07/17/2025 11:58 AM
Q: 07/10/2025 Thriller

Fr: 07/17/2025
TDarling
07/10/2025 09:30 AM
QM:7/8/25
FR: 7/10/25

Psychological Suspense- upmarket 89k
laurahenningauthor
06/24/2025 02:42 PM
QM: 6/19/25
Historical Romance, 75k
FR: 6/24/25
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Last Update:
07/17/2025 - Genres updated.
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