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Hannah Sheppard

1 year

As part of my ambition to open more doors to publishing, both for writers, and those who would like a career in the industry, I'm holding a monthly zoom session where you can meet me and ask anything you like about the industry. Apply for your spot at

The Drop-In | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Literary Agent Drop-In

Would you like to meet a Literary Agent to ask all your publishing and submission questions? Apply for a spot at my monthly drop-in.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

8 years

I've never compiled a list of all the #notokay incidents I've experienced but just did it out of interest...we need to talk about this more.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

When submissions come in to 'Dear Agent' the temptation to reply 'Dear Writer' is strong. If you're serious about your writing career then you need to be serious about choosing your agent... Researching our name is the minimum effort you should be putting in to show this.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Thinking about this & the desperate lack of diversity of publishing staff so I'm repeating my coffee offer... If you think publishing might be the career for you but don't know where to start I'm happy to buy you a coffee (or SKYPE) & chat options. Esp BAME & other diverse voices

CLPE

@clpe1

6 years

1% of children’s books published in 2017 had a BAME main character We want to work together to change this – Read our full report and recommendations: (working link)

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 months

A year ago today I launched @HS_LA_News ... Delighted to be celebrating our first birthday at @LBF24 . It's been a big 1st year... Lots of deals, both at home & internationally, many new authors, & a new agent with @LouiseMBuckley joining me in Jan. Here's to an exciting 2nd year

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

2 years

I have made it to my sister's for Christmas... So far my niece (7) while I talking about my other half announced 'you're sleeping with a cheater'... After much confusion on my part it turns out she's lending me her soft toy cheetah for the evening

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 months

I'm just an agent, standing in front of hopeful authors at #LBF24 , asking them to please not attempt to pitch to us here (this is why: ). The best way to get our attention is to send us your submission via the website

All the Fun of the (Book) Fair | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency

As we head into London Book Fair week I thought it might be useful to say a little bit about what the fair is and who it’s for – especially as I’ve seen a few as yet un-agented authors asking on...

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Some guy on a moped just stole my phone out of my hand while I was waiting to cross the road. Took a look at it as he rode off and threw it back. Total win for not having an iPhone I guess.... Still, v unsettling.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Editorial. Publisher relations. Pitch writing. Targeted submission. Offers/auction manager. Deal negotiation. Hand holding. Career strategy. Buffer between author & publisher. Ongoing advice. Industry insight. Money chaser. Counsellor. Hard truth giver. Cheerleader. No 1 fan...

Dick.Cartmel

@CartmelDr

6 years

@YA_Books @VictoriaGoldma2 Satisfy my curiosity, being an agent-free author, what do agents do?

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

I am very excited to open to submissions... But please visit the submission page and use the submission form...

Submissions | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency

This submission form should be used to send your submission to Hannah Sheppard or Louise Buckley at the Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

How much of publishing Twitter is anxiously refreshing a London Book Fair search for news of cancellation today?

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

I'll be popping in to #WMPitch at various points today... If I like your pitch please follow my submission guidelines here () and add WMPitch to your subject line (with book title). Good luck everyone.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

8 years

Superb wkend @waterstones chat Bookseller: Can I help you find something? Me: Oh, I was looking for my boyfriend. BS: Do you have his ISBN?

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

2 years

I haven't yet had chance to look properly at #CBNpitch2022 or #WMPitch but I'm going to try to catch up on both over the weekend. If I like your pitch my submission guidelines are here:

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

11 months

I’m excited to be opening applications for The So Close Sessions () today. I’ve been wanting to do a free Zoom Pitch session for a while but I wanted to find a way to make them more targeted and potentially useful #TheSoCloseSessions

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Sorry #DominicCummngs I enjoyed the material you sent but I'm afraid this isn't one for me.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

I've seen a few un-agented authors asking if it's worth going to London Book Fair so I thought I'd write a little about what the fair is for and what to expect if you do go... #amwriting

All the Fun of the (Book) Fair | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency

As we head into London Book Fair week I thought it might be useful to say a little bit about what the fair is and who it’s for – especially as I’ve seen a few as yet un-agented authors asking on...

hs-la.com

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

New Life Goal

Quite Interesting

@qikipedia

3 years

According to new research, humans have all the systems needed to evolve to become venomous. (Image: Gerald Byrnes; CC-NC-SA.)

