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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 22nd September, 2026
We have been made aware that there are scammers reaching out to authors claiming to be one of the agents at this agency. Please stay vigilant. It is very unusual for a literary agent to reach out directly to an author without that author making an approach first, but it …
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Posted on 5th August, 2026
INKBOUND wins at the Children’s Literature Festivals Book Awards!
The accolades just keep coming in for Philippa Leathley! This time we’re thrilled to share that Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo has just gone and WON the ‘traditionally published young reader’ category for the Children’s Literature Festivals Book Award: https://childrensliteraturefestivals.com/childrens-literature-festivals-book-awards/ We’re so pleased to see so many young readers …
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Posted on 30th June, 2026
INKBOUND is a Readers’ Champions Book!
We always love hearing from readers on wonderful books we work on, and so we’re absolutely thrilled that the first book in Philippa Leathley’s Inkbound series has been selected as this year’s Readers’ Champion KS2 Book! Cheshire Education Library Service runs an annual competition where Year 5 and 6 pupils select …
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