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HS-LA is a boutique agency run by Hannah Sheppard. Hannah puts authors at the heart of everything she does; from helping you to develop your ideas for commercial success with expert, collaborative editorial work, to being your number one fan and shouting about your stories as loudly as she can – she is here to build careers that flourish.
Hannah wants publishing to embrace the change that’s needed to open the doors to a wider range of voices and aims for the Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency to be part of driving that change.
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Posted on 8th January, 2026
Inkbound shortlisted for the James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards
The ‘must-read’ children’s books of the year have been announced – with Philippa Leathey’s Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo, shortlisted in the KS3 category. The James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards aim to inspire young people to read more by introducing them to new writers and titles. Pupils from schools …
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Posted on 6th January, 2026
The Times reviews The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson
We’re so excited to see Liam Higginson’s novel, The Hill in the Dark Grove, brilliantly reviewed in this weekend’s The Times. Susie Mesure describes this gloriously creepy book as an ‘impressive debut… steeped in history and spirits’, written in ‘well constructed and exacting’ prose. Though, she does add that you …
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Posted on 16th December, 2025
Two HS-LA titles longlisted for the Spark Book Awards!
We’re absolutely delighted that two HS-LA titles have been longlisted for the Spark Book Awards – a unique award where the children vote on their favourite books and decide the winners! Jim Beckett has been longlisted for Buzz Sausage Wolf in the 7+ Fiction category and Philippa Leathley for Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and …
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