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 months

Welcome to #SubmissionsClub ... The first rule of #SubmissionsClub is: please DO talk about your submission The number of subs I get where authors do not tell me what their book is about or who it is for is astonishing

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

I really struggle when Piers Morgan says things I agree with.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 month

Quick @HS_LA_News #submissions update... My submissions are now open. I will close again at the end of the day on 7th Aug. @LouiseMBuckley is closed to submissions for the month of August. From Sept 1st we will both open for the first 7 days of each month.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

Radio just reported on a new app to 'track women as they walk home' (for our safety, obvs) - I'm not the only person who has misgivings right? Who has this data? Let's hope no bad apples...and um...when do we start targeting the men who do us harm?

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Dipping in to #WMPitch today. If I like your tweet please follow guidelines here: And mention #WMPitch in your query. Thank you

WriteMentor

@writementor

4 years

#WMPitch day! 🎉 - 8-8 (BST) - 3 pitches per project. - You may RT, but likes only for agents. - Use #WMPitch in very pitch, but also use age/genre hashtags to help agents filter. - No images, please. Reminder of all the rules and hashtags here:

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

8 months

Well this is an exciting start to 2024... I'm delighted to be welcoming @LouiseMBuckley to @HS_LA_News

Louise Buckley

@LouiseMBuckley

8 months

Some exciting publishing news! I haven't written a book, I'm going back to being a literary agent, joining @hannah_litagent @HS_LA_News :

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

Delighted to have the new edition of the fabulous @Writers_Artists Children's Yearbook featuring a piece on submissions to agents by yours truly amongst other fascinating and informative articles and a wealth of industry knowledge

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 months

I don't post here very much any more but this incredible installation that appeared in the beach today deserves a moment. #ToriesOut #RefugeesWelcome #NoRwandaFlights #ClimateCatastrophe

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 months

My submission inbox has got a bit overwhelming and I'm very behind so I'm afraid I'm going to have to close to new submissions for a month... I'll open again on April 21st when I've hopefully caught up. Apologies to everyone waiting on a response

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Me: *emails something to self to look at later* Also me: Oooh! New email! Exciting. Every. Time.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Everyone is working to a soundtrack of Taylor Swift today right?

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

2 years

My office #ReadingNook is finished and it makes me very happy... Bring on the #Submissions !

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

Turns out this is more controversial than I ever realised...but I have never, not once (and I've had 40 of them), watched the Queen's speech on Christmas day (or on catch up).

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

Two hours in and we've reached the official start point... There are a lot of people here (are there any official figures?) #PeoplesVote #PutItToThePeopleMarch #PutItToThePeople #Brexit #RevokeA50

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

#MSWL send me your books that show a compassionate world where kindness and the greater good wins.... I'm going to need them. #WhenTheNewFantasyNovelIsAnythingThatIsNotDystopia

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Please read Mike's whole thread here... But as an aside this photo has been making me think for my time at high school in the US. It was a brilliant year, the people I met were lovely... But I saw something that struck me, a European, as utterly shocking... tbc

Mike Stuchbery 💀🍷

@MikeStuchbery_

6 years

PS. So that's why every single idiot child in this photograph throwing a Hitler salute should be made to tour @AuschwitzMuseum if they think they're going to college.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

#PitchDHH is going virtual in 2020 - Covid can't stop us finding great talent! Applications are open. We'd love to hear from diverse voices & regional writers for our online pitch slots on Dec 4th: #AmWriting #Submissions #Agents #WeNeedDiverseBooks

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

A bit of good news to brighten the end of a long week... Let's figure out how to reach them more successfully: Reading is top hobby for teenage girls

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

If I ♥️ your #PitMad tweet & you'd like to submit, please send a cover letter, first 3 chapters (or about 10,000 words) & a synopsis all pasted into the body of your email to hs.submission @dhhliteraryagency .com & put ‘PitMad Query’ and your title in the subject field. Thank you

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

So, Saturday night chats have turned to book titles (I'm a geek) and husband observes of the 'girl/woman with...' structure that if you switch in the male equivalent it totally changes the tone... The Girl With No Soul = melancholy, The Boy With No soul = psychopath...

