Simon Trewin has been made head of the WME UK literary division, taking over the role vacated by Eugenie Furniss in March. Meanwhile agent Elizabeth Sheinkman has also joined WME's London office, working alongside Cathryn Summerhayes.

Trewin joins WME from United Agents, where he had been a founding agent and director. He said:...

United Agents has promoted four of its younger staff members, with three stepping up into associate agent roles.

Ariella Feiner, Katy Jones and Wendy Millyard are now associate agents, and will be able to actively start to build their own client lists. Meanwhile, Zoe Ross becomes a full agent looking after foreign rights and UK audio...

Ebury Press and Random House Children's Books have signed two separate three-book deals with crime writer Jane Casey.

Editorial director for fiction at Ebury Gillian Green acquired UK rights, including Europe and British Commonwealth but excluding Canada, to three D C Kerrigan novels from Casey. The first, as yet untitled, will...

Jonathan Cape has acquired an "unforgettable literary thriller" set in an Oxford college.

Beth Coates, Jonathan Cape and Vintage senior editor, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) in a two-book deal from Simon Trewin at United Agents in a "keenly fought auction".

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