Ms. Joanna Swainson
Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency
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Joanna Swainson
Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency
S86 Somerset House, Strand
London WC2R 1LA
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- www.hardmanswainson.com/
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Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Historical
Horror
Literary Fiction
Speculative
Thrillers/Suspense
Non-Fiction
History
Memoir
Narrative
Nature/Ecology
Science/Technology
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Known Clients (current & past)
Jon Bounds
Oggy Boytchev
Matt Brolly
Elizabeth Brooks
Mark Broomfield
Adrienne Chinn
Helen Cox
Sara Crowe
Emma Darwin
Stuart David
Carol Donaldson
Simon David Eden
Rachel Edwards
Harry Freedman
James Gould-Bourn
Michael Jecks
Oskar Cox Jensen
Lucy Lawrie
Peter Laws
Kevin MacNeil
S R Masters
Julien Musolino
Lauren Price
Nick Russell-Pavier
Catherine Simpson
Emma Slade
Danny Smith
Sarah Tierney
B P Walter
Samantha Wilson
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
dianacst
05/12/2025 04:45 PM
QS: spec fiction Shakespeare retelling, 92,000 words, 5/12
tbaker17
04/18/2025 10:55 AM
Email Query - 4/18/25
Horror
Horror
nicholelouise
04/07/2025 09:28 AM
2/2/25 Historical horror 140k
4/3/25 Personalized rejection: "Thanks for sending this. I’ve had a good read of it and I’m really sorry to say I don’t think it’s something I’m going to go for. You write really evocatively but I found it quite a slow burn. There’s quite a lot of description and I felt myself wanting to get under the skin of the characters more in order to become fully invested and really be pulled along. It’s just so tough out there we have to have total conviction about something. It’s a great story so I hope someone will pick it up. I really appreciate you sending it my way."
4/3/25 Personalized rejection: "Thanks for sending this. I’ve had a good read of it and I’m really sorry to say I don’t think it’s something I’m going to go for. You write really evocatively but I found it quite a slow burn. There’s quite a lot of description and I felt myself wanting to get under the skin of the characters more in order to become fully invested and really be pulled along. It’s just so tough out there we have to have total conviction about something. It’s a great story so I hope someone will pick it up. I really appreciate you sending it my way."
Jennifermontgomery
02/18/2025 06:38 AM
Email query- 2/4
Gothic/historical horror
Gothic/historical horror
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
12/18/2024 02:44 PM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 01/07/2025 - Open to queries.
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