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

7 months

Favourite typo of the day 'ahead of London Book Fairy'.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

Are you an aspiring children’s/YA book writer? #AllStoriesMentorship could be for you! This is a unique opportunity – expert editors are offering 14 FREE mentorships to underrepresented writers unable to pay for support. Apply by 31/05! @AllStoriesWrite

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

I don't know anything about their relationship so could be wrong... But surely they are dividing their wealth rather than him giving her shares? Headlines like this perpetuate the idea that women aren't doing significant work at home to enable their husband to make their fortunes

The Times and The Sunday Times

@thetimes

3 years

Bill Gates has transferred nearly $3 billion worth of shares to his estranged wife Melinda since the couple filed for divorce, according to a report

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

This is a lovely thread of the way different writers develop their ideas into plots... Some intriguing processes here and I've loved reading through them

Chloe Timms

@clotimms

1 year

I need writing help from the people who are great at turning a seed of an idea into a full blown story. How do you do it? I woke up this morning with a great idea, but it was more of a scenario than a plot. And I'm stuck.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

@_DavidStevens Would read the book that started here...

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

Grading myself A+ for accessories today. Thank you so much @WearAndResist - I love it.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

I cannot get over that fact from #kidsconf18 that it's a UK legal requirement to have a library in a prison but not to have one in a school. That's shocking. Please do throw your support behind #GreatSchoolLibraries and #bookbuddy @BookBuddyUK

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

Ok, fess up, who showed this to Boris?

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

As part of this session of zoom 1-2-1's I'm offering a free spot to a low income or underrepresented writer. No one has applied yet. I'd love to see it go to a #BAME author... Please RT and spread the word. #RethinkingDiversity #WeNeedDiverseBooks #BVM @STWevents @diversebooks

I Am In Print

@IAmInPrint

4 years

Lit Agent @YA_Books loves stories to push boundaries, have a strong voice and, often, a dark edge – though she’d welcome romance too. If your MS matches, and you’re #writing #MGLit #YA or adult #fiction , book an #agent121 here: Only 2 days left!

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Hello, I’m Hannah, I’ve worked in publishing for nearly 20 years (eek!). I started out in-house in editorial and moved to agenting with @DHHLitagency in 2013. I represent clients across MG, Teen, YA and into adult commercial fiction. #WMChat #IWD2021

WriteMentor

@writementor

4 years

Q1: @priscilla_mante @FinlaysonPalmer @YA_Books Could you briefly introduce yourselves to everyone joining us tonight? #WMChat #IWD2021

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

@nikeshshukla I feel your pain. About 5 years after my dad died, a charm he'd given me fell off my necklace while I was out and about - I'd worn it every day since he died. Devastating. Hope yours comes back to you.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

9 months

'We’re witnessing in real time how corners of the publishing industry have become akin to fast fashion: pushing out a steady stream of content because they know readers, influenced by social media reviews, will keep buying despite any glaring ethical concerns.'

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

I've been overwhelmed this year by the response to our virtual #PitchDHH - both in terms of numbers and quality. You didn't make it easy for me. I just wanted to say to those who are disappointed this time round - please don't give up...

