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Fri, 17/05/2013 - 11:18
Pushkin Press' new imprint, ONE, has made its first world English-language acquisition, with editor Elena Lappin buying The Fishermen by 26-year-old Nigerian debut novelist Chigozie Obioma.
Lappin signed the deal with Jessica Craig at United Agents and Peter Steinberg of The Steinberg Agency, New York.
Told by...
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Tue, 14/05/2013 - 09:12
The Ed Victor literary agency has formed a link-up with United Agents for the handling of film, television and theatrical rights.
Charlie Campbell from Ed Victor and Georgina Lewis for United Agents will head up the arrangement under the director of EV Ltd chairman Ed Victor and St John Donald, the managing director of UA.
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Thu, 11/04/2013 - 13:04
Independent publisher Linen Press has acquired Maureen Freely's seventh novel, Sailing Through Byzantium.
The publisher acquired world rights in all languages from Derek Johns at A P Watt at United Agents, with plans to publish in October.
Freely is a novelist, translator and activist, and is perhaps best known...
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Fri, 07/12/2012 - 09:00
Strong differences have emerged within the trade over the effectiveness of Digital Rights Management (DRM) on e-book files.
The issue came to the fore as divided views were voiced on DRM at this week's FutureBook Conference (3rd December). Little, Brown c.e.o. Ursula Mackenzie, who is also president of the...
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Fri, 30/11/2012 - 08:00
A P Watt, the oldest literary agency in the world, has confirmed its sale to one of the newest, United Agents.
The Bookseller first reported in late September that the two were in "exclusive negotiations" —12 of A P Watt's...
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Wed, 26/09/2012 - 12:05
United Agents is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire A P Watt.
In a joint statement, UA head of literary Robert Kirby (pictured) and A P Watt chairman and joint managing director Caradoc King said: "In order to quell any rumours we would like to confirm that United Agents and A P Watt are in exclusive negotiations for...
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Fri, 21/09/2012 - 15:33
United Agents is restructuring to become a limited liability partnership (LLP), with the original agents who founded the company in 2008 to be paid back their initial investments, with profit, over the next five years.
The agency will be an LLP from 1st October 2012, having been established as a limited company, with the founding...
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Mon, 18/06/2012 - 12:41
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:...
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Fri, 13/04/2012 - 06:30
Curtis Brown will represent the Laurie Lee Estate, with the property moving from United Agents, as the centenary of the author's birth approaches in 2014.
The deal was confirmed on Wednesday [11th April], with Curtis Brown to represent the author's body of work including autobiographical works Cider With Rosie, A...
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Tue, 13/03/2012 - 08:31
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...
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