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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 26th March, 2026
THE DIVERGING LIVES OF BETHANY RAVEN – cover reveal!
We’re thrilled to see this early praise for Sarah E. Bonner’s newest book – THE DIVERGING LIVES OF BETHANY RAVEN, accompanied by a fabulous cover reveal! ‘Really, really good … It’s such a great idea and I’m so jealous she came up with it because I wish I’d written this …
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Posted on 17th March, 2026
Firefly Press signs Emily Snape’s ‘A Werewolf Ate My Homework’
Huge congratulations to Emily Snape on the announcement of her new deal with Firefly Press. Penny Thomas, publisher at award-winning children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press, has acquired World rights in A Werewolf Ate My Homework by Emily Snape and will be publishing the book later this year. We can’t …
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Posted on 22nd January, 2026
Inkbound longlisted for the 2026 Branford Boase Award
Set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase, one of the founders of Walker Books, the Branford Boase Award is given annually to the author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children. We’re delighted to see Philippa Leathley’s Inkbound: Meticulous Jones …
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