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

As part of this session I'm offering a free slot for #feedback to a low income/underrepresented #author . Details for how to apply can be found under my details on this page:

#Agent121 - I AM in print Ltd

Get feedback on your query letter, synopsis and opening chapters from a literary agent by booking an #agent121 through I Am In Print.

www.iaminprint.co.uk

I Am In Print

@IAmInPrint

4 years

Only 2 spaces left to get feedback on your manuscript from Hannah Sheppard @YA_Books on 4 March 2021. She loves an uplifting, original concept with a great hook for adults, middle grade or YA. Book:

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

I've been at dhhlitagency for five years! Thank you for the lovely flowers. I'm so proud of all the books that have hit the shelves since @davidhheadley asked me to join him... And I'm…

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

This is absolutely the case! I feel so lucky that I get to work with such a talented bunch of people and am thrilled every time someone chooses to work with me.

Kristen Weber

@kristenwEditor

1 year

What if you believed agents were the ones lucky to work with YOU?! Bring that energy into querying. #WritingCommunity

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

I'm going in... It's my first time #DieHardIsAChristmasMovie #Apparently

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

A good twist can be very satisfying... But this obsession that every book should have one is exhausting (both for authors and readers) and using twist as marketing is tricky because knowing you're looking for one changes the reading experience #CapitalCrime19 #CrimeFiction

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

So excited to get my hands on finished copies of @KateMallinder 's SUMMER OF NO REGRETS...the stunning cover is causing problems with our @DHHlitagency rainbow shelves though...I've put it with pink...what do you think? @FireflyPress #NoRegrets

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 months

It is very hard to tell if I like something/if the author has successfully achieved what they were aiming for if I don't know what it is supposed to be. Advice here on pitching your book:

Preparing for Submission | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency

There is a huge amount of advice out there for authors on how to prepare for submission and I’m sure a lot can be conflicting. First up – a little reassurance, there is no perfect cover letter or...

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

7 months

Just a little reminder about #TheDropIn ...the next session is on Wed 28th at midday UK time - invites go out tomorrow in case you want to get your applications in #AgentAMA #AskAnAgent

Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

As part of my ambition to open more doors to publishing, both for writers, and those who would like a career in the industry, I'm holding a monthly zoom session where you can meet me and ask anything you like about the industry. Apply for your spot at

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

So excited that this news is out! Thrilled that @sarahbonner101 and I will be working with the brilliantly passionate @saranishaadams and the rest of the @Hodder_Studio team. #PitchDHH

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

So very happy that this news about @BeashelWrites ' first adult novel - SPILT MILK - is out! Looking forward to working with @GenPegg and @HarperNorthUK ! @DHHlitagency

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

These comments by Corbyn pushed me over the edge I've been teetering on for a while and I cancelled my @UKLabour membership last night. He's stopped listening to party members #PoliticallyHomeless

Dr Fern Riddell

@FernRiddell

5 years

He wants Brexit. A vote for Labour’s current leadership is a vote *FOR* Brexit. He will hang everything else out to dry just to make sure we leave the EU.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Oh good. My neighbour has taken up drumming.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

Thanks to all the #writers who came to chat today... Such interesting questions! We discussed Submissions, chats between agents and authors in the run up to representation, Tik-Tok & YA, red flags, what the market is like right now, horror and much more

The Drop-In | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Literary Agent Drop-In

Would you like to meet a Literary Agent to ask all your publishing and submission questions? Apply for a spot at my monthly drop-in.

hs-la.com

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

One day I'll get to go to the new DHH offices. That will be a good day.

DHH Literary Agency

@DHHlitagency

4 years

Happy Friday from our beautiful, sunny, spring office 💛

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

We've reached the I just walked past a man napping at his stand and mostly just felt envy stage of #LBF23

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

9 years

Exciting times...

The Bookseller

@thebookseller

9 years

Broo Doherty and Hannah Sheppard made directors of @DHHlitagency : http://t.co/qhzz1Qpm73

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

Thank you to everyone who came to my first drop-in sessions! It was lovely to chat to you all. #Writers if you have any burning questions about #publishing or the #submissions process apply to join a session... They'll be happening every month:

The Drop-In | Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency Literary Agent Drop-In

Would you like to meet a Literary Agent to ask all your publishing and submission questions? Apply for a spot at my monthly drop-in.

hs-la.com

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

@isabelkaplan The day I officially moved to starting my own literary agency, I got home and my husband had decorated my home office and placed 6 bottles of champagne on my desk - all with instructions for which coming milestone they should be opened to celebrate.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

Huge congrats to @adamhamdy and @JP_Books on the news that PRIVATE ROGUE has gone into the UK HB chart at No 10! @DHHlitagency

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

For #Pitmad if I ❤️ your pitch and you decide you'd like to sub, please send cover letter, first 3 chapters/10,000 words and synopsis all pasted into the body of the email with Pitmad in the subject. Full details here: Good luck everyone.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

2 years

New year...new Twitter handle. I've been @YA_Books for longer than I care to remember... but I've been feeling for a while that I'd outgrown it

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

This is a prime example of the sort of range I was talking about yesterday... How can we better use celebrity publishing to grow the market?

Paula Harrison 🐾

@P_Harrison99

6 years

Are we narrowing the range of books we're offering to children and what does this mean for them? (pic of a shelf display from a well known supermarket)

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Thanks for asking @hannaho92 I've put together a new #MSWL for both adult fiction and children's...if you're #amwriting and getting ready for #submission I'd love to see anything along these lines. @NovelistsCorner

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

Thank you to everyone who joined today's Drop In... We discussed how to pitch, representation in the industry, what makes a book stand out, the editorial process and *that* Bookseller article about author mental health amongst other things.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

I am so excited about this. The cover is stunning... But the insides! You have such treats awaiting you. @moontrug and @FionaWoodcock are an incredible and beautiful pairing. Thank you @simonkids_UK

Abi Elphinstone

@abielphinstone

5 years

So delighted to reveal @FionaWoodcock ’s BEAUTIFUL cover for The Snow Dragon - a picture book about dachshunds, dragons & belonging. "It was the first snow of winter and it had come silently in the night, the way magic often does..." (out 31Oct, pre-order: )

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Oooh, hugest congratulations to everyone on the @CILIPinfo #Carnegie medal nomination list...but especially to @moontrug and SKY SONG!!!! @simonkids_UK @DHHlitagency

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

Every time I hear something on the radio about the illegal migration bill my brain translates it as the migration bill which is illegal and I wish I lived in a country where the government agreed with my brain.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

This is something I've been thinking about recently after trying to buy books for a friend's child at a train station book shop. I'm not opposed to celebrity publishing when it's done well & enriches the whole market but it feels like at the moment it's used as low hanging fruit

Tamsin Rosewell

@autumnrosewell

6 years

We really have to rethink and shift the paradigm: ‘If it gets kids reading it has got to be ok’, because this is stopping us from seeing the extent of celebrity brand marketing being targeted at children, and it is stopping us from exploring truly great writers first! @bbcpress

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

Keyboard Shortcuts for Novelists Handy.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Novelists

Use the command-alt functions to add sexual tension, plot twists, or a humorous interlude.

www.newyorker.com

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

I've been having another think about my submission wish list...see photo: #writers #authors #amwriting #mswl #agentwishlist #agents #YA #middlegrade #fiction #books #reading ... #submissions #guidelines here:

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

At @KateMallinder 's #SummerOfNoRegrets launch where @ChelleyToy is interviewing her about the book...

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

So good I'm retweeting this twice, this time with comment... Such an important reminder.

Kat Brzozowski

@KatBrzozowski

5 years

Real talk - as an editor, it's very, very hard not to mark your self-worth by how many copies the books you've edited have sold. I can't even imagine how it feels as a writer. So let me say to all of - YOU ARE NOT YOUR SALES FIGURES.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

There's a new edition of the children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook out this week and this version has an article by me with everything you need to know about submitting your children's book to agents #AmWriting #Submissions

Writers & Artists

@Writers_Artists

4 years

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to our brand new additions: The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2021 and the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2021. You can grab your copy here:

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

Lovely morning of #WOWCON one to ones... Looking forward to judging the YA pitches and more one to ones tomorrow. Huge thanks to @StuartWhiteWM for organising such an inclusive and accessible festival.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Just a little reminder of this for all you #amwriting #authors ... Possibly too early for those of you who are doing #NaNoWriMo but who knows what you have squirreled away...

DHH Literary Agency

@DHHlitagency

4 years

Authors! We have Very Exciting News. Usually we’d be planning our next on-the-road Pitch DHH sesh, which is slightly trickier this year because, well, Covid. BUT! We’re going forward with a different kind of #PitchDHH - subs open Monday. More details 👇

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

There's a bat circling our apartment. I am over-excited 🦇🦇🦇

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

#IAmEuropean and I am going to declare myself European in #Census2021 . Find out more from @StayEuropean and make your pledge:

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

1 year

Sorry, I cannot come to work today. I am trapped.

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 months

Great to see this announcement in @thebookseller at #LBF2024 today. @DeeBensonauthor working with Arlo on his debut DAMIEN IKE AND THE FALLEN HOUSE OF DRAVEN

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

11 months

Well this has gone down well... I'll get reading

Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

11 months

I’m excited to be opening applications for The So Close Sessions () today. I’ve been wanting to do a free Zoom Pitch session for a while but I wanted to find a way to make them more targeted and potentially useful #TheSoCloseSessions

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

3 years

Huge excitement today at the brilliant news that @DarrenRCharlton has won the Older Readers category of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize with WRANGLESTONE! If you haven't met Peter and Cooper yet you're in for a treat. @DHHlitagency @LittleTigerUK @karlj_mountford

Waterstones

@Waterstones

3 years

Winner of the Older Readers category is the incredible Wranglestone by @DarrenRCharlton published by @LittleTigerUK which manages to be tender gay love story and terrifying zombie epic at the same time: #WCBP21

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Excellent to see three @DHHlitagency clients on the @BranfordBoase longlist. Huge congrats to @BeashelWrites @DarrenRCharlton and @goodhand_james as well as all their editors! (cc @harryillers )

Branford Boase Award

@BranfordBoase

4 years

We are delighted to announce the longlist for the #BranfordBoaseAward2021 . Congratulations to all the authors and editors on the list - it's our longest longlist ever. #writing #editing #newtalent

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

London bound for #PutItToThePeopleMarch #PutItToThePeople #PeoplesVoteMarch ... Two replacement bus services and a train. That's how much @theresa_may is #NotOnMySide - I'll usually do ANYTHING to avoid a bus replacement. #RevokeA50 #BrexitShambles @AmberRuddhr

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Oh happy day

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Huge excitement about @DarrenRCharlton 's WRANGLESTONE making it onto the children's shortlist for the @CostaBookAwards . Hugely proud of him and this utterly brilliant book! @StripesBooks @DHHlitagency

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

6 years

Feels so lazy of @BootsUK to use women & calorie counting in a radio advert for eye tests. It's so unnecessary, the reading error due to needing glasses could have been about ANYTHING...but they decided to perpetuate the idea that women should be calorie counting. #everydaysexism

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Hurrah, hurrah, huge congrats to @DarrenRCharlton for making the shortlist for the YA Book Prize 2021! @LittleTigerUK @DHHlitagency #YA10

The YA Book Prize

@yabookprize

4 years

Congratulations to @DarrenRCharlton , who is shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2021 with Wranglestone, published by @LittleTigerUK ! #YA10

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

5 years

Whoop, whoop. You are all in for such a joyful treat with this one. @DHHlitagency

Firefly Press

@FireflyPress

5 years

We are delighted to announce that we have acquired UK & Commonwealth rights in feel-good teen novel about friendship Asking for a Friend by @KateMallinder from @YA_Books publishing in pb on 21 May 2020. #ukya #uplit #books #booksforteens #friendship

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Hannah Sheppard

@hannah_litagent

4 years

Really excited to be able to go to #kidsconf20 despite everything this year has thrown at us. Thanks so much to everyone at @thebookseller for pulling a digital conference together and to all the speakers who I'm very much looking forward to listening to. #kidsbooks #publishing

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